If samyama is practised on each separately, knowledge of the meaning of the sounds produced by all beings can be acquired. By the realisation of latent impressions, knowledge of previous birth is acquired. When perceptibility of the body is suppressed by practising samyama on its visual character, disappearance of the body is effected through its getting beyond the sphere of perception of the eye. Karma is either fast or slow in fructifying. By practising samyama on karma or on portents, fore-knowledge of death can be acquired.
Calmness is attained by samyama on the bronchial tube.
When the cause of bondage gets weakened and the movements of the mind are known, the mind can get into another body. By conquering the vital force called samana, effulgence is acquired. By samyama on the relationship between akasa and the power of hearing, divine sense of hearing is gained. By practising samyama on the relationship between the body and akasa and by concentrating on the lightness of cotton wool, passage through the sky can be secured. When the unimagined conception can be held outside, i.e., unconnected with the body, it is called mahavideha or the great discarnate.