เอกัคคตา(ay-gàk-ká-dtaa)

Meanings

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one-pointedness of mind (meditation)

one-pointedness of mind; a state of deep, unshakable concentration on a single object, a key factor in achieving meditative absorption (jhana) in Buddhism.

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เป้าหมายbpâo măaiเป้าหมายbpâo măai1target (literal)2objective (business/strategy)3goal; target; aimของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tíการฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tímeditation practice; concentration trainingคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการทำgaan tamการทำgaan tamthe act of doing/making; execution; performanceจิตjìtจิตjìt1mind; psyche2mind; consciousness; spirit (Buddhist/psychological)3mental state; mood4mind; mental- (bound form)ให้เกิดhâi gèrtให้เกิดhâi gèrt[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; generateเอกัคคตาay-gàk-ká-dtaaเอกัคคตาay-gàk-ká-dtaaone-pointedness of mind (meditation)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectความแน่วแน่kwaam nâew nâeความแน่วแน่kwaam nâew nâedetermination; steadfastness; resolveอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
The goal of meditation practice is to lead the mind to one-pointedness, which is the state of being firmly focused on a single object.