An American lady asked Bhagavān what his experiences of were. When suggested that she should relate her experiences and ask if they were right, she replied that Śrī Bhagavān’s experiences ought to be correct and should be known, whereas her own were unimportant. She thus wanted to know if Śrī Bhagavān felt his body hot or cold in samādhi, if he spent the first three and a half years of his stay at Tiruvannamalai in prayers, and so on.
M.: transcends mind and speech and cannot be described. For example, the state of deep slumber cannot be described; samādhi state can still less be explained.
D.: But I know that I was unconscious in deep sleep.
M.: Consciousness and unconsciousness are only modes of the mind. transcends the mind.
D.: Still you can say what it is like.
M.: You will know only when you are in .