From ~~~ Sat-Darshana Bhashya and Talks (T. 8,9.)
SAMADHI, NIRVIKALPA AND SAHAJA - TRANCE AND NATURAL
Q.:
Then what is Samadhi ?
M.:
In Yoga the term Samadhi refers to some land
of trance and there are various kinds of Samadhi.
But the Samadhi I speak of to you is different.
It is Sahaja Samadhi.
For, here you have Samadhana,
you remain calm and composed even while you are active;
you realise that you are moved by the deeper Real Self within,
and you do or think unaffected by what you do,
speak or think.
You have no worries, no anxieties, no cares.
For here you come to realize that there is
nothing belonging to you,
the ego.
And everything is done by Something
with which you get into conscious union.
Q.:
If this is Sahaja Samadhi and the most desirable
condition there is no need for Nirvikalpa Samadhi ?
M.:
The Nirvikalpa Samadhi of Raja Yoga may have its use.
But in Jnana this Sahaja Stthithi,
or Sahaja Nishttha itself is Nirvikalpa state.
For in this state the mind is free from doubts.
It has no need to swing between alternatives
of possibilities and probabilities.
It has no vikalpa of any kind.
It is sure of the Truth.
It feels the presence of the Real.
Even when it is active,
it knows it is active in the Reality,
the Self, the Supreme being.
IS BRAHMAN BEYOND ?
Q.:
This seems to contradict the statements
that the self is beyond the mind,
that the mind cannot know Brahman,
that it is beyond thought and speech,
avanmanasa-gochara.
M.:
That is why they say that mind is two-fold ;
there is the higher pure mind as well as the lower impure mind.
The impure mind cannot know but the pure knows.
It does not mean that the pure mind measures
the immeasurable Self, the Brahman.
It means the self makes itself felt in the pure mind
so that even when you are in the midst of thoughts
you feel the Presence,
you realize the truth that you are one with the deeper self
and the thought-waves are there only on the surface.
Q.:
That means the mano-nasha
or the ahankara nasha.
The destruction of the mind
or of the ego you speak of
is then not an absolute destruction.
M.:
Yes.
The mind gets clear of impurities
and becomes pure enough
to reflect the truth,
the real Self.
This is impossible
when the ego is active
and assertive.
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