Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very well said. Those that are in Sahaja Samadhi are embodiment of God in human form and are Avatara purushas. They can be worshiped directly as we worship God. Below link is what Ramana Maharishi (one who was established in Sahaja Samadhi himself) had to say about this. http://www.messagefrommasters.com/Enlightenment/Ramana_Samadhi.htm Sri Aurobindo and the Mother maintained that while not yet achieved on earth, it is still possible to reach a stage beyond even Sahaja Samadhi. That is maintained as Supramental transformation, where not just the consciousness is established at once in both the Absolute and the relative but all other grosser levels of existences including the body " transform " and become direct manifestation of the absolute without any distortions as is currently the case. People took some of his words on physical transformation or bodily immortality out of context and misrepresented this as Sri Aurobindo wanting physical immortality in the ordinary sense of the term, etc. Anyways, all of this is mental concepts to me right now, and I will sign off this thread. Regards, -Siva. , Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste Hari, > > Samaadhi is sam+aa+dhi. It is a state of intense mental concentration on something. > > Kalpa means create or perceive (the word kalpana is from the same root). Vikalpa means existence of variety. Savikalpa means " with vikalpa " . Savikalpa samadhi is a state of intense concentration of the mind, while creational variety or objectification still exists in the mind. One perceives that there is an " I " and there are " other " objects (e.g. deities, demons, people etc). But one is able to focus the mind intensely on one object (e.g. a deity) and able to achieve oneness with that object. Even reaching savikalpa samadhi is a tremendous thing and many great yogis also cannot go beyond savikalpa samadhi. > > In nirvikalpa samadhi, the creational variety and objectification ceases (nirvikalpa=nir+vikalpa, nir=devoid of). Mind reaches a state where there is no perception of I and " other " objects. One's consciousness is absorbed in supreme consciousness (Brahman or Aatman), without any perception of a variety of objects. This state is reached by very very few yogis. > > Sahaja samadhi is a state where the mind is *simultaneously* perceiving a variety of objects *and* absorbed in the supreme consciousness! > > * * * > > When one is normally perceiving a variety objects, one's mind is absorbed in an *individualized* consciousness that is colored with the conditioning of that individual's experiences over various lives. When one sees a beautiful person, one's mind may get certain thoughts (depending on the experiences, values and desires accumulated from many lives). When somebody is praising one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. When somebody is criticizing one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. And so on. One's mind has likes, dislikes, attractions, repulsions etc, based on the accumulated experiences, values and desires of that individualized consciousness. > > In sahaja samadhi, one has no individualized consciousness and one's mind is absorbed in the infinite supreme consciousness that is not colored by the experiences and conditioning of a single individual. One is actively living in the material world; one's mind is perceiving various objects of various attributes through jnanendriyas; and, one's mind is engaging in various actions in the material world though karmendriyas. Yet, one has no individualized conditioning or I-ness. > > Very very very few beings, mostly re-incarnations of rishis and gods, can reach that state. For most others, that state is not really a possibility. > > * * * > > I gave an analogy earlier to explain various aspects of consciousness, using parts of a computer. > > ahamkaara (I-ness) - CPU > chitta (conditioning) - DRAM > buddhi - ALU or logic coprocessor > manas - I/O controller > jnanendriyas - input channels > karmendriyas - output channels > praanas - on-board power supply > deha (body) - mechanical parts, chassis etc > > Normally, CPU is running a complex program where a lot of input channels and output channels are active. DRAM has a lot of stored data and CPU is refreshing it frequently. ALU is running several algorithms based on stored data and a lot of I/O data gets stored/retrieved from DRAM all the time. This is analogous to a person's normal state. > > Nirvikalpa samadhi is like a state where the computer is in a power standby. On-board power supply is hardly supplying any power, all input and output channels are turned off, I/O controller is turned off and ALU is not running any algorithms. If a computer goes into power standy and exits it quickly, it will resume what it was doing before. Similarly, a person reaching nirvikalpa samadhi and leaving it quickly will resume previous activities. If a computer stays in the power standby for too long, it will be turned