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PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
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व्युत्थान-निरोधसंस्कारयोरभिभव- प्रादुर्भावौ निरोधक्षणचित्तान्वयो निरोध-परिणामः ॥ ६ ॥
When the vision of the lower samadhi is suppressed by an act of conscious control, so that there are no longer any thoughts or visions in the mind, that is the achievement of control of the thought-waves of the mind.
तस्य प्रशान्तवाहिता संस्कारात् ॥ १० ॥
10. When this suppression of thought-waves becomes continuous, the mind's flow is calm.
सर्वार्थतैकाग्रतयोः क्षयोदयौ चित्तस्य समाधि
परिणामः ॥ ११ ॥
When all mental distractions disappear and the mind becomes one-pointed, it enters the state called samadhi.
शान्तोदितौ तुल्यप्रत्ययौ चित्तस्यैकाग्रता
परिणामः ।। १२ ।
12. The mind becomes one-pointed when similar thoughtwaves arise in succession without any gaps between them.
It has been said that if the mind can be made to flow uninterruptedly toward the same object for twelve seconds, this may be called concentration. If the mind can continue in that concentration for twelve times twelve seconds (i.e., two minutes and twenty-four seconds), this may be called meditation. If the mind can continue in that meditation for twelve times two minutes and twenty-four seconds (i.e., twenty-eight minutes and forty-eight seconds), this will be the lower samadhi. And if the lower samadhi can be maintained for twelve times that period (i.e., five hours, forty-five minutes, and thirty-six seconds), this will lead to nirvikalpa samadhi.
