[Advaita-l] Topic for Discussion: What is Nirvikalpaka Samaadhi?

[kuntimaddi sadananda]

Chandramouliji - PraNAms

Thanks for your input.

Hari Om!
Sada

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On Sat, 3/5/16, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Topic for Discussion: What is Nirvikalpaka Samaadhi?
 To: "kuntimaddi sadananda" <kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com>, "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016, 3:18 AM
 
 Sri Sadananda Ji wrote
 
 
 
  << Nirvikalpaka samaadhi has been
 discussed extensively even by
 Vidyaranya.
 Vikalapa is thought - hence nirvikalapa samaadhi is same
 thing
 stated above - a thought less state of
 mind - that is one explanation
 coming from
 Pataangali yoga - or is it something different as per
 advaita.
 That is the question. >>.
 
 
 
 In advaita nirvikalapa samaadhi  is
 Chaitanyam/Atman/Brahman  itself.  “
 Nirvikalapa”  is “ absence of differences
 such as vastu,attributes etc.” .
 It It is
 not “thoughtlessness”. The advaitic concept is different
 from the
 Patanjali Yogic concept. Reference
 could be made to Bhashya on Mandukya
 karika
 3-33
 
 
 
 << अकल्पकं
 सर्वकल्पनावर्जितम्,
 अत एव अजं ज्ञानं
 ज्ञप्तिमात्रं
 ज्ञेयेन
 परमार्थसता
 ब्रह्मणा अभिन्नं
 प्रचक्षते कथयन्ति
 ब्रह्मविदः ।
 
 
 
 ( Translation
 Swami Gambhirananda ) <<The knowers of Brahman
 प्रचक्षते
  (prachakShate),
 say ; that absolute ज्ञानं (j~nAnaM) , Knowledge
 ; that is
 अकल्पकं (akalpakaM )
 , devoid of all imagination ( non conceptual ) ; and
 is therefore अजं (ajaM), birthless ; is 
 ज्ञेयाभिन्नं (j~neyAbhinnaM),
 nondifferent from the knowable, identified with
 Brahman, the absolute
 Reality.>>
 
 
 
  Regards
 
 On
 Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:16 AM, kuntimaddi sadananda via
 Advaita-l <
 advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 wrote:
 
 > PraNAms to
 all
 >
 > Some topics
 for discussion - all centered on self-realization.
 >
 > Some say - Vedanta
 study is not sufficient, One has to experience it. What
 > does that mean?
 >
 > Some say it is object-less awareness - Is
 that possible?
 >
 >
 What exactly means nirvikalpaka samaadhi - Is that required
 for
 > self-realization.
 >
 > What is akhandaakaara
 jnaana vRitti means?
 >
 > Currently I am doing the 9th Chapter of
 Panchadashi - where Vidyaranya
 > talks
 about - nirguna brahma upaasana - which may be Oxymoron.
 >
 > Just some thoughts to
 ponder.
 >
 > Hari
 Om!
 > Sada
 >
 > Hari Om!
 > Sada
 >
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