dharana

Today we will talk about Limb 6 – dharana, or concentration.  Recall that the last limb discussed (Limb 5) was pratyahara, or withdrawing the senses from the outside world and bringing them toward the internal world.  In a way, Limb 5 marks the transition from the physical world to the inner spiritual world.  Limb 6 continues that path toward inner stillness. Once