Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Book III · 7 of 55 · tr. Charles Johnston
Sutra 7
This threefold power, of Attention, Meditation, Contemplation, is more interior than the means of growth previously described. Very naturally so; because the means of growth previously described were concerned with the extrication of the spiritual man from psychic bondages and veils; while this threefold power is to be exercised by the spiritual man thus extricated and standing on his feet, viewing life with open eyes.
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Disciplined inward attention — sitting, focused, or open-awareness practice — as a stand-alone term that umbrellas active_contemplation, inner_silence, and dhyana-style sitting.
The passage explicitly defines and elevates 'Meditation' as a central component of the threefold power for spiritual standing.
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18.
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9 CHAPTER II.
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12 CHAPTER III.
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27 CHAPTER VII.
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90.
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91.
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47 CHAPTER XIII.
THE WORLD.
167.
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168.
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do not be idle!
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