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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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postures also keep the mind fresh and fully awake to the experience. It avoids any kind of indolence and laziness. After a Yogin is able to exercise full control over the sense organs he is able to concentrate his mind and all his energies on his object of devotion; it is known as R. Once he is able to fix his attention on the particular object he continues to have that concentration without any distraction for a considerably long period and thus, ultimately it culminates into contemplation (). A Yogin acquires unusual powers by contemplation. When he is completely one with the object of contemplation he loses the sense of separateness of his body. If a Yogin misuses the extraordinary powers that he wins, he is not able to make further progress towards the final experience of liberation or isolation. The final state is one of . In samādhi a Yogi is completely detached from the external world. He loses the sense of his separatedness from other objects. He is entirely forgetful of the sense of duality. It is a state ecstasy and not one of void as the Hīnayāna Buddhists suppose. There are degrees of Samadhi or concentration. The imperfect state of Samadhi is known as the or the conscious Samadhi, in which he continues to have the consciousness of the object of contemplation. The sense of duality is not totally overcome. The sense of distinction of himself and the object of contempla. tion remains, although he is forgetful of the other objects of the external world. In the (a) Samadhi the object of contemplation is fully illumined and the mind enjoys a peculiar sense of joy. The intensity Ā 26
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| SR No. | 020053 |
| Book Title | tman_and_moksa |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | G N Joshi |
| Publisher | Gujarat University |
| Publication Year | 1965 |
| Total Pages | 901 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |