Dr. Sukanta Das
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Dhruba Chand Halder College (Affiliated to University of Calcutta), Dakshin Barasat, South 24 Pgs., West Bengal
Abstract
It is known to all that ‘meditation’ is an important part as the seventh steps of Astanga Yoga. This step is just the previous step of samadhi. Attainment of samadhi is the highest spiritual goal to every yogi. But, if we try to search its root, we shall find that everybody follows it in their every field of daily life. We also know that it is too difficult to control our mind. Besides, it is also very true that without controlling the mind nobody can complete any work in any field properly. The great Indian sage Patanjali leads us to the way of eight-fold means of yoga. He defines the yoga as: “Yogaschittavrittinirodhah”. -Y.S. ½. That is to say, when a man can arrest his mind fully, he will be called a yogi. So, he is indicating here that our duty is to control our mind by the regular practice of meditation with respect. As a result, our mind will be calm, unperturbed and enlighten. We shall try to see in this article that how meditation or the power of concentration of mind helps us to do any work properly in our daily life by which we can achieve our goal.
Keywords: Meditation, Astanga-yoga, Concentration, Samadhi.
How to Cite: Das, Sukanta (2025). Meditation and its utilities in our daily life. Anubodhan, 1(4), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.65885/anubodhan.v1n4.2025.029