[Note: this is a continuation of the discussion from the last session on sutra 1.44]
Sutra 1.44
एतयैव सविचारा निर्विचारा च सूक्ष्मविषया व्याख्याता॥४४॥
etayaiva savichaaraa nirvichaaraa cha sUkShmaviShayaa vyaakhyaataa
etayaiva = by this alone; savichaaraa = samadhi involving reflection; nirvichaaraa = samadhi not involving ‘vichara’; cha = and; sUkShmaviShayaa = involving subtle objects; vyaakhyaataa = is described or explained
Aranya
"By this (foregoing) the Savichara and Nirvichara engrossments, whose objects are subtle, are also explained"
When the concentration on the subtle elements is conditioned by time, space and causation, it is called "savichara" samapatti. When the concentration is not affected by any mutation due to time or space, it is called "nirvichara". When there is any verbal reflection on the object, it becomes "savichara".
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