Meditation is not a technique for relaxation, though it may bring that. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras describe it as a progressive stilling of the mind's fluctuations — moving through withdrawal of the senses, concentration, into sustained attention, and finally absorption.
Tatra pratyayaika-tanata dhyanam
"Dhyana is the unbroken flow of awareness toward the object of concentration."
— Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 3.2
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