Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c6.s3.24

c6.s3.24

*Nididhyāsana* represents the highest stage of meditation which, with reference to Brahma or the One Reality, has been defined as " Vijātīya-dehādipratyayavirahita advitīya-vastu-sajātīya-pravāhaḥ, as the steady stream (pravāha) of consciousness of the One, undisturbed by the slightest consciousness of the Many, or any material object, contradictory to the sense of the One or the Soul". The Upanishads prescribe certain preliminary exercises in meditation to lead up to its final stage. These are called *Upāsanās* giving training in contemplation.