Sparshan kritvva bahir bahyams cakshush caivantare bhruvoh, pranapanau samau kritvva nasabhyantara-carinau
Shutting out external sense objects, fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, equalizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils — this describes the preliminary posture and pranayama for deep meditation.
- •Withdrawing from external sense contact is the first step in meditation
- •Focusing the gaze between the eyebrows steadies the mind
- •Balancing prana and apana through breath creates inner equilibrium