Nir Vikalpa is self explanatory

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Namo namah to all.

> Dr. Harsh K. Luthar says : " ... it is better to say that in Nirvikalpa the

KNOWER and the KNOWN are IDENTICAL. It is only pure consciousness that by which

its very nature is self-revealing and self-knowing.... "

> It is the advanced stage of Nirvikalp Samadhi when the KNOWER & the

KNOWN become identical. This doesn't happen in a jiffy. It takes considerable

amount of time to reach to that stage. The ignorant persons often ask : " Is

there any absolute reference which will clearly demarcate the initial stage of

Nirvikalp Samadhi & the advanced stage of Nirvikalp Samadhi ? " Answering this

question will be easy if our consciousness level becomes as high as that of

sages like Sankaracharya or RamanMaharshi.

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Namaste S,IMO,

 

Nirvi Kalpa is self explanatory...there are no stages otherwise it would be like

being only a little bit pregnant. Ramana says there is samadhi with effort and

without effort, with vasanas still intact and without. So samadhi is either

oneness with the Sakti temporarily or it is not. This is usually called a state

of 'Being' and many experience this blissful 'all is one' state. This is often

mistaken for realisation, but it is still within the realm of experience and

therefore cannot be.

 

True samadhi is beyond sakti/bliss and consciousness and there is no memory or

experiencer--for it is Nir Guna....Cheers Tony.