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Śravaṇa, Manana, Nididhyāsana

śravaṇa - hearing the truth; manana: contemplating it;
nididhyāsana: one-pointed abidance in that.

Citations

Atma Bodha  verse 66
Gems from BhagavanCh.08  [1]
Sri Ramana Gita (transliteration), verse 15citations
Nadhia Sutara 'In Profile' March 2022 issue of the Saranāgatī eNewsletter [1] [2]

Nov / Dec 2022Akhilanandamma [1]
Nov / Dec 2010Sri Ramana Gita, part 9
[1] Kavyakantha: Pray Sir, what are śravaṇa, manana and nididhyāsana?
Maharshi: These terms have several meanings – each to some extent derived from...
Jul / Aug 1997Devotion and Meditation
Mar / Apr 1997Obstacles and Aids
These aids are hearing the truth from the Master (śravaṇa), reflection (manana)
and one-pointedness (nididhyāsana). The effects of śravaṇa may be immediate ...
Jul / Aug 1991As I Saw Him - No.3
The Guru says that it would be until he took care to practise śravaṇa, manana
and nididhyāsana, that is hearing from the Guru the Truth, reflecting over it and ...
/newsletters/1993/may-jun

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By śravaṇa, Knowledge dawns. That is the flame.
By manana, the Knowledge is not allowed to vanish. Just as the
   flame is protected by a wind-screen, so the other thoughts are not
   allowed to overwhelm the right knowledge.
By nididhyasana, the flame is kept up to burn bright by trimming
   the wick. Whenever other thoughts arise, the mind is turned inward
   to the light of true knowledge.

When this becomes natural, it is samadhi. The enquiry
 “Who am I?” is the śravaṇa.
The ascertainment of the true import of ‘I’ is the manana.
The practical application on each occasion is nididhyasana.

Being as ‘I’ is samadhi.