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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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March 1st, 1995, Serial No. 00741Serial: BZ-00741 Lecture Practice Period, Gratitude, Discrimination, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,... |
Mar 01 1995 |
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April 9th, 1995, Serial No. 00909, Side A Buddha's Birthday, Right Speech, Beginners, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort,... |
Apr 09 1995 |
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Shantideva Class Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience, Aspects... |
May 02 1995 Unknown |
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Shantideva ClassSerial: SF-03204 Practice of Concentration Obstacles, Concentration, Faith, Family Practice, Instruction, Absolute-and-Relative... |
May 16 1995 Unknown |
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Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away AgainSerial: SF-03096 Sunday Lecture Interview, Humility, Emotions, Concentration, Posture, Soto Zen, Describe, Teacher-... |
Jun 25 1995 Green Gulch |
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Dogen's Five PointsSerial: BZ-00827B Saturday Lecture Four Methods of Guidance, Instruction, Thoroughness, Hindrances, Absolute-and-... |
Aug 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Body, Breath, Mind, StickSerial: BZ-00821B Saturday Lecture Kyosaku, Posture, Concentration, Right Effort, Harmonizing, Bodhisattva Ceremony,... |
Oct 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ial No. 00786, Side A Samadhi, Attachment, Mundane Life, Posture, Non-attachment, Sixth Patriarch,... |
1996 |
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Greek Hesychasts and English Mystics / Our ChristificationSerial: NC-00006 Session 3 & 4 of "Continual Prayer in Eastern and Western Christianity" Talk 3: The Jesus Prayer in the Middle Ages: Greek Hesychasts and English Mystics... OSB Cam, Duality, Continuous, Sanctuary, Renunciation, Concentration |
1996 2 of 2 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Rite of Passage - Ceremony and RitualSerial: BZ-00813A Saturday Lecture Ceremony, Family Practice, Karma, Tassajara, Repentance, Bell, Religion, Priest,... |
Jan 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00749 Eight Awarenesses, Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Mindfulness, Samadhi,... |
Feb 15 1996 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, resistance, Concentration, Separation... |
Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #50Serial: BZ-00806B One-Day Sitting BCR-50, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Separation, Doubt, Dragons, Oneness,... |
Apr 21 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work Practice (Fushin Samu)Serial: BZ-00804B Saturday Lecture Work, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,... |
May 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 22nd, 1996, Serial No. 00129Serial: NC-00129 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 1 - 1990s OSB Cam, Commitment, Concentration, Vows, Fox, Transmission |
May 22 1996 |
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Five Lords or PowersSerial: BZ-00792A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Offering, Bowing, Ego, Samadhi, Daily Life... |
Sep 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Being Open To Life's Process As It IsSerial: SF-03216 One-day sitting Posture, Intimacy, Zazen, resistance, Ego, Greed, Concentration, Instruction, Zendo,... |
Oct 19 1996 Green Gulch |
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SandokaiSerial: SF-03106 Sunday Lecture Manjushri, Samadhi, Oneness, confusion, Darkness and Light, Perfect Wisdom, Intimacy... |
Dec 01 1996 Green Gulch |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00808A Rohatsu Day 4 Instruction, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Sixth Patriarch, Continuous, Teacher-and-... |
Dec 05 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness SutraSerial: SF-00069 January PP Class; introduction of Mindfulness Sutra; quotes from Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman; Walden and Leaves of Grass. Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Four Noble Truths, Forgiveness, Concentration, Letting... |
Jan 08 1997 Green Gulch Farm |
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January 26th, 1997, Serial No. 00783, Side A Attachment, American, Emotions, Interview, Non-duality, Concentration, Separation,... |
Jan 26 1997 |
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Song of Jewel Mirror SamadhiSerial: SF-00072 5:00 class Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,... |
Feb 04 1997 |
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ShikantazaSerial: BZ-00357B One-Day Sitting Shikantaza, Posture, Beginners, Bowing, resistance, Concentration, Pure Existence,... |
Feb 16 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 13th, 1997, Serial No. 00850 Religion, Buddha's Birthday, Renunciation, Vows, Lotus Sutra, Describe,... |
Mar 13 1997 |
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Dogen's ZazengiSerial: BZ-00359B Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Concentration, Lotus Sutra, Pure Existence, Duality, Posture, Buddha... |
