A meditation yogi is considered to be well-situated when he/she is (i) disciplined in the mind (viniyataḿ cittam), (ii) fixed in the spiritual conception of life (ātmanyevāvatiṣṭhate), and (iii) completely desireless (nispṛhaḥ sarva-kāmebhyo). (BG 6.18) The mind is controlled and steady just like a lamp in a windless place (BG 6.19).
Such a yogi reaches the ultimate stage of meditation – the stage of samādhi, exhibiting the following symptoms in succession (BG 6.20-23):
- Cessation of mental disturbances (uparamate cittaṁ) and suspension of the forces of the mind (niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā), leading to
- the vision of the self within the pure mind (ātmanātmānaṁ paśyann), resulting in
- inner satisfaction (ātmani tuṣyati). This generates
- boundless transcendental happiness (sukham ātyantikaṁ) that is
- accessible through transcendental intelligence (buddhi-grāhyam atīndriyam). At that stage,
- one no longer departs from the Truth (na caivāyaṁ sthitaś calati tattvataḥ), and
- one factually realizes that there is no greater gain (manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ). Therefore,
- one is not shaken even amidst the greatest difficulty (na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate). As a result, this is
- the complete extermination of miseries due to material contact (duḥkha-saṁyoga-viyogaṁ).
