[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Nirvikalpa Samadhi

[Kuntimaddi Sadananda]

Charamouliji and others who responded to my inquiry - PraNAms
Those familiar with Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's life know that he was meditating like a statue unaware of the external world. The compositions, particularly 'Upadesha Saara' and 'Sat Darshanam',  and his answers to the questions came later. Obviously, he was answering using his mind. The question that arises is whether that state of - unawareness of the  universe - is a prerequisite for Self-Realization.  I am also reminded of the sloka - 'vidhyaa vinaya sampanne ... samadarshinaH' -and 'samatvam yoga uchyate'. 
Q. Is akhandaakaara vritti - same as Nirvikalpaka Samadhi? 
Hari Om!Sada 

 

    On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 02:55:30 PM GMT+5:30, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:  
 
 Pranams Sadananda Ji,


Translation of the stanza from Upadesa Sara cited by  you, as provided by
Arunachala ashrama is copied below.


// 17. मानसं तु किं मार्गणे कृते ।
नैव मानसं मार्ग आर्जवात् ॥ १७॥


*mānasaṃ tu kiṃ mārgaṇe kṛte naiva mānasaṃ mārge ārjavāt*

When unceasingly the mind
Scans its own form
There is nothing of the kind.
For every one
This path direct is open //.


While no doubt the clear official elaboration of this is to be given by the
ardent followers of the Maharshi, my own understanding is as below.

The unique characterization  of the mind is the *triputi*,
*knower,known,knowledge*. All its manifestations involve this. It may be
considered its **form**, mentioned in the verse. When this is unceasingly
analyzed, it culminates in the *anubhava*  of  *absence of triputi*.  This
is *disappearance of the mind*. It should not be understood as physical
destruction of the mind.


This also is * nirvikalpa samAdhi*. This ceaseless analysis, as per
traditional sAdhanas  prescribed, is through ShravaNa/manana/nididhyAsana.


Pranams and Regards

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM 'Kuntimaddi Sadananda' via advaitin <
advaitin at googlegroups.com> wrote:

> PraNAms to everybody.
>
> There seems to be a lot of confusion related to Nirvilpa samadhi.
>
> Q. What is the role of Nirvilpa Samadhi? Is this state essential for the
> realization of the absolute? Can one realize the truth without it?
>
> Many quote Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi - some out of context. He seems to say
> the mind is a problem, and one has to get rid of it!
> maanasantukim maarganekrute, naiva maanasam, maarga aarjavat| from
> Upadesha saara.
> Inquiring into the Nature of the mind itself - if one does that, the very
> mind disappears, and that is the direct path.
>
> Hari Om!
> Sada
>
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