SAMADHI
PRESENTATION BY-SIDDHI CHAUHAN
REG. NO.-PGD202341411
Meaning
Patanjali describes Samadhi as a
state in which the individual
consciousness (jiva) is merged
with the universal consciousness
(Purusha), and in which the
individual’s sense of separation
and individuality is lost. In this
state, the individual experiences a
sense of unity and oneness with the
universe, and is free from the
limitations and distractions of the
external world.
TYPES
• SABEEJ • NIRBEEJ
This type of Samadhi is also This type of Samadhi is also known
known as “with-seed” Samadhi. In as “without-seed” Samadhi. In this
this state, the individual state, the individual consciousness
consciousness is still present, but is fully absorbed into the ultimate
it is not fully aware of its own reality, and the individual ego is
existence. It is like a seed that has completely dissolved. According to
not yet sprouted, but has the Patanjali, Nirbeej Samadhi is a
potential to grow into a tree. state where the individual ego is
According to Patanjali, Sabeej fully absorbed into the ultimate
Samadhi is a state where the reality, and there is no distinction
individual ego is still present, but between the individual and the
it is not fully aware of its own universe.
existence.
CLASSIFICTION OF SABEEJ
SAMADHI
SAMPRAGYAT SAMADHI ASAMPRAGYAT SAMADHI
This is a state of Samadhi that This is a state of Samadhi that
is accompanied by higher is beyond higher knowledge or
knowledge or understanding. In understanding. In this state, the
this state, the individual has a individual’s consciousness is
clear and direct perception of merged with the universal
the true nature of reality, and is consciousness, and they
able to see things as they really experience a sense of unity and
are. oneness with the universe.No
There is an object of meditation. object of meditation.
STAGES OF SAMPRAGYAT SAMADHI
• Samprajñata samadhi states are impermanent, and thus ego,
attachment, desires, fears, etc. can all reappear in the waking state. So
it is wise to remember that the stages of samprajñata samadhi
constitute important way stations whose realizations profoundly shape
the way we view the universe, but they are not the final goal of practice
• In sutra 1:17 Patanjali tells us that samprajñata samadhi(Complete high
consciousness) comprises four stages:
• vitarka (reasoning)
• vichara (reflection)
• sananda (ecstasy)
• sasmita (a sense of ‘I’-ness).
In sutras 1:42–44-
• Vitarka is subdivided into
1. Savitarka- The ordinary mental functions still go on, but
identification with the object deepens so that the mind is less aware
of its own processes than it was during dhyana. In other words, in
savitarka samadhi the mind is “glued” to the meditation object
2. Nirvitarka-Repeated experiences of savitarka samadhi prepare the
mind for the next stage, nirvitarka samadhi,while the mind is
absorbed in only artha, or form, and loses its awareness of being the
knower. It acts as a bridge between the physical and subtle universes.
Vichara is subdivided into
3. Savichara -As savichara samadhi deepens, the yogi may begin to
develop an understanding of the true nature of time and space and
may also gain knowledge of certain aspects of the mahat, or cosmic
mind (objects up to Prakriti).
4. Nirvichara-The perceptual limitations of time and space are
transcended; the mind ceases to fluctuate between time, space, and
causality, and becomes situated in the causality of the tanmatric
energies in mind and subtle objects, the undifferentiated energy in
the mahat and the principle of individuation (ahankara) and tamas
guna which cause the five tanmatras (subtle element/energies) to be
STEPS TO ATTAIN SAMADHI
It is sometimes said that the first stages of the meditation process are
the most difficult, but each of the prior limbs of ashtanga yoga
contributes to the attainment of samadhi.
The yamas and niyamas purify the mind
Asana makes it possible to sit comfortably for long periods of time
Pranayama provides energy to drive concentration deeper.
to withdraw one’s attention from externals (pratyahara)
to control the expression of the thought-waves by concentrating the
mind on an object (dharana).
Dharana (the repeated effort to return the mind to one’s meditation
object during meditation practice) eventually develops into dhyana
Dhyana (the comparatively effortless flow of awareness from the
mind to the object) (in time develops into samadhi.
Samadhi starts when the relationship between mind and object
deepens to the point at which the mind’s awareness of itself
concentrating diminishes, and awareness of the object dominates the
mind.
CONCLUSION
• The feeling of seeking for
something beyond propels us onto the
spiritual path in order to achieve the
fulfillment of human life: liberation. The
caterpillar, so attached to his
caterpillarness, must nevertheless some
day become a butterfly, because that is
the design plan of the universe.
Patanjali, who was undoubtedly a
butterfly, left careful instructions for us
caterpillars so that we might some day
join him.
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