Usually means: Calm, focused concentration meditation technique.
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▸ noun:  A calming, stabilizing Indian meditation.

Similar:
shumla, Champissage, shamiana, brahmadanda, tamasha, tantric sex, shampoo, Sandhya, tingsha, mastika, more...

Opposite:
vipassana, insight meditation

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Similar:
shumla, Champissage, shamiana, brahmadanda, tamasha, tantric sex, shampoo, Sandhya, tingsha, mastika, more...

Opposite:
vipassana, insight meditation



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