Samdhi - Another Name For Our Real State

Sri Ramana Maharshi
1-12-1945

An old gentleman asked B whether one should not first go through nirvikalpa samadhi before attaining sahaja samadhi. B replied, "When we have vikalpas and are trying to give them up, i.e., when we are still not perfected, but have to make conscious effort to keep the mind one-pointed or free from thought it is nirvikalpa samadhi. When through practice we are always in that state, not going into samadhi and coming out again, that is the sahaja state. In sahaja one sees always oneself. He sees the jagat as swarupa or brahmakara. What is once the means becomes itself the goal, eventually, whatever method one follows, dhyana, jnana or bhakti. Samadhi is another name for ourselves, for our real state.