What is The Meaning of Mahasamadhi?

For Pranic Healers and Arhatic Yoga practitioners, Mahasamadhi marks a special day when our beloved Teacher, Master Choa Kok Sui, left his physical body to experience Oneness with God and Oneness with all.

Maha-Samadhi essentially means the Great Samadhi. According to Hindu teachings, samadhi is a state of intense concentration achieved through meditation. In Buddhism, the Noble Eightfold path mentions samadhi as the last of the eight elements. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, it is the eighth and final limb.

In yogic traditions, this is regarded as the final stage, at which union with the Divine is reached. Mahasamadhi, therefore, refers to the state of the final union with the Divine, usually at the time of death. A yogi who has attained mahasamadhi has successfully achieved Oneness with their Higher Soul.

“To Die is to be born. With death comes freedom!”

Master Choa Kok Sui

According to esoteric teachings, it is believed that Mahasamadhi is the act of consciously leaving one’s body at the moment of death.  Other systems say that Mahasamadhi is the state a yogi enters when they deliberately decide to depart from their body. This is only possible once they have already achieved God-realization, in which the yogi recognizes and experiences their true Oneness and unity with God.

Master Choa Kok Sui said, “Dying is a Science. Do not be attached to your body. Eventually, all that exists will die. Die with Dignity. Do not go out screaming, kicking or struggling. Tune in to the brilliant light.”

Therefore, it stands to reason that Mahasamadhi is the ultimate goal of any spiritual seeker.  When living in the physical world, the yogi is limited by the physical body’s limitations, including worldly attachments and health. Mahasamadhi provides the opportunity to completely transcend the body and raise the consciousness to the sublime levels of Soul and God Realization.

While the Teacher no longer retains his physical form, his energy is no longer limited by the physical body’s confines. His energy becomes pervasive and unlimited. The teachings keep providing the illumination we need for us to guide ourselves to the light – To live an intense, extraordinary life!

“When you look at the Teacher, remember this is the Spiritual Teacher within a physical body.
The Spiritual Teacher is not the physical body.”
Master Choa Kok Sui