Ramana Maharishi’s Teachings on Samadhi

“….That blessed mood,
In which the burthen of the mystery,
In which the heavy and the weary weight
Of all this unintelligible world,
Is lightened—That serene and blessed mood,
In which the affections gently lead us on,
Until the breath of this corporeal frame
And even the motion of our human blood
Almost suspended, we are laid asleep
In body, and become a living soul;
While with an eye made quiet by the power
Of harmony, and the deep power of joy,
We see into the life of things.”

William Wordsworth,  on Samadhi 

Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi’s teachings were based on his own direct experience…and are the same as the teachings of all the sages from the time of the Upanishads.

He tells us  to seek the Self by diving within through the practice of self-inquiry or of devotional surrender; both lead to merging in the source of “I”.

Merged with the source, the Self, one experiences the bliss and peace  of the thought-free state. This is samadhi.

The true Being can only be experienced in samadhi.

Once you have tasted this state, you will wish to experience it again and again.

As long as the ego-mind is not completely destroyed , the samadhi state is only temporary; on emerging, the mind and thoughts arise again.

Practice Samadhi until it becomes continuous, like an unbroken stream of oil flowing downwards, or a permanent current.

This is the state of sahaja samadhi , where the ego-mind has been totally and permanently erased by dissolving/merging in the Self.

In this state, one remains ever in blissful peace, whether one is active  or at rest. Even in the middle of the world, while seeming to perform all kinds of actions, one remains firmly anchored in the Self.

This is the goal of all your practice.

This is the state of the jnani or jivan-mukta.

Then there is nothing more to do.