Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translated by Yogi Kalinath - Chapter 1, Verse 17
Pada 1, Sutra 17 Sanskrit Verse Vitarka-vicaranandasmita-rupanugamat samprajnatah Translation Discerned cognitive absorption (or Samaprajnata Samadhi) is accompanied by observation, reflection, feeling of bliss and sense of ‘I am’. Interpretation Cognitive or enstatic absorption arises when we cease to identify with the fluctuations/whirlpools of the mind-stuff. Notice that the term employed here is ‘enstatic’ versus ecstatic implying a purely internal process. The level o