Maharshi's Gospel - 15

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D. I maintain that the physical body of the man immersed in samadhi as a result of the unbroken "contemplation" of the Self , may become motionless for that reason. It may be active or inactive. The mind established in such contemplation will not be affected by the movements of the body or thec senses; nor is disturbance of the mind the forerunner of physical activity. Whereas another person asserts that physical activity certainly prevents samadhi or unbroken concentration. What is Bhagavan's opinion ? You are the abiding truth of my statement.

Maharshi :

both of you are right; you refer to sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi and the other refers to kevala nirvikalpa samadhi . In the latter case the mind lies immersed in the Light of the Self (whereas the mind lies in the darkness of ignorance in deep sleep ); and the subject makes a distinction between samadhi and activity after waking up from samadhi. Moreover , activity of the body , of the sight , of the vital forces , and of the mind and the cognizance of objects , all these are obstructions for one who seeks to realize kevala nirvikalpa samadhi.

In sahaja samadhi , however , the mind has resolved into the Self and has been lost. The differences and obstructions mentioned above do not , therefore , exist here. The activities of such a Being are like the feeding of a somnolent boy , perceptible to the onlooker but not to the subject. The traveler sleeping in the moving cart is not aware of the motion of the cart , because his mind is sunk in darkness ; whereas the sahaja jnani remains unaware of his bodily activities because his mind is dead , having been resolved into the ecstasy of chidananda ( bliss of the Self);