RE: Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Memory - Bob

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On Behalf Of Harsha

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:22 PM

 

Re: Re: Nirvikalpa Samadhi and

Memory

 

 

 

Bob OHearn wrote:

 

Oy Veh!

 

Ask a simple question, eh?

 

And yet, my Friend, you've answered it.

 

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We try to please. :-).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A definition of Nirvikalpa Samadhi by Sri Ramakrishna:

 

 

 

"Again, sometimes God effaces even that trace of 'I'. Then one experiences

jada Samadhi or nirvikalpa Samadhi. That experience cannot be described. A

salt doll went to measure the depth of the ocean, but before it had gone far

into the water it melted away. It became entirely one with the water of the

ocean. Then who was to come back and tell the ocean's depth?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In another place Sri Ramakrishna is speaking with a person about Nirvikalpa

Samadhi.

 

 

 

Master: "The nature of Brahman cannot be described. About It one remains

silent. Who can explain the Infinite in words? However high a bird may

soar, there are regions higher still. What do you say?"

 

 

 

Person: "Yes sir, it is so stated in the Vedanta philosophy."

 

 

 

Master: "Once a salt doll went to the ocean to measure its depth. But it

could not come back to give a report. According to one school of thought,

sages like Sukadeva saw and touched the Ocean of Brahman, but did not plunge

into It.

 

"Once I said to Vidyasagar (a great pundit of the time), 'Everything else

but Brahman has been polluted, as it were, like food touched by the tongue.'

In other words, no one has been able to describe what Brahman is. A thing

once uttered by the tongue becomes polluted. Vidyasagar, great pundit

though he was, was highly please with my remarks.

 

 

 

"After having the vision of God man is overpowered with bliss. He becomes

silent. Who will speak? Who will explain?

 

"The king lives beyond seven gates. At each gate sits a man endowed with

great power and glory. At each gate the visitor asks, 'Is this the king?'

The gate-keeper answers, 'No. Not this, not this.' The visitor passes

through the seventh gate and becomes overpowered with joy. He is

speechless. This time he doesn't have to ask, 'Is this the king?' The mere

sight of him removes all doubts."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love to all,

 

michael