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Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivation of Samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of spiritual liberation (known variously as nirvana, moksha).

In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In Jain meditation, samadhi is considered one of the last stages of the practice just prior to liberation.

In the oldest Buddhist sutras, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of an investigative and luminous mind that is equanimous and mindful. In the yogic traditions and the Buddhist commentarial tradition, on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance attained by the practice of dhyāna.

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Bodhisattva Samadhi in Zen and the Flower Adornment Scripture

Samadhi, Concentration, Zazen
Feb 08 2025
AM
No Abode Hermitage

March 7th, 2019, Serial No. 04471

Zazen, Buddha, Concentration
Mar 07 2019

February 23rd, 2019, Serial No. 04467

Zazen, Letting Go, Concentration
Feb 23 2019

October 27th, 2018, Serial No. 04448

Concentration, Letting Go, Zazengi
Oct 27 2018

August 1st, 2017, Serial No. 04387

Delusion, Patience, Concentration
Aug 01 2017

Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the Holy

Not abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in...

Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana, Vow
Jul 08 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

November 24th, 2014, Serial No. 04175

Pain, Practice, Concentration
Nov 24 2014

November 18th, 2014, Serial No. 04170

Don't Know Mind, Desire, Concentration
Nov 18 2014

December 13th, 2013, Serial No. 04088

Concentration, Avatamsaka Sutra, Ceremony
Dec 13 2013

June 22nd, 2013, Serial No. 04062

Concentration, Discrimination, Samadhi
Jun 22 2013

June 2nd, 2013, Serial No. 04057

Concentration, Generosity, Zazen
Jun 02 2013

June 2nd, 2013, Serial No. 04058

Patience, Concentration, Generosity
Jun 02 2013

October 14th, 2012, Serial No. 04002

Bodhisattva, Karmic Consciousness, Concentration
Oct 14 2012

September 1st, 2012, Serial No. 03991

Fundraising, Buddha Mind, Concentration
Sep 01 2012

July 19th, 2012, Serial No. 03978

Addiction, Generosity, Concentration
Jul 19 2012

April 21st, 2012, Serial No. 03959

Precepts, Generosity, Concentration
Apr 21 2012

April 15th, 2012, Serial No. 03954

Addiction, Delusion, Concentration
Apr 15 2012

March 11th, 2012, Serial No. 03947

Suffering, Wisdom, Concentration
Mar 11 2012

March 10th, 2012, Serial No. 03945

Concentration, Study, Delusion
Mar 10 2012

January 8th, 2012, Serial No. 03924

Perfect Wisdom, Concentration, Precepts
Jan 08 2012

January 2nd, 2012, Serial No. 03921

Concentration, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Bodhisattva Way
Jan 02 2012

2012, Serial No. 04026

Concentration, Evil, Precepts
2012

December 17th, 2011, Serial No. 03919

Concentration, Delusion, Addiction
Dec 17 2011

December 8th, 2011, Serial No. 03913

Fox, Bodhisattva Vow, Concentration
Dec 08 2011

November 17th, 2011, Serial No. 03900

Practice, Concentration, Time
Nov 17 2011

November 2011 talk, Serial No. 03903

Concentration, Attachment, Openness
Nov 2011

November 2011 talk, Serial No. 03902

Addiction, Concentration, Breath
Nov 2011

October 29th, 2011, Serial No. 03886

Ego, Concentration, Posture
Oct 29 2011

Pathway to Enlightened Practice

Patience, Precepts, Concentration
Jun 2011

May 22nd, 2011, Serial No. 03846

Enlightenment, Lotus Sutra, Concentration
May 22 2011

May 21st, 2011, Serial No. 03844

Concentration, Enlightenment, Happiness
May 21 2011

May 2011 talk, Serial No. 03847

Generosity, Patience, Concentration
May 2011

May 2011 talk, Serial No. 03851

Posture, Concentration, Practice
May 2011

May 2011 talk, Serial No. 03853

Happiness, Separation, Concentration
May 2011

November 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03797

Concentration, Pain, Consciousness
Nov 12 2010

August 12th, 2010, Serial No. 03763

Emptiness, Yoga, Concentration
Aug 12 2010

August 8th, 2010, Serial No. 03761

Precepts, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration
Aug 08 2010

July 29th, 2010, Serial No. 03758

Concentration, Patience, Tassajara
Jul 29 2010

July 22nd, 2010, Serial No. 03757

Ceremony, Concentration, Avalokiteshvara
Jul 22 2010

June 2010 talk, Serial No. 03753

Avalokiteshvara, Heart Sutra, Concentration
Jun 2010

June 2010 talk, Serial No. 03754

Patience, Precepts, Concentration
Jun 2010

April 22nd, 2010, Serial No. 03749

Happiness, Concentration, Desire
Apr 22 2010

April 1st, 2010, Serial No. 03739

Patience, Effort, Concentration
Apr 01 2010

February 24th, 2010, Serial No. 03721

Karmic Consciousness, Intimacy, Concentration
Feb 24 2010

April 26th, 2009, Serial No. 03656

Emptiness, Precepts, Concentration
Apr 26 2009

December 7th, 2008, Serial No. 03611

Ceremony, Zazen, Concentration
Dec 07 2008

April 24th, 2008, Serial No. 03565

Precepts, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration
Apr 24 2008

January 22nd, 2008, Serial No. 03520

Concentration, Mindfulness, Healing
Jan 22 2008

February 3rd, 2007, Serial No. 03398

Happiness, Ceremony, Concentration
Feb 03 2007

November 28th, 2006, Serial No. 03375

Mindfulness, Karma, Concentration
Nov 28 2006

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