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162 HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ while in the body), Sahaja (natural state) and Turya, all of these are synonymous. 5. [SAMĀDHI is explained]: As salt in water unites and dissolves into it, a likewise merging of mind and self (ātman) is Samādhi. 6. When the Prāṇa is without any movement [in Kumbhaka] and the mind is absorbed in the Self, that state of harmony is called Samādhi. This is the state of Saṁprajñāta Samādhi described by Patañjali. 7. That state of equilibrium which is the union of the Jīvātman and Paramātman, in which there is the end of all desire-ideation, that is called Samādhi. This is Asaṁprajñāta Samādhi in which there is no distinction of knower, known or knowing. 8. Who really knows the greatness of Rāja-yoga? Spiritual knowledge (jñāna), freedom (mukti), stability (sthiti) and perfection (siddhi) are obtained through the teaching of the Guru. 9. Without the compassion of the true Guru, the renunciation of sensual pleasures, the perception of Truth and the natural state of Being (sahajāvasthā, which is the supreme state), are most difficult to attain. 10. When the great Power (Kuṇḍalinī) has been awakened by the various Āsana-s, the different Kumbha- ka-s and Mudrā-s, the Prāṇa is quiescent in the void (Brahmarandhra).