off and its state may be lost, i.e. it cannot resume. If one stays in nirvikalpa samadhi for too long, one will simply merge in Brahman and cannot resume previous activities. > > Sahaja samadhi is akin to a computer running a bare minimum program that accesses a program running on a central super computer on a network. CPU, ALU, memory etc are running on a central super computer and our individual computer's CPU simply has a small routine that accesses the results of the algorithm running on the super computer and controls the local I/O controller accordingly. There isn't much data stored locally and there is no algorithm running locally. One's praanas are supplying power, one's jnanendriyas are getting inputs and one's karmendriyas are engaging in actions, one's manas is controlling this Input/Ouput activity and ahamkara (CPU) is controlling all this by running a small program that accesses a super computer that is monitoring all the computers of the world and deciding what this computer should do. > > * * * > > As I said, very very very few beings can reach sahaja samadhi and it is beyond the reach of even the greatest yogis. As I said, most yogis cannot even reach nirvikalpa samadhi. Some reach nirvikalpa samadhi, come back to regular consciousness after a while and start to accumulate conditioning again (chitta, i.e. DRAM). The CPU is running some program or the other, however small, and accumulating more data in DRAM and building up an algorithm in ALU. Minimization of I-ness is possible, but elimination of I-ness while embodied is very difficult! If any limited I-ness is left and any conditioning (I am this, I need this, I like this etc) is left, then it is NOT sahaja samadhi. Sahaja samadhi is a lack of limited individual I-ness and connecting the supreme universal I-ness directly to one's mind and body. > > I cannot make judgments on individual claims, as it is none of my business. I will take on individuals only when they interfere with my dharma and my sense of dharma dictates that I should take them on. > > But the bottomline is that sahaja samadhi state is no joke and only yogis of an absolutely tremendous caliber reach it. Those who reach this state are like the god - supreme cosmic being - himself. > > * * * > > Let me give another analogy. This life is like a long dream. Saviklapa samadhi is like wakig up *within* the dream. Nirvikalpa samadhi is like waking up from the dream. Sahaja samadhi is like being in the dream and yet being awake. > > This may confuse people, but this analogy shows how complex and difficult sahaja samadhi is. The previous computer analogy highlights how things work in a sahaja samadhi, but does not show why and how difficult it is. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > Spirituality: > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org > > > > Dear Narasimha, namaste and pranaams > > > > What is sahaja samadhi and how is it different from nirvikalpa samadhi? > > > > best regards > > Hari > > > > > Sri Sri Ravishankar is a fully Enlightened Master living in > > > Sahaj Samadhi all times. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Dear Narasimha,Does this mean a Yogi or teacher who can easily get into nirvikalpa samadhi be able to read a student's mind who might be several miles away? With nirvikalpa samadhi, there is no I-ness and so capabilities like attain oneness with student's mind might be an easy task.-KishoreOn Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr wrote: Namaste Hari, Samaadhi is sam+aa+dhi. It is a state of intense mental concentration on something. Kalpa means create or perceive (the word kalpana is from the same root). Vikalpa means existence of variety. Savikalpa means " with vikalpa " . Savikalpa samadhi is a state of intense concentration of the mind, while creational variety or objectification still exists in the mind. One perceives that there is an " I " and there are " other " objects (e.g. deities, demons, people etc). But one is able to focus the mind intensely on one object (e.g. a deity) and able to achieve oneness with that object. Even reaching savikalpa samadhi is a tremendous thing and many great yogis also cannot go beyond savikalpa samadhi. In nirvikalpa samadhi, the creational variety and objectification ceases (nirvikalpa=nir+vikalpa, nir=devoid of). Mind reaches a state where there is no perception of I and " other " objects. One's consciousness is absorbed in supreme consciousness (Brahman or Aatman), without any perception of a variety of objects. This state is reached by very very few yogis. Sahaja samadhi is a state where the mind is *simultaneously* perceiving a variety of objects *and* absorbed in the supreme consciousness! * * * When one is normally perceiving a variety objects, one's mind is absorbed in an *individualized* consciousness that is colored with the conditioning of that individual's experiences over various lives. When one sees a beautiful person, one's mind may get certain thoughts (depending on the