Re: Is ultimate samadhi necessary not-dualistic?
Originally Posted by
orlando
Namaste all.
I practice gaudiya-vaishnava but at the same time I feel very attracted to Patanjali's raja-yoga.
I am reading the following book:
http://www.ibs.it/libro+inglese/brya...865477360.html
My question is the following:is ultimate raja-yoga's samadhi necessarly advaita or can it be dualistic and so compatible with my dualistic vaishnava path?
Pranama,
Orlando.
Pranam Orlando,
you got a very genuine question.and probably you may not got a satisfactory answer from a pure advitin. let me give you a answer.
There are two path to truth/knowledge.
1-path of analysis (Jnana yoga)
2-path of synthesis (Bhakti yoga)
The Raja-yoga is a path in path of Jnana.You disjoin anything and everything to realize ultimately that you are beyond everything,the sat-chit-ananda.You will be merged in blissfull infinite (BARHMANANDA).
In path of devotion,you consider anything and everything as your Beloved and you are smaller and a servant(dualism).this way you make yourself so smaller that you loose your existence in your beloved in bhava samadhi.where ever you look,you will see your beloved.Here also you will be merged in ocean of blissfull love infinite with your beloved.
Both the path are on either side of a single coin.You will be complete only when you go by path of analysis and after reaching the peak,you have to descend through path of synthesis.
So the common path is you should target Knowledge in the path of Devotion.you will get to see both side of the coin.
Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu.
Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the
entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet
of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me.
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