cardemaister wrote: > > Yoga-suutra mentions several stages of samaadhi. > > The main distinction seems to be sabiija- vs. > > nirbiija-samaadhi. The highest stage is, I guess, > > dharma-megha-samaadhi. > > I wonder what stage "typically"(?) is the one mentioned > > in Vibhuuti-paada (third book). It's hardly nirbiija, > > because of "artha-maatra-nirbhaasam". Or, then again, > > I don't understand anything about the stages of > > samaadhi, LOL. > > Vaj wrote: > It's not pure samadhi in the vibhuti-pada, merely samyama. > Yoga Sutra 3.4: "Samyama is (awareness of) the three (dhâranâ, dhyâna, and samâdhi) in one place."
Siva Sutra, 2.1: "Mantra is mind (consciousness) - "cittam mantrah" - mind mantra.
