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DHYANA AND SAMADHI IN PANTANJALI YOGA DARSHAN
Miracles through Sanyama or Restraint (Combined term for Dhaarna, Dhyaana and Samaadhi)
After going through Dhaarnaa, Dhyaana and Samaadhi, one may get capability to perform miraculous feats. Detailed description is found in the fourth chapter of Yoga Darshana.
We are not giving details here because Maharshi Patanjali himself mentions that these feats come in the way of getting enlightenment and Kaivalya. Therefore, it has been urged that even if one is capable of performing the feats, one should abstain from demonstration of superhuman feats.
Enlightenment and Realization of the Self
Realizing the self, one gets to know the difference between mind and the soul and gets rid of ego. Questions like "Who am I”? Become meaningless. On realizing the self, mind has no relevance and gets merged in the enlightenment. When an aspirant disregards even the applause of one's own wisdom, he is rewarded with 'Dharmamedh Samadhi or the eternal peace and his wisdom is like an eternal light that can perceive everything and there is little that requires knowing. The characteristic of such a person is evident from the following:
"One who has no work left behind and cause gets submerged in the end that is the 'Kaivalya' or Enlightenment. In other words, Observer's getting established in his own Self is ‘Kaivalya’ or Enlightenment.” 112
Man comes in this world with bundles of desires. He gets body, mind ego and sense organs to fulfil them. So long as one gets engaged in the task of fulfilling the desires of body and sense organs, one keeps on moving in the cycle of birth and death. When the mind, body etc, are used to serve the cause of attaining freedom, no further work is left to be done. It is the end of all activity. The body gets severed from soul when one realizes the self or gets enlightened; he becomes the Siddha (Arrived), the Buddha (the enlightened), and the Mukta (eternally free).
