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                                                      Bhavana
                                           
  Bhavana (Pali;[1] Sanskrit, also bhavana[2]) literally means "development"[3] or "cultivating"[4] or "producing"[1][2] in 
  the sense of "calling into existence".[5] It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis (Patipatti). The word Bhavana normally 
  appears in conjunction with another word forming a compound phrase such as citta-bhavana (the development or cultivation 
  the heart/mind) or metta-bhavana (the development/cultivation of lovingkindness). When used on its own, Bhavana 
  signifies contemplation and 'spiritual cultivation'
  To explain the cultural context of the historical Buddha's employment of the term, Glenn Wallis emphasizes bhavana's sense 
  of cultivation. He writes that a farmer performs Bhavana when he or she prepares soil and plants a seed. Wallis infers the 
  Buddha's intention with this term by emphasizing the terrain and focus on farming in northern India at the time in the 
  following passage: I imagine that when Gotama, the Buddha, chose this word to talk about meditation, he had in mind the 
  ubiquitous farms and fields of his native India. Unlike our words 'meditation' or 'contemplation,' Gotama’s term is musty, 
  rich, and verdant. It smells of the earth. The commonness of his chosen term suggests naturalness, everydayness, ordinariness.
  The term also suggests hope: no matter how fallow it has become, or damaged it may be, a field can always be cultivated — 
  endlessly enhanced, enriched, developed — to produce a favorable and nourishing harvest.[6]
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  Thank you,