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GLEANINGS20510. SamadhiSeparate the Manas from the body, and unite it with theParamatman. This is known as Samadhi or Mukti from allstates of consciousness.Performing Manomurcha Kumbhaka, unite the Manaswith the Atman. By this, Raja Yoga Samadhi is obtained.Through the force of the practice of Dhyana, the current ofthe modification of Manas devoid of Self that is of Brahmic natureis said to be Samprajnata Samadhi, while the mind with theutter quiescence of modifications that confers upon one supremebliss is said to be Asamprajnata Samadhi that is dearunto Yogins.Forgetting oneself in Dhyana is Samadhi.Know that when the mind, though performing all actions,is yet free from them, that state is termed the blissful Samadhi,the non-fluctuating Nirvana and the transcendent bliss.Persons without full even-mindedness will never be ableto go into Samadhi, even though they may comply with the formalitiesof sitting in Padma posture and offering salutations toParabrahman. lt is Atma Jnana alone which forming the Agnitothe fuel of desires, constitutes the noble Samadhi. lf the mind,being destroyed through concentration, cognises TattvaJnana; such a Jnana is stated by the wise to be Samadhi.With the disappearance of the attachment to the body andwith the realisation of the Supreme Self, to whatever object themind is directed one experiences Samadhi.