CONCEPT OF
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KSHANA
The moment we decide, we enter
that kind of body. One more
important thing: Because we are so
attached to the body and mind, we
cannot live without a body for
more than three kṣaṇas. The
Saṃskṛt word ‘kṣaṇa’ does not
mean ‘seconds’ or ‘moments’. It
does not measure chronological
time. It is the gap between one
thought and the next thought.
UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS
For most of us, Kṣaṇa will be a few
microseconds because of our endless
stream of thoughts. While still in the
body, if we have experienced
‘thoughtlessness’ at least once,
(thoughtlessness means being alive
without a sense of body and mind), if
we have experienced thoughtless
awareness, if we have been in Universal
consciousness for a single moment
without the body and mind, that is
what I call Samādhi.