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== Samadhi in [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]] ==

== Samadhi in [[Ayurveda|Ayurveda]] ==

<p style='text-align:justify;'>Samadhi is one of the treatments for psychiatric diseases (manasika roga). It is indicated to preserve and protect mental [[Health|health]] and prevent diseases.   [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/58]  

<p style='text-align:justify;'>Samadhi is one of the treatments for psychiatric [[Vyadhi|diseases]] (manasika roga). It is indicated to preserve and protect mental [[Health|health]] and prevent [[Vyadhi|diseases]]. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 1/58]  

One can attain a samadhi state by controlling the indriyas (especially [[Manas|mind]]) from indulging in their objects (vishaya) and restraining the chitta from various inclinations (vritti). [Chakrapani on Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/58] </p>

One can attain a samadhi state by controlling the indriyas (especially [[Manas|mind]]) from indulging in their objects (vishaya) and restraining the chitta from various inclinations (vritti). [Chakrapani on Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 1/58] </p>

=== Ashtanga Yoga<ref name="ref11">Patanjala yogadarshana of Maharishi Patanjali, edited with yogasiddhi hindi commentary by prof. Suresh Chandra Shrivastava, chaukhambha publishing house, 2020, ch. 2, sutra 29.</ref> ===

=== Ashtanga Yoga<ref name="ref11">Patanjala yogadarshana of Maharishi Patanjali, edited with yogasiddhi hindi commentary by prof. Suresh Chandra Shrivastava, chaukhambha publishing house, 2020, ch. 2, sutra 29.</ref> ===

<li style="font-weight:bold">Sampragyata samadhi <span style="font-weight:normal"><br/>Sampragyata is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘known accurately’. So, Sampragyata samadhi is the stage of samadhi in which the practitioner repeatedly concentrates on the pratyaya. However, he is still conscious and knows accurately what pratyaya he focuses on. Four progressive stages of this samadhi are: </span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Sampragyata samadhi <span style="font-weight:normal"><br/>Sampragyata is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘known accurately’. So, Sampragyata samadhi is the stage of samadhi in which the practitioner repeatedly concentrates on the pratyaya. However, he is still conscious and knows accurately what pratyaya he focuses on. Four progressive stages of this samadhi are: </span></li>

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<li style="font-weight:bold">Vitarka/ savitarka samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the meditator goes in deep [[Dhyana|meditation]], concentrating on one object and yet aware of that. The presence of vitarka means the thoughts, counterthoughts, and fluctuations are present. Our [[Buddhi|intellect]] sees grosser visible forms of prakriti like panchamahabhuta, ekadasha indriyas.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vitarka/ savitarka samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the meditator goes in deep [[Dhyana|meditation]], concentrating on one object and yet aware of that. The presence of vitarka means the thoughts, counterthoughts, and fluctuations are present. Our [[Buddhi|intellect]] sees grosser visible forms of [[Prakriti|prakriti]] like [[Pancha mahabhuta|panchamahabhuta]], ekadasha indriyas.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vichara/ savichara samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] is more subtle forms of prakriti like tanmatras (Shabda, sparsha, roopa, rasa, Gandha), that stage is savichara samadhi.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vichara/ savichara samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] is more subtle forms of [[Prakriti|prakriti]] like [[Tanmatra|tanmatras]] ([[Shabda|Shabda]], [[Sparsha|sparsha]], roopa, [[Rasa|rasa]], [[Gandha|Gandha]]), that stage is savichara samadhi.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Ananda: <span style="font-weight:normal">At this stage of samadhi, all the mediation objects, either gross or fine, are given up. The only object left is the [[Manas|mind]] itself, which is the awareness of the existence of “I am”. It is the state of bliss hence the name Ananda.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Ananda: <span style="font-weight:normal">At this stage of samadhi, all the mediation objects, either gross or fine, are given up. The only object left is the [[Manas|mind]] itself, which is the awareness of the existence of “I am”. It is the state of bliss hence the name Ananda.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Asmita: <span style="font-weight:normal">Asmita is a Sanskrit word that means egoism. At this stage of samadhi, the awareness of the object and consciousness become one, but there is still the seed of ego. It is the sattwika state of consciousness. </span></li></ul>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Asmita: <span style="font-weight:normal">Asmita is a Sanskrit word that means egoism. At this stage of samadhi, the awareness of the object and consciousness become one, but there is still the seed of ego. It is the sattwika state of consciousness. </span></li></ul>