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9.27-28] Meditation
Generally speaking, the flow of knowledge, which relies on various subjects in one moment, another moment, and a third moment, flows in different directions like a flame of a lamp situated in the air, that is, it is unstable. To stabilize such a flow of knowledge by deliberately diverting the mind from other subjects and focusing it on a single desired subject—this is meditation. This form of meditation is possible only in the state of a partial knower (chhadmastha). Therefore, such meditation occurs up to the twelfth stage of spiritual development.
After attaining omniscience, that is, meditation is indeed accepted in the thirteenth and fourteenth stages, but its nature is different. At the end of the thirteenth stage, when the process of restraining mental, verbal, and physical activities begins, the third pure meditation called "sukshma kriya pratipatti" is acknowledged during the time of restraint of subtle physical activities after the restraint of gross physical activities. In the entire state of non-functionality in the fourteenth stage during the time of "shaileeshekarana," the fourth pure meditation known as "samuchchhinn kriya nivritti" is recognized. Since both these meditations are not characterized by mental activity due to the aforementioned conditions, they are not concentrated thought-restraining like a partial knower. Hence, to elaborate on the term "meditation" after the well-known meanings, it is clarified that even the effort to restrain gross physical activities is considered meditation, as well as the stillness of the soul's dimensions.
Still, there remains a question regarding meditation that when the process of yoga restraint begins at the start of the thirteenth stage, is there any meditation in the state after becoming omniscient? If so, what type? The answer comes in two ways: 1. In the state of the wandering omniscient, it is said to be "adhyanity" (lack of meditation) to accept that state without considering it a meditation. 2. In the state of omniscience, the strong effort of the mind, speech, and body related to activities is acknowledged as meditation.
3. Duration of time - The aforementioned meditation lasts for a maximum of an internal moment; thereafter, it becomes difficult to maintain, thus its duration is an internal moment. Many people consider the cessation of inhalation and exhalation to be meditation, while others...