CHAPTER XIII STAGES OF SAMĀDHI
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Dasgupta, Surendranath
Heat.
Knowledge of the mind.
(17)
Purusha.
Knowledge of purusha.
(18)
Gross nature subtle pervasiveness and purposefulness.
Control over the element from which follows attenuation, perfection of the body and non-resistance by their characteristics.
(19)
Act, substantive appearance, egoism, pervasiveness and purposefulness of sensation.
Mastery over the senses; thence quickness of mind, unaided mental perception and mastery over the pradhāna.
These vibhūtis, as they rise with the performance of the processes of Yoga, gradually deepen the faith śraddha of the Yogin in the performance of his deeds and thus help towards his main goal or ideal by always pushing or drawing him forward towards it by the greater and greater strengthening of his faith. Divested from the ideal, they have no value.