Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

ধ্যান

/dhyan/Roman

English meaning: Meditation

Definition

A practice of focused mental concentration or mindfulness aimed at achieving inner peace and spiritual insight. Dhyana is one of the eight limbs of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Ramakrishna Paramahansa attained spiritual visions through deep meditation.

Example

ধ্যান মনকে শান্ত ও একাগ্র করে।

In English: Meditation calms and focuses the mind.

Synonyms

  • মেডিটেশন

Literary Heritage

আমার মাথা নত করে দাও হে তোমার চরণ-ধূলার তলে।

/Amar matha nato kore dao he tomar charan-dhulay tale./

Bow my head, O Lord, beneath the dust of your feet.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 28, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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Indo-Aryan
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