experiences, values and desires accumulated from many lives). When somebody is praising one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. When somebody is criticizing one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. And so on. One's mind has likes, dislikes, attractions, repulsions etc, based on the accumulated experiences, values and desires of that individualized consciousness. In sahaja samadhi, one has no individualized consciousness and one's mind is absorbed in the infinite supreme consciousness that is not colored by the experiences and conditioning of a single individual. One is actively living in the material world; one's mind is perceiving various objects of various attributes through jnanendriyas; and, one's mind is engaging in various actions in the material world though karmendriyas. Yet, one has no individualized conditioning or I-ness. Very very very few beings, mostly re-incarnations of rishis and gods, can reach that state. For most others, that state is not really a possibility. * * * I gave an analogy earlier to explain various aspects of consciousness, using parts of a computer. ahamkaara (I-ness) - CPU chitta (conditioning) - DRAM buddhi - ALU or logic coprocessor manas - I/O controller jnanendriyas - input channels karmendriyas - output channels praanas - on-board power supply deha (body) - mechanical parts, chassis etc Normally, CPU is running a complex program where a lot of input channels and output channels are active. DRAM has a lot of stored data and CPU is refreshing it frequently. ALU is running several algorithms based on stored data and a lot of I/O data gets stored/retrieved from DRAM all the time. This is analogous to a person's normal state. Nirvikalpa samadhi is like a state where the computer is in a power standby. On-board power supply is hardly supplying any power, all input and output channels are turned off, I/O controller is turned off and ALU is not running any algorithms. If a computer goes into power standy and exits it quickly, it will resume what it was doing before. Similarly, a person reaching nirvikalpa samadhi and leaving it quickly will resume previous activities. If a computer stays in the power standby for too long, it will be turned off and its state may be lost, i.e. it cannot resume. If one stays in nirvikalpa samadhi for too long, one will simply merge in Brahman and cannot resume previous activities. Sahaja samadhi is akin to a computer running a bare minimum program that accesses a program running on a central super computer on a network. CPU, ALU, memory etc are running on a central super computer and our individual computer's CPU simply has a small routine that accesses the results of the algorithm running on the super computer and controls the local I/O controller accordingly. There isn't much data stored locally and there is no algorithm running locally. One's praanas are supplying power, one's jnanendriyas are getting inputs and one's karmendriyas are engaging in actions, one's manas is controlling this Input/Ouput activity and ahamkara (CPU) is controlling all this by running a small program that accesses a super computer that is monitoring all the computers of the world and deciding what this computer should do. * * * As I said, very very very few beings can reach sahaja samadhi and it is beyond the reach of even the greatest yogis. As I said, most yogis cannot even reach nirvikalpa samadhi. Some reach nirvikalpa samadhi, come back to regular consciousness after a while and start to accumulate conditioning again (chitta, i.e. DRAM). The CPU is running some program or the other, however small, and accumulating more data in DRAM and building up an algorithm in ALU. Minimization of I-ness is possible, but elimination of I-ness while embodied is very difficult! If any limited I-ness is left and any conditioning (I am this, I need this, I like this etc) is left, then it is NOT sahaja samadhi. Sahaja samadhi is a lack of limited individual I-ness and connecting the supreme universal I-ness directly to one's mind and body. I cannot make judgments on individual claims, as it is none of my business. I will take on individuals only when they interfere with my dharma and my sense of dharma dictates that I should take them on. But the bottomline is that sahaja samadhi state is no joke and only yogis of an absolutely tremendous caliber reach it. Those who reach this state are like the god - supreme cosmic being - himself. * * * Let me give another analogy. This life is like a long dream. Saviklapa samadhi is like wakig up *within* the dream. Nirvikalpa samadhi is like waking up from the dream. Sahaja samadhi is like being in the dream and yet being awake. This may confuse people, but this analogy shows how complex and difficult sahaja samadhi is. The previous computer analogy highlights how things work in a sahaja samadhi, but does not show why and how difficult it is. Best regards, Narasimha ------------------------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana Spirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org ------------------------- > Dear Narasimha, namaste and pranaams > > What is sahaja samadhi and how is it different from nirvikalpa samadhi? > > best regards > Hari > > > Sri Sri Ravishankar is a fully Enlightened Master living in > > Sahaj Samadhi all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Namaste Kishore, Not really. Nirvikalpa samadhi is a state of no I-ness. I-ness of Narasimha Rao, I-ness of Kishore Chitrapu, I-ness of Manish Pandit - all vanish in it. No deities or demons or persons or objects exist in that state. There is no knower and nothing to be known. One's consciousness is absorbed in Brahman or Aatman or supreme consciousness, in which there is no I or You or That. Of course, all deities, demons, persons and objects are *present* in Brahman as a *potentiality* (like a tree is present in a seed as a potentiality), but they are not really there. Thus, there is nothing to perceive or desire or know or do. There is no concept of time as well. Thus, a yogi in nirvikalpa samadhi is not necessarily able to " read " a student's mind. In fact, he reads or writes nothing in that state. However, when one goes from a limited I-ness operating at a particular time to nirvikalpa samadhi (where no objects exist and no time exists, but all objects and all times exist as potentialities) or when one comes back from nirvikalpa samadhi to a limited I-ness operating at a particular time, one's I-ness may traverse through a trajectory covering several beings and several times. Thus, one may happen to " observe " some things from past or future that are not known to others. But one may have no control over the route followed and what exactly one observes en route. On the other hand, if a yogi (such as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Shirdi Sai Baba or Ramana Maharshi) is in sahaja samadhi, then one has access to the I-ness of all beings at all times. One is absorbed in Brahman and aware of manifestation (field of duality) at the same time. Such a yogi may know past, present and future of all beings. However, he will engage in actions the are appropriate for that body and mind. So he may or may not engage in actions that reveal his ability. It all depends on for what purpose Nature wants to use that body. Best regards, Narasimha Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana Spirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org ---- Kishore Chitrapu <chitrapu wrote: > Dear Narasimha, > > Does this mean a Yogi or teacher who can easily get into nirvikalpa samadhi > be able to read > a student's mind who might be several miles away? With nirvikalpa samadhi, > there is no I-ness > and so capabilities like attain oneness with student's mind might be an easy > task. > > -Kishore > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr wrote: > > > Namaste Hari, > > > > Samaadhi is sam+aa+dhi. It is a state of intense mental concentration on > > something. > > > > Kalpa means create or perceive (the word kalpana is from the same root). > > Vikalpa means existence of variety. Savikalpa means " with vikalpa " . > > Savikalpa samadhi is a state of intense concentration of the mind, while > > creational variety or objectification still exists in the mind. One > > perceives that there is an " I " and there are " other " objects (e.g. deities, > > demons, people etc). But one is able to focus the mind intensely on one > > object (e.g. a deity) and able to achieve oneness with that object. Even > > reaching savikalpa samadhi is a tremendous thing and many great yogis also > > cannot go beyond savikalpa samadhi. > > > > In nirvikalpa samadhi, the creational variety and objectification ceases > > (nirvikalpa=nir+vikalpa, nir=devoid of). Mind reaches a state where there is > > no perception of I and " other " objects. One's consciousness is absorbed in > > supreme consciousness (Brahman or Aatman), without any perception of a > > variety of objects. This state is reached by very very few yogis. > > > > Sahaja samadhi is a state where the mind is *simultaneously* perceiving a > > variety of objects *and* absorbed in the supreme consciousness! > > > > * * * > > > > When one is normally perceiving a variety objects, one's mind is absorbed > > in an *individualized* consciousness that is colored with the conditioning > > of that individual's experiences over various lives. When one sees a > > beautiful person, one's mind may get certain thoughts (depending on the > > experiences, values and desires accumulated from many lives). When somebody > > is praising one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. When somebody is > > criticizing one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. And so on. One's mind > > has likes, dislikes, attractions, repulsions etc, based on the accumulated > > experiences, values and desires of that individualized consciousness. > > > > In sahaja samadhi, one has no individualized consciousness and one's mind > > is absorbed in