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waveNirbijawave

Definition: Seedless; the highest form of samadhi where no impressions or seeds of thought remain.

Insights: Nirbija refers to the highest form of samadhi where the mind is completely free from impressions or seeds of thought, resulting in pure awareness.

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1.18

virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṁskāraśeṣo 'nyaḥ

Importance: 8/10

The other (asamprajñāta samādhi) is preceded by the practice of the cessation of mental activity, in which only latent impressions remain.

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1.51

tasyāpi nirodhe sarvanirodhānnirbījaḥ samādhiḥ

Importance: 10/10

When even this is suppressed, by the suppression of all, seedless samādhi (nirbīja samādhi) is attained.

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