“For the others, this asamprajnata samadhi could come through faith, vigor, memory, contemplation and/or by discernment.”
–The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Sutra (Thread) or Lesson 20: Sraddhaviryasmrtisamadhiprajnapurvaka Itaresam
Sraddha: faith | Smrti: memory | Samadhi: contemplation | Prajna: discernment, wisdom, insight | Purakah: precedes | Itaresam: for the others
If one does not attain, or maintain, Samadhi (or more specifically Asamprajnata Samadhi) in the celestial sense described last week in Sutra 19, there is another route by which the state of consciousness can be obtained. This alternative way is through “faith, vigor, memory, contemplation and/or by discernment” (The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali).
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