Mar 15 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zazengi: Mindfulness, Concentration, EquanimitySerial: BZ-00360A One-Day Sitting Zazengi, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Concentration, Subject-and-Object,... |
Mar 16 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 20th, 1997, Serial No. 00849 Four Noble Truths, Renunciation, Vows, Lay, Lay Ordination, Concentration,... |
Mar 20 1997 |
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March 27th, 1997, Serial No. 00848 Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Renunciation, Liberation, Karma,... |
Mar 27 1997 |
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April 3rd, 1997, Serial No. 00847 Four Noble Truths, Evil, Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, Mindfulness,... |
Apr 03 1997 |
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April 19th, 1997, Serial No. 00362, Side A Concentration, Hindrances, Practice Period, Doubt, Greed, Commitment, Samadhi, Lay... |
Apr 19 1997 |
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1997.05.07-serial.00003 Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature |
May 07 1997 |
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1997.05.07-serial.00124 Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature |
May 07 1997 |
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Dharma As MedicineSerial: SF-03621 Sunday Lecture, children's talk: good medicine (cabin) anything remarkable, beautiful, unique, like a gift from nature that anyone was able to see or feel; in quiet you are... Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Triple Treasure, realization, true dharma, Samadhi,... |
Jun 01 1997 Green Gulch |
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1997.06.03-serial.00127 Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Buddha Nature... |
Jun 03 1997 |
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Wednesday Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Separation, Fasting, Precepts, Karma, Religion, Balance,... |
Jul 30 1997 Green Gulch |
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August 2nd, 1997, Serial No. 00318, Side B Blue Cliff Record, Mindfulness, Sixth Patriarch, Culture, American, Emotions,... |
Aug 02 1997 |
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Dharma Talk - ThursdaySerial: SF-04822 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Emotions, Freedom, Mindfulness, Bowing, Daily Life, Conversation, Bell, Obstacles,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Attention to TransitionsSerial: SF-03632 One-day sitting: transitions as a time you lose balance; time of equinox - going under into dark, gathering in time of transition and change; how to meet forms that wakes up... Precepts, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Zendo, Right Speech, true dharma,... |
Sep 20 1997 Green Gulch |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-03240 Date on box 10-19-97, date on cassette 10-12-97, not corrected Commitment, Priest, Zazen, Peace, Observe, Concentration, Passions, confusion,... |
Oct 12 1997 Green Gulch |
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Eights Aspects Enlightened Person/Right SamadhiSerial: BZ-00324A Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Samadhi, Samadhi, Concentration, Eight Aspects,... |
Nov 02 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 3rd, 1997, Serial No. 01067 Mindfulness, Right Effort, Concentration, American, Dependent Origination, Don't... |
Dec 03 1997 |
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Saturday Lecture Bodhidharma, Emotions, Instruction, Daily Life, Concentration, Letting Go, Lay,... |
Feb 28 1998 City Center |
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April 18th, 1998, Serial No. 00347, Side A Practice Period, Concentration, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Offering, Posture, Commitment... |
Apr 18 1998 |
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1998.06.16-serial.00134 Yakusan, Death, Posture, Ordinary Mind, Concentration |
Jun 16 1998 |
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November 30th, 1998, Serial No. 00167, Side A Continuous, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Mindfulness, Concentration, Offering, Posture,... |
Nov 30 1998 |
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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 |
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February 11th, 1999, Serial No. 00153Serial: NC-00153 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 2 - 1990s OSB Cam, stubbornness, Liberation, Diversity, Concentration, Anger |
Feb 11 1999 |
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Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's TeachingSerial: SF-03243 Sunday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Posture, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Feb 28 1999 Green Gulch |
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Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's TeachingSerial: SF-03110 Sunday Lecture - Discussion - duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Posture, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Feb 28 1999 Green Gulch |
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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 |