the infinite supreme consciousness that is not colored by the > > experiences and conditioning of a single individual. One is actively living > > in the material world; one's mind is perceiving various objects of various > > attributes through jnanendriyas; and, one's mind is engaging in various > > actions in the material world though karmendriyas. Yet, one has no > > individualized conditioning or I-ness. > > > > Very very very few beings, mostly re-incarnations of rishis and gods, can > > reach that state. For most others, that state is not really a possibility. > > > > * * * > > > > I gave an analogy earlier to explain various aspects of consciousness, > > using parts of a computer. > > > > ahamkaara (I-ness) - CPU > > chitta (conditioning) - DRAM > > buddhi - ALU or logic coprocessor > > manas - I/O controller > > jnanendriyas - input channels > > karmendriyas - output channels > > praanas - on-board power supply > > deha (body) - mechanical parts, chassis etc > > > > Normally, CPU is running a complex program where a lot of input channels > > and output channels are active. DRAM has a lot of stored data and CPU is > > refreshing it frequently. ALU is running several algorithms based on stored > > data and a lot of I/O data gets stored/retrieved from DRAM all the time. > > This is analogous to a person's normal state. > > > > Nirvikalpa samadhi is like a state where the computer is in a power > > standby. On-board power supply is hardly supplying any power, all input and > > output channels are turned off, I/O controller is turned off and ALU is not > > running any algorithms. If a computer goes into power standy and exits it > > quickly, it will resume what it was doing before. Similarly, a person > > reaching nirvikalpa samadhi and leaving it quickly will resume previous > > activities. If a computer stays in the power standby for too long, it will > > be turned off and its state may be lost, i.e. it cannot resume. If one stays > > in nirvikalpa samadhi for too long, one will simply merge in Brahman and > > cannot resume previous activities. > > > > Sahaja samadhi is akin to a computer running a bare minimum program that > > accesses a program running on a central super computer on a network. CPU, > > ALU, memory etc are running on a central super computer and our individual > > computer's CPU simply has a small routine that accesses the results of the > > algorithm running on the super computer and controls the local I/O > > controller accordingly. There isn't much data stored locally and there is no > > algorithm running locally. One's praanas are supplying power, one's > > jnanendriyas are getting inputs and one's karmendriyas are engaging in > > actions, one's manas is controlling this Input/Ouput activity and ahamkara > > (CPU) is controlling all this by running a small program that accesses a > > super computer that is monitoring all the computers of the world and > > deciding what this computer should do. > > > > * * * > > > > As I said, very very very few beings can reach sahaja samadhi and it is > > beyond the reach of even the greatest yogis. As I said, most yogis cannot > > even reach nirvikalpa samadhi. Some reach nirvikalpa samadhi, come back to > > regular consciousness after a while and start to accumulate conditioning > > again (chitta, i.e. DRAM). The CPU is running some program or the other, > > however small, and accumulating more data in DRAM and building up an > > algorithm in ALU. Minimization of I-ness is possible, but elimination of > > I-ness while embodied is very difficult! If any limited I-ness is left and > > any conditioning (I am this, I need this, I like this etc) is left, then it > > is NOT sahaja samadhi. Sahaja samadhi is a lack of limited individual I-ness > > and connecting the supreme universal I-ness directly to one's mind and body. > > > > I cannot make judgments on individual claims, as it is none of my business. > > I will take on individuals only when they interfere with my dharma and my > > sense of dharma dictates that I should take them on. > > > > But the bottomline is that sahaja samadhi state is no joke and only yogis > > of an absolutely tremendous caliber reach it. Those who reach this state are > > like the god - supreme cosmic being - himself. > > > > * * * > > > > Let me give another analogy. This life is like a long dream. Saviklapa > > samadhi is like wakig up *within* the dream. Nirvikalpa samadhi is like > > waking up from the dream. Sahaja samadhi is like being in the dream and yet > > being awake. > > > > This may confuse people, but this analogy shows how complex and difficult > > sahaja samadhi is. The previous computer analogy highlights how things work > > in a sahaja samadhi, but does not show why and how difficult it is. > > > > Best regards, > > Narasimha > > ------------------------- > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > > Spirituality: > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org > > ------------------------- > > > > > Dear Narasimha, namaste