Nirvichara
Sanskrit: निर्वचाराTransliteration: Nirvicārā (IAST)
Translation: “without enquiry”
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Translation: "without enquiry"
Definition: "When the mind concentrates on the subtle essence of the elements (Tanmātra) and is one with them without any notion of their qualities, it is called this. It is a state of concentration according to the Yoga school."
The Science of Yoga (I. K. Taimni)
Translation: "not reflecting"
Commentary: "...spiritual illumination begins to flood the mind when the Yogi has reached the last stage of Nirvicārā Samādhi and is in the borderland which separates the intellect from the next higher spiritual principle, Buddhi or Intuition. In this stage the light of Buddhi which is the source of wisdom and spirituality begins to shed its radiance on the intellect. Illuminated in this manner, the intellect ceases to be a slave of the lower self and becomes a willing instrument of the Higher Self working through Ātma-Buddhi-Manas. For, the distortions and illusions associated with the intellect are not really inherent in this principle. They are due to the absence of spiritual illumination. An intellect illuminated by the light of Buddhi and under the control of the Ātma is a magnificent and powerful instrument which even the Adepts use constantly in Their work." (p. 109)
References:
Translation: "without enquiry"
Definition: "When the mind concentrates on the subtle essence of the elements (Tanmātra) and is one with them without any notion of their qualities, it is called this. It is a state of concentration according to the Yoga school."
The Science of Yoga (I. K. Taimni)
Translation: "not reflecting"
Commentary: "...spiritual illumination begins to flood the mind when the Yogi has reached the last stage of Nirvicārā Samādhi and is in the borderland which separates the intellect from the next higher spiritual principle, Buddhi or Intuition. In this stage the light of Buddhi which is the source of wisdom and spirituality begins to shed its radiance on the intellect. Illuminated in this manner, the intellect ceases to be a slave of the lower self and becomes a willing instrument of the Higher Self working through Ātma-Buddhi-Manas. For, the distortions and illusions associated with the intellect are not really inherent in this principle. They are due to the absence of spiritual illumination. An intellect illuminated by the light of Buddhi and under the control of the Ātma is a magnificent and powerful instrument which even the Adepts use constantly in Their work." (p. 109)
References:
- Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
- Taimni, I. K. (1975). The Science of Yoga: The Yoga-Sūtras of Patañjali in Sanskrit with Transliteration in Roman, Translation in English and Commentary: Theosophical Publishing House. p. 109.
