Religion & Spirituality
Verses: 20, 26, 27- Everything in this world has five aspects, ie, the permanent, unchanging substratum consisting of Existence- Consciousness - Bliss ( सत्- चित् - आनन्द ), and the impermanent changing aspect, consisting of names and forms, (nama-rupa ) which constitute 'Maya'. - The Absolute Reality, Existence- Consciousness - Bliss (सत्- चित् - आनन्द) is beyond the five conditions of verbalization ( beyond the five categories of definitions, descriptions etc. (sabda-pravritti-nimitta). - Nirvikalpa-samadhi explained: - The mind of a person who has attained 'Nirvikalpa Samadhi' compared to a lamp kept in sheltered, windless place- it never flickers; it is always steady. - The five states of mind according to Yoga psychology explained: Ksipta, Mudha, Viksipta, Ekagra, Niruddha - Different forms of 'Samadhi': (a) with the help of an external object and, (b) with the help of an internal object.