Question to Maharishi Ramana.
Devotee; What is the use of Samadhi?
Answer; Samadhi, and only Samadhi, has the exclusive ability to reveal the self. Our thoughts act as a veil,obscuring our true nature.that is why other methods fall shorts in this regard .In the vison of samadhi ,only the pure essence ‘I am’ remains.
Comments; My teacher Saint Nikka Singh ji ,told a story. Vad Viasa was a scholar, he studied so many holy books. He has translated Upanishads and defined The Bhagavad Gita as believed when Sri Krishana spoke only seven solakas because it was a time of battle. Vad Visya wrote seven hundred Solaks of that idea. One day he was confused that I had not crossed the ocean of ignorance. becuse ‘Moha’ attachments were there. and still felt pleasure and pain.So he went on a spiritual journey to understand this confusion.on the way ,he met to Narda and asked him.He suggested that he should go to Sanaka and Sanandna ,who were seven brothers,who lived in the Himalayas in meditation.He went there.
He told them his problem .They asked to Vad Visya what he had studded ? He told them his very knowledge of Spiritual books.They said,” The knowledge which you have is of ‘Upra” Knowledge (knowledge of language) or wordily knowledge. but for this ,you have to learn ‘Para’ knowledge which is knowledge of meditation or Smadhi. Then he stayed there and started to do meditation.