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Questions about samadhi - the superconscious state

Summary

, 13 min

Distinguishes the mild sensation at the spiritual eye from true superconsciousness, laying out a route from body sensations through the breath states and stages of sense reversal to pratyahara and then samadhi, merging with the light in the spine. Reads Yogananda's account of cosmic consciousness from Autobiography of a Yogi to show how deep samadhi goes.

In this video

Teaches
Discusses
Spiritual eyePratyaharaSuperconscious mindAutobiography of a YogiCosmic consciousnessParamahansa YoganandaFive Breath States
Mentions
HakalauSri YukteswarStages of sense reversalHacking the UniverseBiofeedback

Key moments

00:02Question: is the spiritual eye sensation superconsciousness?01:00Spiritual eye sensations are only a beginning01:45Into the spine: why pratyahara is deeper than peace or visions04:04The sequence to samadhi: merging with the light in the spine05:08What samadhi feels like: describing the taste of an orange05:46Yogananda's cosmic consciousness in Autobiography of a Yogi09:53Living in samadhi: walking and talking in nirvikalpa samadhi10:39The route: breath states, sense reversal, pratyahara, samadhi12:08Samadhi is not a light thing: one experience changes a life