Samadhi

The end or goal of the quest is absorption in the infinite - the body is at rest but the mind is alert. One is fully conscious yet is merged in the object of contemplation; there is no duality between the knower and the known. Bliss! Different schools recognize different stages or levels of samadhi, but ultimately, one merges completely with the Divine and there are no more "seeds" of thought arising to interfere with the identification with the Trancendental Self.

Aham Prema, I am Divine Love.

Dhyana

Tatra Pratyayaikatanata Dhyanam

Meditation links the mind with a chosen object; Iyengar states that as water takes the shape of its container, the mind is transformed into the shape of the object it contemplates. One can observe the flow of uninterrupted concentration, as one can watch oil pour from one container to another. The state of that uninterrupted flow of concentration is dhyana.