In this class, David examines Sūtras I.41–I.46, which describe samādhi with support (sa-bīja)—absorption where thought still has a role. Patañjali introduces samprajñāta-samādhi, or “cognitive blending” (samāpatti), where the experiencer, the experience, and the object experienced merge like a flawless jewel reflecting light. David unpacks the progressive stages: savitarka (with thought, conjecture, reasoning), nirvitarka (beyond conjecture, memory purified), savicāra (with subtle reflection, like listening to the resonance of a gong), and nirvicāra (beyond reflection, with only the object shining forth). He shows how these gradations appear in āsana practice—measuring limbs, reflecting on alignment, then shifting into subtler states of receptivity. The talk closes by pointing to the purpose of concentration: not just technical refinement, but opening to the deeper seer. Poetry from Kabir and the Bauls brings this home, reminding us that concentration leads to abiding in essence, where individuality and spirit are revealed through love and presence.