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Yoga Sutras 2.45

Patanjali, explained by Swami Vivekananda

समाधिसिद्धिरीश्वरप्रणिधानात् ॥

samādhisiddhirīśvarapraṇidhānāt

By sacrificing all the Ishvara comes Samadhi.

In plain words: By giving everything over to God, called Ishvara, a person reaches samadhi, the deepest state of meditation.

Yoga Sutras 2.45
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Swami Vivekananda explains

By resignation to the Lord, Samadhi becomes perfect.