DISCOURSES Volume II - Avatar Meher Baba Trust

THE TYPES OF MEDITATION: III 133Two forms of SahajSamadhiSamadhi or spontaneous meditation of thespiritually perfected soul. Sahaj Samadhihas two forms: (i) Nirvana or Absorptionand (ii) Nirvikalpa State or Divinity in Expression.The general classification of the types of meditation hasbeen given in the above table, which serves to summarise theresults of this chapter. Among the different kinds of meditationTable of generalclassificationwhich are mentioned in this Table of GeneralClassification, the varied forms of meditationwhich are resorted to before the stage of theSadhaka (A), have already been illustrated in the beginning of thisarticle. The different forms of General Meditation (B–i) will bedealt with in Part IV. The different forms of SpecialisedMeditation (B–ii), along with their sub-divisions, will each be explainedindividually in Parts V and VI. Sahaj Samadhi (C) and itsforms will be explained in Parts VII and VIII.