Stages of Samadhi in Yoga School

There are eight stages in the Yoga school that start from physical stages to mental or super-mental stages. All of these stages are based on concentration and meditation and the degree of concentration is determined according to the subtlety of concentration subject (prakrti’sproductions). Samādhi is the last mystical stage in Yoga. It is divided to different stages which the last of them is called Asamprajnāta Samādhi (enstasis without support). In this stage the deliverance of Puruśa (spirit) from Prakrti (substance) will be realized. But before Asamprajnāta Samādhi there is a stage called Samprajnāta Samādhi(enstasis with support). Samprajnāta Samādhi, in contrast to the Asamprajnāta, is divided to different stages. The precise study of these stages is the main subject of this article.