You Are Not Book.indb - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

CHApER 14
The Veil of
the Concept of
the eight-Fold Path
COnCEnTRATiOn—MEDiTATiOn—SAMADHi
In the eight-fold (step) paths of both the Hindu and Bud-
dhist tradition; the 6 th , 7 th and 8 th steps are concentration
(in Sanskrit, Dharana), meditation, (in Sanskrit, Dhyana),
and Samadhi, respectively, all of which require an “I” to do
the process. Before we go into how this could be a veil of consciousness,
let us first begin by defining the terminology.
Dharana (Concentration)
“Concentration is confining the mind within a limited
mental area (object of concentration).” (Taimini, The
Science of Yoga, p. 275)
Dhyana Meditation
“Uninterrupted flow (of the mind) toward the object
(chosen for meditation) is contemplation.” (Taimini,
The Science of Yoga, p. 275)
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