The Experience of Samadhi

0:01 It is impossible for the mental Consciousness, to imagine what the state of samadhi actually is. If we try to sit for meditation, we find all kinds of perceptions feelings nervous. Impulses random thoughts and emotions flitting across our mind. We can observe an almost endless stream of inner subtle reactions, and mental commentary that has been called by some or monkey mind. There are times when we are relatively at peace with ourselves in the world. Perhaps in a quiet place where we are not being bombarded by sights. Sounds and vibrations from external sources and we feel calm quiet contented.

0:52 But this has nothing at all to do with the actual state of samadhi. They're coming experiences in meditation where the Mind Falls relatively quiet and one of the First Reactions is to go into a state that the Seeker May describe as a type of Quasi sleep state. The active mind has withdrawn and Fallen quiet and the external being takes this as a period of sleep, there is thus frequently, a disconnect between the inner status and the external being that prevents a true and complete transcription of the experience from being fully brought forward and thus it seems to be almost dreamlike or even an induced form of sleep. Samadhi is frequently described as a trance State and the experience there is in most cases, unable to be accurately represented in the outer existence. In his yoga sutras of patanjali describes, various states of samadhi, particularly estate, that is with seed, and a state that is without seed.

2:08 This is explained by Swami Vivekananda in his lectures, on Raja yoga to meanest. Adage that keeps all the thoughts away in seed form. So that they can arise again at the earliest opportunity as well as a deeper status. That is unshakable yet. These do not give us real insight into the state of samadhi. When an actual experience arises, it is a frequent experience that the Seeker suddenly draws back in fear. As the ego personality is afraid that it will lose its entire coherence. And existence in order to enter into the true state of samadhi, the secret eventually must be able to overcome any fear that arises and allow the entire being to fall into a deep and impenetrable silence.

3:07 SRI aurobindo observes quote, the experience you relate, the Stillness, The Emptiness of mind and vital and cessation of thoughts and other movements, was the coming of the state of samadhi, in which the Consciousness goes inside in a deep Stillness and silence. This condition is favorable to enter experience realization the vision of the Unseen truth of things. The one can get these in the waking condition. Also, It is not sleep, but the state in which one feels conscious within no longer outside. And quote.

3:57 Reference SRI aurobindo in the mother growing within the psychology of inner development. Chapter 7, growth of Consciousness. Inner experiences page 141.