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What is the type of bliss which one achieves in Sukladhyana? We cannot describe the same, but Acarya Hemacandra1, a great master in Yoga, says as under in his famous work 'Yoga-sastra'
Mokṣostu mastu yadi vā paramanandastu vedyate sa khalu. Yasminnikhila sukhani pratibha sante na kiñcidiva.
"Whether salvation is there or not, the absolute Bliss which is experienced (in Sukla-dhyāna) cannot be surpassed in the least by all pleasurable things of the universe." Leśya (Disposition)
The word 'Leśya' can be explained as an aura around a human personality reflecting the innermost disposition which one undergoes at a relevant time as well as disposition itself. It is the mental disposition or feeling which influences the soul and gives facial and physical expressions. The whole human personality is shaped by the type of mental dispositions and inclinations which one undergoes and which are reflected principally on the face. This reflection of different types of dispositions or emotional states is a matter of common knowledge of almost everyone of us. When one gets very angry, or when one is engrossed in mournful state or when one gets emotionally thrilled by joy, the aura and the very look of his face changes and we can read his current mental state only from the features of his face. The predominance of a particular feeling or disposition - good or bad shapes the whole human personality as well as his surrounding atmosphere and that is why we get a sense of peace and joy when we are in company of a good saint. So, in order to know the spiritual advancement of a particular person, the knowledge of the Lesya or dispositions emanating from his personality is a good guide. Almost all Yoga-systems including Patañjala and Bauddha systems have recognised this theory of Lesyas. Lesyas are of six types according to their colour. They are — 1. मोक्षोस्तु मास्तु यदि वा परमानन्दस्तु वेद्यते स खलु ।
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