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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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Seven Limbs of Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-00055B

Sesshin Day 2

Enlightenment, Mindfulness, Concentration, Enthusiasm, Equanimity, Don't Know...
Jun 15 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazengi

Serial: BZ-00055A

Sesshin Day 1

Zazengi, Concentration, Posture, Samadhi, Emotions, Attachment, Buddha Ancestors,...
Jun 14 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

May 20th, 2000, Serial No. 00162, Side B

Rinzai, Concentration, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Buddha Nature, training, Priest,...
May 20 2000

May 11th, 2000, Serial No. 00855

Right Effort, Right Speech, Concentration, Silence, Four Noble Truths, Enemies,...
May 11 2000

April 13th, 2000, Serial No. 00915

Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Liberation, Separation, Impermanence, Peace, Right...
Apr 13 2000

April 12th, 2000, Serial No. 00533

stubbornness, Giving-and-Taking, War, Right Speech, Politics, Concentration,...
Apr 12 2000

March 25th, 2000, Serial No. 00207, Side A

Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, soto, Soto Zen, Rinzai,...
Mar 25 2000

March 4th, 2000, Serial No. 00205, Side A

Dragons, Concentration, Posture, Don't Know Mind, Bell, Instruction, Rinzai,...
Mar 04 2000

Buddha's Parinirvana/His Last Teaching

Serial: BZ-00204A

The 8 Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being, Saturday Lecture

Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Enlightenment, Eight Awarenesses, Anger, Samadhi,...
Feb 19 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00195A

Um-mon's “Particle after Particle Samadhi”, Saturday Lecture

Ummon, Samadhi, BCR-50, Attachment, Samadhi, Emotions, Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record...
Sep 11 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Serial: BZ-00194A

Sesshin Day 2

Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh, Four Foundations, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,...
Sep 05 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

1999.09.05-serial.00150A

Concentration, Mindfulness, Letting Go, Monkey Mind, Sanctuary, Don't Know Mind...
Sep 05 1999

August 14th, 1999, Serial No. 00192, Side A

Lay, Lay Practice, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Aspects of Practice, Describe, Beginners,...
Aug 14 1999

1999.08.03-serial.00148A

Concentration, Chanting, Bell, Posture, Interview, Balance, Emotions, Monks, Passions...
Aug 03 1999

1999.08.03-serial.00148B

Concentration, Bell, Chanting, Posture, Interview, Balance, Emotions, Monks, Passions...
Aug 03 1999

1999.07.24-serial.00048

Separation, Non-duality, Zendo, realization, Peace, Concentration, Judgement,...
Jul 24 1999

Genjokoan (Pt. 7/8)

Serial: BZ-00158B

Saturday Lecture

Genjokoan, Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice...
Jul 17 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

July 17th, 1999, Serial No. 00674, Side A

Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice, Heart...
Jul 17 1999

Blue Cliff Record Class

Serial: SF-00068

67th Case: Mahasattva Fu Expounds the Scripture; single-point samadhi.

Concentration, Repentance, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Interview, Manjushri,...
Apr 22 1999

Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 2)

Serial: BZ-00070B

One-Day Sitting

Zazengi, Concentration, Samadhi, Equanimity, Mindfulness, Hate, Ego, Attachment, Big...
Mar 28 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Zazengi (Pt. 1)

Serial: BZ-00070A

Saturday Lecture

Zazengi, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Buddha Ancestors, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration,...
Mar 27 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Shikantaza: "To Forget The Self"

Serial: BZ-00190A

Saturday Lecture

Shikantaza, Birth-and-Death, Continuous, Soto Zen, Offering, Renunciation,...
Jan 16 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

November 30th, 1998, Serial No. 00167, Side A

Continuous, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Mindfulness, Concentration, Offering, Posture,...
Nov 30 1998

1998.06.16-serial.00134

Yakusan, Death, Posture, Ordinary Mind, Concentration
Jun 16 1998

April 18th, 1998, Serial No. 00347, Side A

Practice Period, Concentration, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Offering, Posture, Commitment...
Apr 18 1998

December 3rd, 1997, Serial No. 01067

Mindfulness, Right Effort, Concentration, American, Dependent Origination, Don't...
Dec 03 1997

Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00324A

Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Eight Aspects,...
Nov 02 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

August 2nd, 1997, Serial No. 00318, Side B

Blue Cliff Record, Mindfulness, Sixth Patriarch, Culture, American, Emotions,...
Aug 02 1997

1997.06.03-serial.00127

Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Buddha Nature...
Jun 03 1997

1997.05.07-serial.00003

Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature
May 07 1997

1997.05.07-serial.00124

Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature
May 07 1997

April 19th, 1997, Serial No. 00362, Side A

Concentration, Hindrances, Practice Period, Doubt, Greed, Commitment, Samadhi, Lay...
Apr 19 1997

April 3rd, 1997, Serial No. 00847

Four Noble Truths, Evil, Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, Mindfulness,...
Apr 03 1997

March 27th, 1997, Serial No. 00848

Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Renunciation, Liberation, Karma,...
Mar 27 1997

March 20th, 1997, Serial No. 00849

Four Noble Truths, Renunciation, Vows, Lay, Lay Ordination, Concentration,...
Mar 20 1997

Zazengi: Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity

Serial: BZ-00360A

One-Day Sitting

Zazengi, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Concentration, Subject-and-Object,...
Mar 16 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Zazengi

Serial: BZ-00359B

Saturday Lecture

Zazengi, Concentration, Lotus Sutra, Pure Existence, Duality, Posture, Buddha...
Mar 15 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

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