विराम्प्रत्ययाभ्यसपुर्वः संस्कर्षेशोSन्यः ||1.18||
A deeper State of Samadhi is reached by this constant
practice
of cessation of experiences in the mind (cessation of
thoughts)
and accompanied by only
residual impressions. (1.18)
Honed by
constant practice,
On the Stones of
Dispassion,
Soaring above
the sense of “I”,
Thoughts have
ceased, the mind is dead,
Enter ye into a
State of Samadhi indescribable,
The Experiencer
has been left behind.
(Notes: In 1.17 is described the first four
stages in the journey, the fourth stage being where the “I” sense is
transcended. This having been done, the Samadhi referred to in 1.18 can really
not be described since the “I” is necessary for the recall. Hence even
Patanjali refers to it as “anya” –the other)
©Ravi Easwaran
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