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Om Som Yoga + Ayurveda PodcastAuthor: Aaron Petty & Paige Taylah
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Dhyāna: The Art of Unbroken Awareness and the Door to Samādhi
Episode 29
Sunday, 20 July, 2025
PRACTICE WITH US:365 Sadhana Sangha https://practice.omsom.yoga/365-sadhana-sandha/join100 Hr Asana Sadhana Dharmahttps://practice.omsom.yoga/asana-sadhana-dharma-otoBali Retreathttps://omsom.yoga/bali-retreat-2025300 Hr India & Berwickhttps://omsom.yoga/300-hour-advanced-hatha-yoga-training-2025200 Hr Berwickhttps://omsom.yoga/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-berwick-2025ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: Dhyāna – Meditation as a Stream of AwarenessMeditation is not a technique. It is a state.In this episode, we explore Dhyāna (meditative absorption) not as a separate practice from āsana and prāṇāyāma, but as a natural evolution of consistent sādhanā. We reflect on how meditation emerges when attention becomes steady, the senses withdraw, and the breath is refined. We also clarify the difference between concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyāna), and absorption (Samādhi) in the traditional yogic framework.DEFINITION AND ETYMOLOGY OF DHYĀNADhyāna (ध्यान) comes from the root dhī – to reflect, contemplate, or hold in mind.It is the 7th limb of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga.Patañjali defines it as the uninterrupted flow of concentration on one object (YS 3.2):“tatra pratyaya ekatānatā dhyānam”Meditation is the continuous focus on a single object.KEY CONCEPTSDhyāna is not about silencing thoughts, but about sustaining one object of meditation without distraction.The practice begins with Dharana (placing the mind) and matures into Dhyāna (sustained presence).It is not a doing—but a being.The breath becomes a bridge into this quiet state.When Dhyāna deepens, it becomes Samādhi—the state where the distinction between meditator, object, and meditation dissolves.TEXTUAL SOURCESYoga Sūtra of Patañjali – Chapters 3.1–3.3 on Dharana, Dhyāna, and Samādhi as the integrated process of Samyama.Bhagavad Gītā (Chapter 6) – describing the seat, discipline, and mindset of a meditator.Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā (Chapter 4) – linking prāṇāyāma and mudrā to the rise of natural meditation.INTEGRATING DHYĀNA IN PRACTICECultivate a stable āsana, refine prāṇāyāma, and allow the senses to turn inward (pratyāhāra).Sit each day—even for a few minutes—in stillness.Use the breath, mantra, or internal light (jyotir) as a support.Trust that meditation will reveal itself through repetition, simplicity, and sincerity.SHARE & CONNECT:Thank you for listening to the Om Som Yoga & Ayurveda Podcast.Please share this episode with someone it might support, and connect with us on social media or via our website.Instagram: @OmSom.yogaWebsite: OmSom.yogaWe operate a yoga studio in Berwick, Victoria, Australia, offering classes, workshops, and Yoga Teacher Training programs. We'd love to connect with you wherever you are on your journey.OM
