Samadhi
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Samadhi
In Sanatana Dharma. Samadhi is the "highest illumination," [1] a "superconscious state."[2]
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Samadhi -> a superconscious state [3]
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."[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Brahmananda, Swami. Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 5.
- ↑ Vanamali. The Science of the Rishis: The Spiritual and Material Discoveries of the Ancient Sages of India. Toronto: Inner Traditions, 2015.
- ↑ Akhilananda, Swami. Hindu Psychology: Its Meaning in the West. Routledge, 1948.
- ↑ Brahmananda, Swami. Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 12-13.