Sri Lalita Trishati (28. ekAgrachittanirdhyAtA - part 1 of 2)

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28. ekAgrachittanirdhyAtA

She who is to be meditated on by single pointed minds

 

SHE who is meditated upon by with single pointed minds.

"ekAgra" means with single object and "chitta" means

mind. The consciousness after rejecting all classifications,

remaining in a unitary and undifferentiated state is

meant by the term "ekAgrachitta". SHE is meditated upon

by devotees with such a perfect mind.

 

Perfection in the practice of aShTAnga yoga (aShTa -eight

anga -limbs) results in asamprajnAta samAdhi. aShTAnga

yoga consists of

 

1) yama,

2) niyama

3) Asana

4) prANAyAma

5) pratyAhAra

6) dhyAna

7) dhAraNa and

8)samAdhi.

 

"samAdhi" is the culimination of dhyAna, where the components

of the tripuTi (triad), "jneya" (act of knowing), jnAta

(knower) and jnAna (knowledge) are lost. It results in a

unitary experience.

 

asamprajnAta samAdhi has three stages. They are

 

1) R^itambhara

2) prajnAloka and

3)prashAntavAhita.

 

(to be contd.)