Figure 5.

Description of the finer states of Samadhi: A) Sampragayat Samadhi: state of samadhi or equanimity with awareness wherein sensory activity decreases, spontaneous thoughts arise, some logic about the mind and body can form and be accompanied with the feeling of elation and joy with a sensation of ‘I am experiencing’ or ‘I am being’. B) Pragyapoorvak Samadhi: a state that comes after awareness and can be invoked using memory of an event, valour or faith. Runner’s high, deep religious and spiritual experiences come under this classification of Samadhi. C) Nirvichara Samadhi is a state similar to (A) but without spontaneous thoughts, and similarly a state is called Nirvitarka Samadhi which does not involve any logic in the mind. D) All these states of samadhi come under Sabeeja Samadhi which means a state of equanimity where the memory, impressions and seeds are still active whereas Nirbeeja Samadhi is a state that one goes beyond the limits of the mind and memory and is free from any impressions or seeds, also called as state of enlightenment of Kaivalya where only the seer remains and the feeling of oneness with the whole creation is observed.