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be done whole-heartedly. i.e: from the bottom of one's heart; mere uttering of words won't do.
3) Rūpastha : visualising an image or idol of God Arhanta, who is a living God, totally free from any kind of attachment, ego, anger, greed and other passions and also free from desire or emotions, the one who has entirely destroyed all worldly bondages.
4) Rupātīta : méditating on soul, which is formlessi and nothing but knowledge i.e. meditating without any of the aids mentioned above. Everybody's soul has the potential of achieving that state. In this type of dhyāna one can experience such state of the self, for longer or for limited time. This is.a state where the meditator's existence is independent and free from the body (dehātīta), and that state can come only after long practice with intensity. In this type of meditation no distinction remains between the meditator, meditation and the object of meditation (God or the self). Of course, this is a very very difficult state of meditation. 132
He has also discussed certain matters relating 10 prārāyāma (breathing exercises for meditation). He has said that one who controls breathing, controls his mind and then merges in the self. This is of course to be
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