Dhyan: From Scattered Mind to Single Flame

Dhyan is sustained attention. Not blankness forced by will, but a mind that returns again and again to one chosen support until support and supported dissolve.

15-minute ladder (daily)

1. 3 min ΓÇö count exhales 1ΓÇô10, restart when lost
2. 8 min ΓÇö mental japa of ishta mantra with soft breath
3. 4 min ΓÇö drop the mantra, rest as the listener of silence

When emotion rises, do not fight. Label softly (ΓÇ£waveΓÇ¥) and return. That return is the practice.

Advanced option: short tratak on a candle or yantra bindu before japa ΓÇö eyes soft, 2 minutes only. Headache means stop.