ध्यान की परिभाषा लिखिये।

Question.1 ध्यान की परिभाषा लिखिए।

ध्यान की परिभाषा

"Meditation is the way to enter into the grandeur inner Kingdom and build a bridge to inner and Outer world. It is the most essential part of the yogic practice."

A. योग दर्शन के अनुसार

"देश बन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा" (योग दर्शन 3.1)

"तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम्" (योग दर्शन 3.2)

"मन प्राण के सभी मलो का नाश करके, इंद्रियों को अपने-अपने विषयों से समेट कर, मन को शरीर के किसी स्थान विशेष पर समाहित करके, उस देश विशेष में ध्यायमान विषय को आलंबन बनाकर, ज्ञान की एकतानता प्राप्त हो उसे ध्यान कहते हैं।  ध्यायमान विषय के ज्ञान का अखंड प्रवाह ही ध्यान है। "

B.  सांख्य दर्शन के अनुसार

"ध्यानं निर्विषयं मनः" (सांख्य सूत्र 6.25)

"मन के निर्विषय होने को ही ध्यान कहते हैं । निर्विषय का अर्थ जब कोई भी सांसारिक विषय इंद्रियों अथवा मन में नहीं रहता अपितु वह ब्रह्म में ही पूर्ण लीन रहता है ध्यान कहलाता है।"

C.  घेरंड संहिता

 घेरंड संहिता के छठवें अध्याय मे महर्षि घेरंड ने ध्यान का वर्णन किया है जिसमें ध्यान के तीन प्रकार बताए हैं-

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10 Ayurveda tips to boost your immunity for Coronavirus Prevention

1. Keep a positive mindset

Surrender to the uncertainties that this time brings and try to approach challenges calmly. More than ever, it is important to stick to a supportive daily routine of meditation and yoga practice. Where a calm mind supports the self-healing powers, fear undermines it.

2. Diet

It is very important to balance your Kapha in order to keep the channels open, which is supportive of the lungs and to balance your pitta, which plays a role in fever. Reduce dairy (yoghurt!), cheese, fried foods, meat, fish, heating herbs like chilli and sour and salty foods. Increase: fresh (cooked) veggies and proportionally more green veggies such as spinach, basmati rice, mung dal (beans), grains, some soaked fruits.

3. Tongue scraping and gargling

The idea behind tongue scraping is to effectively remove micro-organism and to stimulate your organs. Do this as part of your morning ritual. Gargling with ginger juice and some salt will give the virus less chance to settle down.

4. Drinks

A dry mouth should be avoided and drinking teas and warm water are advised. Take sips every 30 minutes. Like this, there is more chance that you will wash the virus down through your throat into the stomach where stomach acid will deal with it. If you don't drink enough water more regularly, the virus can enter easier into the windpipe and get into the lungs (Stanford Hospital nursing advice). Do not at all take ice-cold drinks!

5. Take care of your lungs

Do regular steam inhalation in which you add some Kapha reducing essential oil which is not too sharp, like eucalyptus, thyme, echinacea or a ‘breath free’ mixture you will find in stores. Very effective: take some ajwain seeds – roast them carefully in a baking pan with a lid on it and inhale (carefully) the fume.

6. Keep your nasal membranes strong and clean

Use of nasal oils can help strengthen the immunity tasks of the nose. Once infected, viral load can spread from the nose downwards into the throat and lungs, so keeping the nasal membranes strong and clean is important. You can use ready-made nasyam oil which is called ‘anu taila’and put two warm drops in every nostril daily in the morning and inhale.

7. Immunity boost

Make a tea with the following herbs: Turmeric (fresh), Ginger (fresh), Tulsi leaves (dried available as tea), Coriander seeds, Guduchi (only powder available), Cumin seeds, Liquorice (stem – not in case of high blood pressure). Take all ingredients in equal proportion, except Ginger ½ proportion. Best is to drink 1,5 – 2 litres of the tea in 24 hours (Dr Ravi, Poonthottam).

8. Slow down, help others and support the world

‘Dana’ - giving from what you have – is mentioned in Ayurveda and yoga texts as an important ‘spiritual’ remedy, both on an individual as well as on a collective level. Dana is not exclusively meant as a financial donation, any giving from our hearts is included. Offer your help and support to anyone in need, share useful information or insights, giving people around you a smile or bring food to people who need it.

9. Herbs that will support you

The Chinese government recently clearly stated that the control of the Corona situation there was supported by a multi-aspect approach including Traditional Chinese Medicine. Herbal medicine can be useful to support health and to counteract certain symptoms. This is our ayurvedic shortlist:
- Guduchi – immune protector and fever-reducing (capsules)
- Tulsi – good in fevers and good for lungs (capsules)
- Ginger – good for your Agni (digestion) and cleansing your body fluids
- Liquorice – protecting mucous membranes, supporting the immune system (avoid in case of high blood pressure) (capsules)
In smaller doses (look at the recommendations on the package), all these herbs are safe for healthy people. In case of actual symptoms, consult an expert on how or whether to use these herbs.

10. Holistic approach

Ayurveda advocates multiple preventive approaches in order to stay healthy and happy in body and mind. It advises always to make use of an appropriate lifestyle, good eating/drinking habits, use of herbs and spices in food and integrate contemplation in your life. Keep calm and stay well! 

