Guest guest Posted January 19, 2000 Report Share Posted January 19, 2000 Jan Barendrecht [janb] Nirvikalpa samadhi and deep, dreamless sleep have in common that there are no thoughts, no sense-experiences. The difference is that in nirvikalpa samadhi, only awareness is whereas in deep dreamless sleep the awareness is veiled. It is possible for all veils to dissolve, or to be awake independent of the vicissitudes of mind-body. In practice this means the mind-body has undergone adaptations as not to veil awareness in any way. The label "adaptations" can be exchanged with transformation or transfiguration but it refers to the same. Jan Very nice explanation by Jan. I will forward this to other lists. The relationship between the sleeping, dreaming, and the waking state is discussed in depth in Advaita Vedanta. The purpose of such an enquiry is to discover the underlying continuity of consciousness in all states of experience. Nirvikalpa Samadhi is a yogic samadhi beyond visions and various savikalpa samadhis as only pure awareness without an object or a reference point remains. Ramana Maharshi has extensively addressed questions of various samadhis and Kundalini Shakti and their role from a Jnana perspective. "Be As You Are" is an excellent compilation of Sri Ramana's conversations by David Godman in which various topics are categorized in individual chapters. There is a chapter on samadhis and Kundalini Shakti as well. I highly recommend that book along with the classics (Talks with Ramana Maharshi and Day by Day with Bhagwan). Probably any book with Ramana's words in it will do. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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