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Samadhi

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  • The third step of intimate yoga is Samadhi.
  • Dharana, Ghyana and Samadhi are the three subjects of intimate yoga, but the level of concentration with the subject increases.
  • The state of ‘samadhi’ is created out of meditation only when there is awareness of the goal. Samadhi is the culmination of meditation.
  • In the state of ‘samadhi’, the meditator $($the seeker who meditates$)$ and the meditation $($the mind focused on the subject$)$ merge into the goal $($the subject of perception or meditation$)$. Only the goal is realized. Hence the Yogasutrakar has given the following definition of Samadhi:
  • "In meditation, when only the goal is realized and one's consciousness becomes like zero, that state is called Samadhi."
  • Types of Samadhi: There are two types of Samadhi: $(i)$ Samprajnat Samadhi or Sabij Samadhi and $(ii)$ Asamprajnat Samadhi or Nirbij Samadhi.
$(i)$ Cognizant burin or Sabij burin: Cognizant burin has the presence of the target subject.
  • The study of such presence leads to samprajnat samadhi when the seeker's goal is also to release the support $($support, support$)$ of the object and to realize his own self.
$(ii)$ Unknown burin or seedless burin: In cognizant burin the mind is concentrated, while in unknown burin the mind becomes restrained.
  • This position is the ultimate goal of Yogasadhana.
  • That is why yoga has been given the feature of 'mood control'.
  • Upon attaining the state of unknown burin, Yogasadhana is completed and self-realization is attained.

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