Of particular concern to Indian drama and literature are the term ' Bhava ' or the state of mind and rasa referring generally to the emotional flavors / essence crafted into the work by the writer and relished by a ' sensitive spectator ' or sahṛdaya or one with positive taste and mind.

Radhey Shyam Ramayan mentions that the crossing of Lakshaman Rekha by Sita was done absent-mindedly by an anxious Sita only to honour the great Indian tradition of " अत ि थ ि द े व ो भव ः" ( Atithi Devo Bhava ): the guest is embodiment of a Deva ( divine entity ).

The Chhandas were composed by combining Bhava ( theme ), Kala ( time ), and Swara ( tune ).

Similarly, numerous other ancient Indian texts like Upamiti Bhava Prapancha Katha, Abhidhamma Ratanamala, Samaraiccakaha of Haribhadra Suri, Manasollasa of Chalukya king Somesavara III, Amarakosa of Amara Simha, Asvashastra of Nakula, Karanabhara of Bhasa etc etc refer to the horses from countries like Kamboja, Bahlika, Vanayu, Sindhu, Saka, Yavana, Tushara, Khorasan, Tajik, Turushaka etc but not mention any horses from Gandhara or Asvaka country.

He composed the arati song, Khandana Bhava Bandhana during the consecration of Ramakrishna's temple at a devotee's house.

They are called Manyu, Manu, Mahmasa, Mahan, Siva, Rtudhvaja, Ugraretas, Bhava, Kama, Vamadeva and Dhrtavrata.

The other 11 are Khyati married to Bhrigu, Sati to Shiva ( Bhava ), Sambhuti to Marichi, Smriti to Angiras, Priti to Pulastya, Kshama to Pulaha ), Sannati to Kratu, Anasuya to Atri, Arundhati to Vasishtha, Swaha to Agni, and Swadha to Pitris.

Bhava Samadhi is a state of ecstatic consciousness that can sometimes be a seemingly spontaneous experience, but is recognized generally to be the culmination of long periods of devotional practices.

Further, Musiri Subramania Iyer, the doyen of Bhava Sangeetham, had a vast collection of books in his library.

Goldman, Narasingha Sil, Jeffrey Kripal, and Sudhir Kakar, analyze Ramakrishna's mysticism and religious practices using psychoanalysis, arguing that his mystical visions, refusal to comply with ritual copulation in Tantra, Madhura Bhava, and criticism of Kamini-Kanchana ( women and gold ) reflect homosexuality.

Meditation on OM with Bhava removes obstacles in Sadhana and helps to attain Samadhi.

Bhavana derives from the word Bhava meaning becoming or the subjective process of arousing mental states.

Jayachandran is also affectionately called the Bhava Gayakan.

In India, hospitality is based on the principle Atithi Devo Bhava, meaning " the guest is God.

# Bhava Action of feelings on forms.

His samadhi ( tomb-shrine ) in Meherabad, India has become a place of international pilgrimage.

It has been reported that at least three days of sesshin are usually required for the practitioner to " settle down " into the sesshin routine to a point where the mind becomes quiet enough for the deeper types of meditation and samadhi to begin.

Legend has it that Kūkai has not died but entered into an eternal samadhi and is still alive on Mount Kōya, awaiting the appearance of the next Buddha Maitreya.

From the standpoint of Buddhism and Dzogchen, Elías Capriles has objected that transpersonal psychology fails to distinguish between the transpersonal condition of nirvana, which is inherently liberating, those transpersonal conditions which are within samsara and which as such are new forms of bondage ( such as the four realms of the arupyadhatu or four arupa lokas of Buddhism, in which the figure-ground division dissolves but there is still a subject-object duality ), and the neutral condition in which neither nirvana nor samsara are active that the Dzogchen teachings call kun gzhi ( in which there is no subject-object duality but the true condition of all phenomena ( dharmata ) is not patent ( and which includes all conditions involving nirodh or cessation, including nirodh samapatti, nirvikalpa samadhis and the samadhi or turiya that is the supreme realization of Patañjali's Yoga darshana ).

