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There is no prescribed rule for the behaviour of the enlightened ones. Starting from Satvapatti stage up to the seventh state, all are engrossed in the Brahman.  

There is no prescribed rule for the behaviour of the enlightened ones. Starting from Satvapatti stage up to the seventh state, all are engrossed in the Brahman.  

=== पदार्थाभावना ॥ Padarthabhavana ===

=== 6. पदार्थाभावना ॥ Padarthabhavana ===

The state of objectlessness or padartha-abhavana is the next jnana bhumika.<blockquote>भूमिकापञ्चकाभ्यासात्स्वात्मारामतया दृढम् । आभ्यन्तराणां बाह्यानां पदार्थानामभावनात् ।। १३

The state of objectlessness or padartha-abhavana is the next jnana bhumika.<blockquote>भूमिकापञ्चकाभ्यासात्स्वात्मारामतया दृढम् । आभ्यन्तराणां बाह्यानां पदार्थानामभावनात् ।। १३

परप्रयुक्तेन चिरं प्रयत्नेनार्थभावनात् । पदार्थाभावनानाम्नी षष्ठी संजायते गतिः ।। १४ (Yoga. Vasi. 3.118.13-14)<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>By practice of these five virtues and by the feeling of self-satisfaction and inner delight, man is freed from his thoughts and cares about all internal and external objects.<ref name=":3" /> The antahkarana keeps diminishing as there are no external objects to attract it outside. Manas, and chitta loose their vrttis (modifications) as there is no separate object identified by them. Every thing or object, physical and mental are nothing but appearance of Consciousness only to him.<ref name=":5" />  

परप्रयुक्तेन चिरं प्रयत्नेनार्थभावनात् । पदार्थाभावनानाम्नी षष्ठी संजायते गतिः ।। १४ (Yoga. Vasi. 3.118.13-14)<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>By practice of these five virtues and by the feeling of self-satisfaction and inner delight, man is freed from his thoughts and cares about all internal and external objects.<ref name=":3" /> The antahkarana keeps diminishing as there are no external objects to attract it outside. Manas, and chitta loose their vrttis (modifications) as there is no separate object identified by them. Every thing or object, physical and mental are nothing but appearance of Consciousness only to him and temporary. Again there is no subject-object duality, and the person can spend long hours in the state of samadhi.<ref name=":5" />

 

 

एषा हि जीवन्मुक्तेषु तुर्यावस्थेह विद्यते । विदेहमुक्तिविषयस्तुर्यातीतमतः परम्।। १६  (Yoga. Vasi. 3.118.15-16)<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>Through continued practice of these six above qualities, reducing all the knowledge of external objects, with antahkarana engrossed completely in the knowledge of Supreme Self (Brahman) and grounded in Truth -such is the state called Turyaga. He is in a state of no mind all the time. Transcending the waking, dreaming, deep sleep state, he is absorbed in the Turyaga state. Such a liberated person in the Turyaga state is called Jivanmukta.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> In the earlier state, there were rudiments of antahkarana, but that was engaged with the Brahman for a larger time period. In the Turyaga state, the person has no mind, every thing is Brahman. He does not experience anything other than consciousness. The laukika knowledge becomes nullified as the manas and buddhi (antahkarana) attains identity with Brahman. Hence he spends all time in samadhi and gets aroused by others with great difficulty. He spends life based on the remaining prarabdha karma. Such a person has no participation in worldly matters and attains Sacchidanandaghana Paramatma at all times, hence is referred to as Brahmavidvarishta.<ref name=":4" />

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