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PLEASE DEFINE THE MEANING OF SAMADHI AND HOW TO EXPERIENCE IT

PLEASE DEFINE THE MEANING OF SAMADHI AND HOW TO EXPERIENCE IT

Super-consciousness is Samadhi and is not a lower mind trance state or unconsciousness.

Kriya yoga techniques and procedures do not cause super-consciousness. Kriya yoga procedures were designed by the Masters to purify the body and cleanse the mental field as preparation for super-conscious Samadhi experiences.

Everyone enters this world with various degrees of consciousness. This is why it is helpful to have individual instruction in Kriya Yoga practice.

Books about Kriya yoga and written lessons are helpful for a preliminary introduction in the practice of Kriya yoga. Direct personal instruction is the best for the serious student. When the purpose of Kriya yoga practice is understood and when it is taught and practiced correctly the Kriya pranayamas will refine the nervous system, awaken spiritual energies and the soul's innate intuitive powers will be unveiled in preparation for Samadhi experience.

Kriya yoga is practiced to remove the obstacles to Samadhi. Samadhi (super-consciousness) is the natural (sahaja) state of the soul. This is Self-realization. If you are not practicing Samadhi, you are just playing with the superficial external aspects of Kriya yoga...

~ image at the Shri Ramakrishna Ashram within walking distance of our Ashram home in Dehradun, Himalayas <3