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Dhyana (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠absent wherever there is purpose, seeking, or grasping for results.

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Dhyana (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the root of the words ch'an and zen, and is badly served by "meditation" and worse by "trance"; better leave it untranslated, as we did Nirvana and Tao.