who gets put into samadhi?

[Guest guest]

I am just curious after reading all about the Dhanudar Swami saga in the various websites if he remains initiating Guru, does he get put into samadhi alongside those gurus who left this world when he leaves his present body?

 

His disciples would want to worship him. So what would happen?

 

What is the elegibility of one to be put into samadhi?

[Guest guest]

 

I am just curious after reading all about the Dhanudar Swami saga in the various websites if he remains initiating Guru, does he get put into samadhi alongside those gurus who left this world when he leaves his present body?

 

His disciples would want to worship him. So what would happen?

 

What is the elegibility of one to be put into samadhi?

 

Samadhi is a state, not a status. It's not like being considered a "saint" in the Christian sense.

 

Samadhi occurs when one has reached God or God-consciousness.

 

At least, that's my understanding of samadhi. Maybe there's an alternative meaning though.

[BDASA]

I was present right next to Srila Prabhupada when he left this world.

Srila Prabhupada’s transcendental body never showed any signs of deterioration. There was no foul odor, only a fresh flowery fragrance. No rigor mortise ever set in. His body remained soft and flexible the entire night and into the next day when we placed Him in the Samadhi. There were no signs of ganged green, mould or deterioration. There was no mottling or settling of blood in the limbs. Srila Prabhupada actually appeared almost unchanged and His eyes remained peacefully closed as though He were in deep meditation. All of these symptoms are indicative of a greatly exalted pure devotee of the Lord whose body is sat-cid-ananda vigraha.

 

Srila Prabhupada states this in a purport in the 10th canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam as follows: "The spiritual master, or acarya, is always situated in the spiritual status of life. Birth, death, old age and disease do not affect him. According to the Hari-bhakti-viläsa, therefore, after the disappearance of an acarya, his body is never burnt to ashes, for it is a spiritual body. The spiritual body is always unaffected by material conditions."

SB 10.4.20

 

If a person does not display these transcendental symptoms but instead gives off a fowl odor, or achieves rigor motise, or any of the other symptoms of an ordinary death than the body should be burned because it is clear that they have not achieved samadhi a state of divine union with Sri Sri Radha-Krsna

[gHari]

Samadhi else, not me.

[Guest guest]

 

Samadhi is a state, not a status. It's not like being considered a "saint" in the Christian sense.

 

Samadhi occurs when one has reached God or God-consciousness.

 

At least, that's my understanding of samadhi. Maybe there's an alternative meaning though.

 

So does any swami .. gets put in samadhi mandir upon leaving this world or do they get cremated like the rest of the preachers do?

[Guest guest]

 

So does any swami .. gets put in samadhi mandir upon leaving this world or do they get cremated like the rest of the preachers do?

Not just any swami. As BDASA said, "If a person does not display these transcendental symptoms but instead gives off a fowl odor, or achieves rigor motise, or any of the other symptoms of an ordinary death than the body should be burned because it is clear that they have not achieved samadhi a state of divine union with Sri Sri Radha-Krsna". So there are symptoms of samadhi. It is not a myth. Of course in a climate where institutional considerations take precedence over reality, anything can happen as we have witnessed.

[krsna]