Editing Samadhi (section)

==== ''Samyama'' ====
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According to Taimni, ''[[Dharana|dhāraṇā]]'', ''[[Dhyāna in Hinduism|dhyāna]]'', and ''samādhi'' form a graded series:{{sfn|Taimni|1961}}
# '''Dhāraṇā''' ― In ''dhāraṇā'', the mind learns to focus on a single object of thought. The object of focus is called a ''pratyaya''. In ''dhāraṇā'', the yogi learns to prevent other thoughts from intruding on focusing awareness on the ''pratyaya''.
# '''Dhyāna''' ― Over time and with practice, the yogin learns to sustain awareness of only the ''pratyaya'', transforming ''dhāraṇā'' into ''dhyāna''. In ''dhyāna'', the yogin realizes the triplicity of perceiver (the yogin), perceived (the ''pratyaya''), and the act of perceiving. The key distinction of ''dhyāna'' is the gradual minimization of the perceiver, leading to the fusion of the observer with the observed (the ''pratyaya'').
# '''Samādhi''' ― When the yogin sustains focus on the ''pratyaya'' and minimizes self-consciousness'', dhyāna'' transforms into samādhi, where the yogin fuses with the ''pratyaya''. Patanjali compares this to a transparent jewel on a coloured surface: the jewel takes on the colour of the surface. Similarly, in ''samādhi'', the consciousness of the yogin fuses with the object of thought, the ''pratyaya''. The ''pratyaya'' is like the coloured surface, and the yogin's consciousness is like the transparent jewel.{{efn|Karambelkar: The description here of the "samadhi", which is the transformation and culmination of dhyana, is "arthamatra nirbhasam" and "svarupa-sunyam-iva". "Arthamatra nirbhasa" means clear perception of the mere essence behind the form having qualities of the subject, chosen for meditation. The second phrase "svarupa-sunyam-iva" amplifies further this meaning of the first phrase by saying that the "svarupa" i.e. the original form and appearance of the subject becomes almost extinct. Therefore, the subject is now perceived or experienced in its usual way that is experienced in our empirical life, but is experienced or comprehended or better still "realized" in its subtle essence or reality, which is lying behind it.<ref name=":0" />}}