MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL - CHAPTER - 34.1-2 to 4. Swami Sivananda.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, September 21, 2021. 6:17. AM. MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : CHAPTER 34. 34-1.SAMADHI : 34.1-2 to 4. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SAMADHI : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. SAMADHI THROUGH RAJA YOGA : A Raja Yogi gets Nirodha-Samadhi through Chitta-Vritti-Nirodha (by restraining the mental modifications). A Bhakta gets Bhava-Samadhi through Prema of the Lord. A Vedanti getsBheda-Samadhi through Mithyatva-Buddhi and concentration on the idea of the Asti-Bhati-Priya(the Anvaya method). It is only the Raja Yogi who attempts the annihilation of the Vrittis, the Nirodha Samadhi (“Yogaschittavrittinirodhah” —Patanjali Yoga Sutras, I-2). A Vedanti has always Atma-Bhava, Brahma-Bhava whenever he comes across objects. So he does not try to annihilate the Vrit...