and pranaams > > > > > > What is sahaja samadhi and how is it different from nirvikalpa samadhi? > > > > > > best regards > > > Hari > > > > > > > Sri Sri Ravishankar is a fully Enlightened Master living in > > > > Sahaj Samadhi all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Namaste Utpal, Your understanding of nirvikalpa samadhi is not quite correct. Some people reaching nirvikalpa samadhi may not come back, but some people reaching nirvikalpa samadhi do come back and live their lives. In other words, some people jump from the " relative " side of the wall to the " absolute " side and stay there forever, while some people come back to the " relative side " to tell others about it. Sahaja samadhi is a state where one is simultaneously on both sides and does not even see them as two different sides. One more thing.. The absolute and the relative are not really two, but one. The relative is just a modification of the absolute. Shiva and Shakti are not two, but one. Normally we are in the field of Shakti and not aware of the underlying Shiva (we see various objects, but not the underlying Reality). In nirvikalpa samadhi, one is in the field of Shiva and not aware of the Shakti that manifested (i.e. one is absorbed in the underlying Reality, but not perceiving various objects). In sahaja samadhi, one is simultaneously aware of Shiva and Shakti and aware of them as One. Normally, when the mind is perceiving the objects of dual polarities using jnanendriyas and the mind is engaging in actions of dual polarities using karmendriyas, it is difficult to not accumulate any conditioning such as likes, dislikes and impressions, and keep the consciousness absorbed in the Absolute. Best regards, Narasimha Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Spirituality writings: Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana ---- vedic_pathak <vedic_pathak wrote: > Namaste, > > >Let me give another analogy. This life is like a long dream. >Saviklapa samadhi is like wakig up *within* the dream. Nirvikalpa >samadhi is like waking up from the dream. Sahaja samadhi is like >being in the dream and yet being awake. > > Very nice and FRESH analogy. > This is quite similar analogy which was given by thakur and recorded in Gospel by M. > > Nirvikalpa Samadhi: A being who when experiences the other side of the wall (which separates Absolute and relative) just falls in to and does not come back to relative side. > > A being who has attained Sahja Samadhi - A very very special being who can go through the wall (which separates Absolute and Relative)at will. while remaining in absolute, also works in relative for some special purpose. > > i hope i decribed it correctly. > > thanks. > > Utpal > > , Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr wrote: > > > > Namaste Hari, > > > > Samaadhi is sam+aa+dhi. It is a state of intense mental concentration on something. > > > > Kalpa means create or perceive (the word kalpana is from the same root). Vikalpa means existence of variety. Savikalpa means " with vikalpa " . Savikalpa samadhi is a state of intense concentration of the mind, while creational variety or objectification still exists in the mind. One perceives that there is an " I " and there are " other " objects (e.g. deities, demons, people etc). But one is able to focus the mind intensely on one object (e.g. a deity) and able to achieve oneness with that object. Even reaching savikalpa samadhi is a tremendous thing and many great yogis also cannot go beyond savikalpa samadhi. > > > > In nirvikalpa samadhi, the creational variety and objectification ceases (nirvikalpa=nir+vikalpa, nir=devoid of). Mind reaches a state where there is no perception of I and " other " objects. One's consciousness is absorbed in supreme consciousness (Brahman or Aatman), without any perception of a variety of objects. This state is reached by very very few yogis. > > > > Sahaja samadhi is a state where the mind is *simultaneously* perceiving a variety of objects *and* absorbed in the supreme consciousness! > > > > * * * > > > > When one is normally perceiving a variety objects, one's mind is absorbed in an *individualized* consciousness that is colored with the conditioning of that individual's experiences over various lives. When one sees a beautiful person, one's mind may get certain thoughts (depending on the experiences, values and desires accumulated from many lives). When somebody is praising one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. When somebody is criticizing one, one's mind may get certain thoughts. And so on. One's mind has likes, dislikes, attractions, repulsions etc, based on the accumulated experiences, values and desires of that individualized consciousness. > > > > In sahaja samadhi, one has no individualized consciousness and one's mind is absorbed in the infinite supreme consciousness that is not colored by the experiences and conditioning of a single individual. One is actively living in the material world; one's mind is perceiving