Patanjali's highest formless meditative state achieved through mathematical contemplation where even thought-objects dissolve, revealing consciousness itself.
Patanjali distinguishes two samadhis: samprajnata (with object) and asamprjnata (without object). Advanced mathematical thinking approaches asamprjnata—consciousness so refined it transcends even mathematical objects themselves. The meditator grasps mathematical truths so directly that the thought-form dissolves, leaving pure knowing. Consider infinity: contemplating mathematical infinity eventually dissolves the boundary between mind and that which is infinitely transcendent. This seedless absorption occurs when consciousness becomes so aligned with mathematical reality that separation between thinker and truth vanishes completely. Mathematical thinking as universal language culminates here—beyond all particular symbols, notations, or even concepts, resting in the pure substratum of consciousness that perceives all mathematical truth. This is enlightenment according to Patanjali: the mind, through disciplined practice, realizes its identity with the ground of being itself.
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