Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 The Seven Stages of Jnana Yoga<br><br> 1. Subecha - longing for truth<br><br>The practitioner has rightly distinguished between the permanent and the impermanent. He has cultivated a feeling of dislike towards worldly pleasures. He has acquired full mastery over his organs, physical and mental, and feels an insatiable longing to free himself from this cycle of existence.<br><br>2. Vicharana - right inquiry<br><br> The sadhaka has pondered over what they have read and heard and has realized it in his life.<br><br>3 Tanumanasa - fading out of the mind<br><br>The mind has abandoned the many and remains steadily fixed on the one. <br><br>4. Satvapatti - attainment of the state of sattva<br><br>He recognizes the Truth within himself:”I am Brahman” He is now called Brahmavid, Knower of Brahman.<br><br>The above stages constitute SAMPRAJNATA SAMADHI or contemplation where consciousness of duality still lingers. The next three stages form ASAMPRAJNATA SAMADHI where there is consciousness of the triad, knower, knowledge, and the known.<br><br>5.Asamsakti - being unaffected by anything<br><br> Unaffected by anything even the siddhis that manifest at this stage. The Yogi is now called Brahmavidvara.<br><br>6. Pararthabhavani - sees nothing but Brahman everwhere<br><br>The external things do not exist, he sees Brahaman everywhere. The Yogi only performs his daily duties when prompted by another.<br> <br>7. Swatmarama - perpetual samadhi. <br><br> The practitioner is called Brahmavaristha. He neither perfoms his daily duties himself or when prompted by others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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