Yoga

Dharana (धारण in devanāgarī) this term Sanskrit means holding that door, guarding, protecting. Dan [yoga] is the stage of concentrating the mind stop breathing, or attachment thought, 6th stage rājayoga, obtained by ekāgratā: the fixation of thought into a single point (that is a body, a concept, picture, sound, etc.)..

Raja Yoga

In the yoga of Patanjali, the concentration (con/centration be one with a center) is an indispensable step for a deep meditation (Dhyana).

The use of Dharana Dhyana and led to the realization of samadhi The samadhi is essentially a mode of consciousness, able to identify completely with the object of meditation. There are several stages where the concentration fluctuations mental decline, when in fact the focus of thoughts will be on a very precise. Listening to a piece of music can easily bring a mode of consciousness where the mind is absorbed by simply listening in s’abstrayant all outside noise.

In Buddhism

This term is used in Buddhist meditation. We can notice the proximity of Dharana and Dhyana with Western concepts of decentralization-centration.