पातञ्जल योगसूत्र (स्वामी विवेकानन्द भाष्य एवं सूत्र व्याख्या)

Patanjali Yoga Sutras
the mind as the object of meditation, before we have reached
the state which takes us beyond the mind even, when it has
become very ripe and concentrated, when all ideas of the
gross materials, or fine materials, have been given up, and the
only object is the mind as it is, when the Sattva state only of
the Ego remains, but differentiated from all other objects, this
is called Asmita Samadhi, and the man who has attained to
this has attained to what is called in the Vedas “bereft of
body.” He can think of himself as without his gross body; but
he will have to think of himself as with a fine body. Those that
in this state get merged in nature without attaining the goal are
called Prakrtilayas, but those who do not even stop at any
enjoyments, reach the goal, which is freedom.
18. विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः ॥ १८॥
viramapratyayabhyasapoorvah sanskarashesho
anyah
There is another Samadhi which is attained by the
constant practice of cessation of all mental activity, in
which the Chitta retains only the unmanifested
impressions.
This is the perfect superconscious Asamprajnata Samadhi,
the state which gives us freedom. The first state does not
give us freedom, does not liberate the soul. A man may attain
to all powers, and yet fall again. There is no safeguard until
the soul goes beyond nature, and beyond conscious
concentration. It is very difficult to attain, although its method
seems very easy. Its method is to hold the mind as the object,
and whenever through comes, to strike it down, allowing no
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