Harvard Medical School recommends yoga, meditation to deal with coronavirus anxiety

The Harvard Medical School said in its latest health guideline that, yoga, meditation and controlled breathing are "some tried and true ways to relax". The article 'Coping with coronavirus anxiety' was published this week.

The Harvard Medical School said in its latest health guideline that, yoga, meditation and controlled breathing are "some tried and true ways to relax".
The article 'Coping with coronavirus anxiety' was published this week.

"Regular meditation is very calming. Many apps teach simple forms of meditation, such as Headspace or Calm," wrote John Sharp, a board-certified psychiatrist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles.

"Not a yoga person? No need to start now unless you'd like to try it. Sometimes trying new things and discovering new activities you can benefit from and enjoy can be a welcome, healthy distraction. Yoga Studio and Pocket Yoga are good apps to consider," he said.

On controlled breathing, he said, one simple technique is called square breathing. "Visualise your breath travelling along a square. As you follow the instructions to inhale, hold your breath, or exhale, count slowly to three on each side. Try it now," he wrote.

"Inhale up the first side of the square. Slowly count one, two, three. Hold your breath across the top. One, two, three. Exhale down the other side of the square. One, two, three. Then hold your breath across the bottom. One, two, three. After a few minutes of this you should be feeling calmer and more centered," Sharp said.

योग की परिभाषा (Definition of yoga)

 योग शब्द 'युज समाधौ' धातु में 'घञ्' प्रत्यय लगाने से संपन्न होता है। अतः योग का अर्थ समाधि अर्थात चित्त की वृत्तियों का निरोध है। महर्षि पतंजलि ने अपने योग सूत्र में योग की परिभाषा "योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः" बतलाई है। जिसका अर्थ चित्त की वृत्तियों का निरूद्ध हो जाना ही योग है।

 विष्णु पुराण के अनुसार

"योगः संयोग इत्युक्त जीवात्म परमात्मने" जीवात्मा और परमात्मा का पूर्णतया मिलन ही योग है।

 श्रीमद्भगवत गीता के अनुसार 

गीता में योग के विभिन्न रूपों का वर्णन किया गया है, परन्तु गीता के अन्यान्य योगों में आपातत: योग के मुख्यत: तीन स्वरूप स्पष्ट दिखते हैं। इनका संक्षिप्त वर्णन इस प्रकार है-
गीता के दूसरे अध्याय में योग के स्वरूप का वर्णन करते हुए कहा है कि
‘‘समत्त्वं योग उच्यते’’। गीता 2/48 
अर्थात् जब साधक का चित्त सिद्धि और असिद्धि में समान बुद्धिवाला होता है, तब इस अवस्था में साधक का चित्त सुख-दु:ख, मान-अपमान, लाभ-हानि, जय-पराजय, शीत-उष्ण, तथा भूख-प्यास आदि द्वन्द्व में समान बना रहता है। इस अवस्था में साधक सभी पदार्थों में समान भाव रखता है। इस अवस्था के कारण उसका अज्ञान नष्ट हो जाता है, सभी दु:ख समाप्त हो जाते हैं। इसी समत्त्व भाव का नाम योग है।
गीता के दूसरे अध्याय में ही योग की एक अन्य परिभाषा देते हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं- 
‘‘ योग: कर्मसु कौशलम्’’। गीता 2/50 
इस कथन का अभिप्राय है फलासक्ति का त्याग करके कर्म करना ही कर्मकौशल है। कर्म करते हुए यदि कर्त्ता कर्म में आसक्त हो गया तो वह कर्मकौशल नहीं कहलाता है।
कर्त्ता की कुशलता तो यह है कि कर्म करके उसको वहीं छोड़ दिया जाये। हानि और लाभ, जय अथवा पराजय, कार्य-सिद्धि या असिद्धि के विषय में चिन्ता ही न की जाये। कर्म करते हुए यदि कर्त्ता उस कर्म का दास होकर रह गया तो वह कर्त्ता का अस्वातन्त्रय हुआ। कर्त्ता तो स्वतन्त्र हुआ करता है।

महात्मा बुद्ध के अनुसार
"कुशल चितैग्गता योगः" कुशल चित्त की एकाग्रता ही योग  है।

 योग वशिष्ठ के अनुसार
योग वशिष्ठ में भी योग के विभिन्न स्वरूप जैसे- चित्तवृत्ति, यम-स्वरूप, नियम-स्वरूप, आसन, प्राणायाम, प्रत्याहार, ध्यान, समाधि, मोक्ष आदि का वर्णन वृहद् रूप में किया गया है।
योग वशिष्ठ के निर्वाण-प्रकरण में वशिष्ठ मुनि श्री राम जी को योग के स्वरूप के बारे में वर्णन करते हुए कहते हैं कि संसार सागर से पार होने की युक्ति का नाम योग है।

 महर्षि वेदव्यास के अनुसार
 "योग: समाधि:" योग समाधि है, जिस अवस्था में आत्मज्ञान की प्राप्ति हो वही योग है।

Yoga is a physical exercise. The fact is that yoga is a Holistic discipline. It can be considered a means of balancing and harmonizing the body, spirit & mind. W.H.O.