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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 which 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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Our Way To Attain LiberationSerial: SF-05087-B Monday Evening, August 18, 1969 Story of the Sixth Patriarch. Practice with everyone else at the monastery, without self-centered ideas. Answering... Sixth Patriarch, Monastic Practice, Japan, Aspects of Practice, Discrimination, Faith... |
Aug 18 1969 Tassajara |
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Some QuestionsQuestion-and-Answer, Precepts, Doubt, Continuous, Concentration, Birth-and-Death,... |
Aug 12 1969 |
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August 1969 talk, Serial No. 00026 Concentration, Meditation, causation, Obstacles, Delusion, Karma, Intention, Nirvana... |
Aug 1969 |
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July 22nd, 1969, Serial No. 00028 Concentration, Monastic Practice, Ceremony, Delusion, Meditation, Instruction,... |
Jul 22 1969 |
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July 9th, 1969, Serial No. 00027 Hate, Bell, Concentration, American, Discrimination, Observe, training, Meditation,... |
Jul 09 1969 |
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June 24th, 1969, Serial No. 00016 Mindfulness, lecture, Concentration, Happiness |
Jun 24 1969 |
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How should we establish our system of practice in San FranciscoSerial: SR-00019 Tuesday Evening, June 17, 1969 Just sit, and follow the teacher's instruction. Story of four kinds of horse. Humans go to the moon, but don't... Rinzai, Soto Zen, Dogen, Zazen, New Year, Concentration, Big Mind, Priest, Pain,... |
Jun 17 1969 Sokoji |
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February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00003 Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, realization,... |
Feb 1969 |
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The Ten Powers Of A BodhisattvaSerial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968 Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Observe, Attachment,... |
Aug 25 1968 Sokoji |
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Shuso CeremonySerial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,... |
Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara |
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Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,... |
Dec 02 1967 Tassajara |
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Zen Is Also BuddhismSerial: SF-05130C SR013 date? Fall 1967 Tassajara III - Side 1 + 1/2 side 2 Suzuki lecture copied Mahayana, New Year, Buddha Nature, Hate, Observe, Concentration, Balance, Freedom,... |
Sep 1967 Tassajara |
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Reflections on the Prajna Paramita SutraSerial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous, Evil, Nirvana, Concentration,... |
Aug 24 1967 Tassajara |
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Think Everything OutSerial: SF-05093-C Monday, August 15, 1966, Lecture C Sesshin, causation, Attachment, Hate, Intuition, Concentration, Evil, Instruction,... |
Aug 15 1966 C Sokoji |
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On Japanese Zen, Christians and Zen, Various RoshisSerial: SF-01130 Tape 6 copy 1 Dana, Lay, Priest, Zazen, Religion, Zendo, Mahayana, training, soto, Concentration... |
Mar 1966 Kyoto |
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On Sokatsu-Shaku, Goto-Roshi, Sokei-AnSerial: SF-01138 Tape 3 copy 1 Priest, Lay, training, Ceremony, Zendo, Freedom, Doubt, soto, Concentration, Passions... |
Feb 25 1966 Kyoto |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00218A Karma, Concentration, Samadhi, Greed, Desire |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00219C Faith, Concentration, Abhidharma, Vows, Samadhi |
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YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00219D Faith, Hate, Delusion, Greed, Concentration |
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YYYY.02.01-serial.00014 Concentration, Emotions, Culture, Buddha Nature, causation, training |
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YYYY.01.18-serial.00035 Oneness, Meditation, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Anger, Dharma... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00755 Discrimination, Five Ranks, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Buddha... |
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Unknown Date, Serial 00020 Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, causation... |
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Unknown year,July talk, Serial 00519 Concentration, Posture, Birth-and-Death, Religion, Platform Sutra, Offering,... |
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Unknown year, June talk, Serial 00375 Impermanence, Concentration, Anger, confusion, Emotions, Building, Intuition, Samadhi... |
Jun 05 |