[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Nirvikalpa Samadhi

[H S Chandramouli]

Pranams Sadananda Ji,



Reg  // Q. Is akhandaakaara vritti - same as Nirvikalpaka Samadhi? //,



In the Bhashya, it is stated that destruction of avidyA and origination of
jnAna are not related as cause and effect. On the otherhand the two terms
mean the same. I tried my best to locate the same today, but unfortunately
did not succeed. I will continue my attempts to locate the same. Meanwhile
I request any other member who can locate it  to cite the relevant bhashya.



The same holds good here. Realization/Aakhandaakaara vritti/ Nirvikalpaka
Samadhi/any of the other terms used referring to the same are all synonyms
and mean the same. They do not bear any cause and effect relationship.


Pranams and Regards

On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM Kuntimaddi Sadananda <
kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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