various objects of various attributes through jnanendriyas; and, one's mind is engaging in various actions in the material world though karmendriyas. Yet, one has no individualized conditioning or I-ness. > > > > Very very very few beings, mostly re-incarnations of rishis and gods, can reach that state. For most others, that state is not really a possibility. > > > > * * * > > > > I gave an analogy earlier to explain various aspects of consciousness, using parts of a computer. > > > > ahamkaara (I-ness) - CPU > > chitta (conditioning) - DRAM > > buddhi - ALU or logic coprocessor > > manas - I/O controller > > jnanendriyas - input channels > > karmendriyas - output channels > > praanas - on-board power supply > > deha (body) - mechanical parts, chassis etc > > > > Normally, CPU is running a complex program where a lot of input channels and output channels are active. DRAM has a lot of stored data and CPU is refreshing it frequently. ALU is running several algorithms based on stored data and a lot of I/O data gets stored/retrieved from DRAM all the time. This is analogous to a person's normal state. > > > > Nirvikalpa samadhi is like a state where the computer is in a power standby. On-board power supply is hardly supplying any power, all input and output channels are turned off, I/O controller is turned off and ALU is not running any algorithms. If a computer goes into power standy and exits it quickly, it will resume what it was doing before. Similarly, a person reaching nirvikalpa samadhi and leaving it quickly will resume previous activities. If a computer stays in the power standby for too long, it will be turned off and its state may be lost, i.e. it cannot resume. If one stays in nirvikalpa samadhi for too long, one will simply merge in Brahman and cannot resume previous activities. > > > > Sahaja samadhi is akin to a computer running a bare minimum program that accesses a program running on a central super computer on a network. CPU, ALU, memory etc are running on a central super computer and our individual computer's CPU simply has a small routine that accesses the results of the algorithm running on the super computer and controls the local I/O controller accordingly. There isn't much data stored locally and there is no algorithm running locally. One's praanas are supplying power, one's jnanendriyas are getting inputs and one's karmendriyas are engaging in actions, one's manas is controlling this Input/Ouput activity and ahamkara (CPU) is controlling all this by running a small program that accesses a super computer that is monitoring all the computers of the world and deciding what this computer should do. > > > > * * * > > > > As I said, very very very few beings can reach sahaja samadhi and it is beyond the reach of even the greatest yogis. As I said, most yogis cannot even reach nirvikalpa samadhi. Some reach nirvikalpa samadhi, come back to regular consciousness after a while and start to accumulate conditioning again (chitta, i.e. DRAM). The CPU is running some program or the other, however small, and accumulating more data in DRAM and building up an algorithm in ALU. Minimization of I-ness is possible, but elimination of I-ness while embodied is very difficult! If any limited I-ness is left and any conditioning (I am this, I need this, I like this etc) is left, then it is NOT sahaja samadhi. Sahaja samadhi is a lack of limited individual I-ness and connecting the supreme universal I-ness directly to one's mind and body. > > > > I cannot make judgments on individual claims, as it is none of my business. I will take on individuals only when they interfere with my dharma and my sense of dharma dictates that I should take them on. > > > > But the bottomline is that sahaja samadhi state is no joke and only yogis of an absolutely tremendous caliber reach it. Those who reach this state are like the god - supreme cosmic being - himself. > > > > * * * > > > > Let me give another analogy. This life is like a long dream. Saviklapa samadhi is like wakig up *within* the dream. Nirvikalpa samadhi is like waking up from the dream. Sahaja samadhi is like being in the dream and yet being awake. > > > > This may confuse people, but this analogy shows how complex and difficult sahaja samadhi is. The previous computer analogy highlights how things work in a sahaja samadhi, but does not show why and how difficult it is. > > > > Best regards, > > Narasimha > > > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > > Spirituality: > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > Jyotish writings: JyotishWritings > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org > > > > > > > Dear Narasimha, namaste and pranaams > > > > > > What is sahaja samadhi and how is it different from nirvikalpa samadhi? > > > > > > best regards > > > Hari > > > > > > > Sri Sri Ravishankar is a fully Enlightened Master living in > > > > Sahaj Samadhi all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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