Table 1.
The different states of mind and consciousness.
| S. No | State | Type |
| 1 | Nidra (sleep) | Modulation |
| 2 | Smriti (memory) | Modulation |
| 3 | Pramaana (proof) | Modulation |
| 3.1 | Pratayksha (perception) | Modulation |
| 3.2 | Anumaana (inference) | Modulation |
| 3.3 | Shabd (documented evidence) | Modulation |
| 4 | Viparyaya (wrong knowledge) | Modulation |
| 5 | Vikalpa (imagination) | Modulation |
| 6 | Pratyahara | Yoga |
| 7 | Dharana | Yoga |
| 8 | Dhyana | Yoga |
| 9 | Samapatti | Yoga |
| 10 | Samadhi Sabeeja (with seeds) | Samadhi |
| 10.1 | Sampragyat (with awareness) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.1 | Savichara (with thoughts) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.2 | Nirvichara (without thoughts) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.3 | Savitarka (with logic) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.4 | Nirvitarka (without logic) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.5 | Anand (with bliss) | Samadhi |
| 10.1.6 | Asmita Arupa (with I-ness) | Samadhi |
| 10.2 | Pragyapoorvak (arising out of awareness) | Samadhi |
| 10.2.1 | Shraddha (faith) | Samadhi |
| 10.2.2 | Veerya (valour) | Samadhi |
| 10.2.3 | Smriti (remembrance) | Samadhi |
| 10.2.4 | Prakriti Laya (synced with nature) | Samadhi |
| 11 | Samadhi Nirbeeja (without seeds) | Kaivalya |