The Stage Of Absorption In Meditation

The connection in Raja Yoga meditation is not only with the original self
but also with God. During meditation, the self is absorbed in spiritual
peace. For this connection and absorption to take place, the thought cannot
be distracted, otherwise a short circuit occurs and the energy flow from
the Supreme to us stops because the thought has become disconnected from
the socket.

The human soul plugs into the unlimited pure energy reservoir of the
Highest Being in the entire Universe, often called God. This Being is a
reserve player (just like there is one in a cricket or football team)
throughout the cycle of time, existing beyond time and matter. God is
beyond the effect of pollution and decay which every human soul experiences
sometime or the other. When we need to clean out our minds, re-energize, or
refill ourselves with power, we have to tap into that Reservoir and we can
only do that through our thoughts.

If the thought is concentrated enough, the mind is able to go beyond the
ordinary, absorb the qualities of that Being and experience the meaning of
inner perfection and liberation. Accordingly, we concentrate, connect and
absorb pure energy into the self. The deeper the concentration, the greater
the absorption in the self of the qualities radiated by God.