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Dhyana

In the oldest texts of Buddhism, dhyāna (Sanskrit) or jhāna (Pāḷi) is the training of the mind, commonly translated as meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impressions, and leading to a “state of perfect equanimity and awareness (upekkhā-sati-parisuddhi).” Dhyāna may have been the core practice of pre-sectarian Buddhism, in combination with several related practices which together lead to perfected mindfulness and detachment, and are fully realized with the practice of dhyana.

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 4.6

तत्र ध्यान-जाम अनासयामी

tatra dhyâna-jam anâsayami

Once consciousness is fixed in meditative absorption, it no longer contributes to the store of latent impressions.

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