Strategies for Focus and Concentration ~ Dharana | ’ask dorothy’ | The WISDOM podcast | S3 E99

<p></p> <p>Strategies for Focus & Concentration ~ Dhāraṇā</p> <p style="text-align:center;">'ask dorothy'</p> <p style="text-align:center;">The WISDOM podcast  Season 3  Episode 99</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">~ Concentration of the Mind  ~</p> <p style="text-align:center;">💜</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">timestamps:</p> <p style="text-align:center;">'ask dorothy' Podcast Intro ~ 0-2:22 | An Introduction to Dharana ~ 2:23 | To Enter Deep Concentration ~ 4:12 | Concentration on the Spiritual Eye ~ 7:47 | Recite a Mantra ~ 9:55 | Bring Your Desire for Focusing Your Mind Into All That You Do ~ 14:06 | Podcast Outro ~ 15:03</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">In this experiential episode, I share three of my favourite (and most simple) daily practices of Dharana.  </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p>Dharana is the sustained practice of focused concentration on a single object. This focus is usually the breath, but it can also be the repetition of a mantra, the visualization of a deity, or the contemplation of a deep truth.</p> <p> </p> <p>When we practice Dharana, the mind becomes peaceful and it softens or stills. We strengthen the mind by focusing on one area and practicing control of the mind. The mind is like a muscle we can train, and it's not beyond our control that the thoughts just come and take us away with them. We are in control, and Dharana is one way we can practice this control.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;" align="left">Join me for a 30-day Stillness Challenge!</p> <p style="text-align:center;" align="left"><a href='https://www.dropbox.com/s/06fb0u3rskrr8qg/5%20moments%20of%20stillness%20challenge%2004.%202023.pdf?dl=0'>Download the 30-day Habit Tracker here!</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;" align="left">Have questions?  Write to me!  dorothy@dorothyzennuriyejuno.com</p> <p align="left"> </p> <p>Resources: <a href='https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Yoga_Book.html?id=3Ts2OQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y'>The Yoga Book: A </