Donaldson has commented on his website that moksha, samadhi, and turiya are ways the Ravers describe themselves, while their other names are given by others.

Traditionally, anapanasati has been used as a basis for developing meditative concentration ( samadhi ) until reaching the state and practice of full absorption ( jhana ).

It was customary for monks to maintain samadhi ( the practice which produces complete meditation ) while eating this meal, and so Zhaozhou is not asking whether the monk has eaten: he asks instead whether the monk was able to remain in samadhi throughout the meal.

The Yogabhashya states that ' yoga ' in the Yoga Sutra has the meaning of ' samadhi '.

After taking his mahasamadhi in 1961, Nityananda's Ganeshpuri ashram was converted into a samadhi shrine and has subsequently become a renowned temple and pilgrimage site.

Once an individual has attained the meditative state of nirvikalpa samadhi in an earthy or astral incarnation, the soul may progress upward to the " illumined astral planet " of Hiranyaloka.

Once an individual has attained the meditative state of nirvikalpa samadhi in an earthy or astral incarnation, the soul may progress upward to the " illumined astral planet " of Hiranyaloka.

There is one type of Avadhuta Sect which has their worship samadhi located at Karla ( near Amaravati in Maharashtra ), this sect has followers in Vidharba, they do puja of samadhi at home also, they are against murthi puja and their greeting style is different from others, they greet by closing hand like doing namaskara and then touching each others hand.

A realized yogi ( male ) or yogini ( female ) who has attained the state of nirvikalpa samadhi ( enlightenment ), will, at an appropriate time, consciously exit from their body.

An enlightened or realized yogi is one who has attained the nondual state of nirvikalpa samadhi where duality of subject and object are resolved and the yogi becomes permanently established in the unity of full enlightenment.

Chidambara Ragunathan has identified the stories samadhi, Nondi, Bayam, Kolaikaran kai, Nalla velaikaran and Andha muttal venu as adaptations of Maupassant's works and the story pithukuli as the adaptation of a Robert Browning poem.

The area still has an old Hindu cemetery consisting of samadhi shrines of various Advaita gurus, such as Sri Ranjit Maharaj ( 1913 – 2000 ) and his guru Sri Siddarameshwar Maharaj ( 1888 – 1936 ).

Later an Advaita Vedantin ascetic taught him non-dual meditation, and according to Ramakrishna, he experienced nirvikalpa samadhi under his guidance.

" Under the guidance of Totapuri, Ramakrishna reportedly experienced nirvikalpa samadhi, which is considered to be the highest state in spiritual realisation.

According to traditional accounts, at Vrindavan, she experienced nirvikalpa samadhi and began her role as guru.

Three prayers written by Meher Baba, " O Parvardigar ", the " Prayer of Repentance " and the " Beloved God Prayer ," are recited morning and evening at his samadhi in India and are often recited at gatherings.

In simple terms, Taimni defines samadhi as " knowing by becoming ".

Once perfected, samadhi is the main tool used by a yogin to penetrate into the deeper layers of consciousness and seek the center of the yogin's consciousness.

After several failed attempts at execution, Sun Wukong was locked into Lao Tzu's eight-way trigram cauldron to be distilled into an elixir by the most sacred and the most severe samadhi fires.

This is symbolised by two dots, one of which is inside ama-kala, and the other of which is below supreme bindu, which represents the transition from samprajnata samadhi to the oneness of asamprajnata samadhi.

It is through the descent of consciousness to its center, and passage through this center by dharma mega samadhi that the Atman is realized and Kaivalya is achieved.

There is a samadhi of Saint Gosala Siddheshvaraswamy which is visited by pilgrims from the surrounding parts, particularly on Mondays.

A common description as outlined in the commentorial tradition opposes the concentration attained by practicing samatha meditation called the jhanas, and the concentration attained by practicing vipassana meditation called " neighborhood concentration " ( upacara samadhi ).

It is preceded by the establishment of mindfulness ( sati ) and leads to energy ( viriya ), rapture ( piti ), tranquillity ( passaddhi ), concentration ( samadhi ) and equanimity ( upekkha ).