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The first chapter of Pantajalis Yoga Sutras is samadhipada. Translated, means "Foundations of Union/Conclusion/Completion."
The first chapter of Pantajalis Yoga Sutras is samadhipada. Translated, means "Foundations of Union/Conclusion/Completion."


'''Swami Brahamananda''' suggests there are three levels of Samadhi
* Savikalpa Samadhi - superconscious vision with thought
* Nirvikalpa Samadi superconscious vision without thought.
* Finally "the realization of that which is beyond thought and speech. In this state there is nothing to be seen; nothing to be heard. Everything is lost in the Infinite."<ref>Brahmananda, Swami. ''Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda''. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 12-13.</ref>
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In Vedanda. Samadhi is the "highest illumination." [1]

Syncretic Terms

Completion > Final Fulfilment, Samadhi

Notes

समाधि

Samadhi -> a superconscious state [2]

The first chapter of Pantajalis Yoga Sutras is samadhipada. Translated, means "Foundations of Union/Conclusion/Completion."

Swami Brahamananda suggests there are three levels of Samadhi

  • Savikalpa Samadhi - superconscious vision with thought
  • Nirvikalpa Samadi superconscious vision without thought.
  • Finally "the realization of that which is beyond thought and speech. In this state there is nothing to be seen; nothing to be heard. Everything is lost in the Infinite."[3]

Footnotes

  1. Brahmananda, Swami. Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 5.
  2. Akhilananda, Swami. Hindu Psychology: Its Meaning in the West. Routledge, 1948.
  3. Brahmananda, Swami. Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 12-13.