- In the case of one, who is able to maintain a constant state of Vairagya
even towards the most exalted state of enlightenment and to exercise the highest kind
of discrimination, follows Dharma-Megha-Samadhi.
By the uninterrupted practice of Viveka Khyati the Yogi keeps Avidya at bay and
prevents the emergence of Pratyayas in his exalted consciousness. To this is added the
practice of that highest kind of mental renunciation which is known as Para-Vairagya.
In spite of the overpowering attraction of the high state of illumination and bliss which
he has attained he renounces completely his attachment to it and maintains uninter-
ruptedly this attitude of supreme non-attachment towards it. In fact, Para-Vairagya
which he is now practising is nothing new but is merely the culmination of the renun-
ciation which he has been practising since his entry into the path of Yoga. Just as
Viveka Khyati has its beginnings in very simple forms of Viveka and is developed by
prolonged and intensive practice during his progress, in the same way Para-Vairagya
develops from simple acts of renunciation and reaches its culmination in the renuncia-
tion of the bliss and illumination of the Atmic plane. It should also be borne in mind
that Viveka and Vairagya are very closely related to each other and are really like two
sides of the same coin. Viveka, by opening the eyes of the soul, brings about non-
attachment to the objects which keep it in bondage and the non-attachment thus devel-
oped, in its turn, further clarifies the vision of the soul and enables it to see more
deeply into the illusion of life. Viveka and Vairagya thus strengthen and reinforce each
other and form a kind of ‘virtuous circle’ which accelerates in an ever-increasing de-
gree the progress of the Yogi towards Self-realization.
The combined practice of Viveka Khyati and Para-Vairagya when continued for
a long time reaches, by a process of mutual reinforcement, a tremendous degree of in-
tensity and culminates ultimately in Dharma-Megha-Samadhi, the highest kind of