Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t7.24

v1.c7.s10.t7.24

Though by progressing through the four samāpattis mentioned above the yogi can achieve a fairly high level of dhyana, the Yoga school maintained that these four samāpattis are “seeded Samadhi”, meaning that although the yogi has gradually expunged those distractions or impressions, he or she has not yet completely eliminated the lingering latent force (seed) resulting from his or her past karmas. If he or she can go one step further and eliminate or at least effectively suppress the latent force inherent in the “seeded Samadhi”, the blessed state of “Seedless Samadhi” may finally be achieved.