Samadhi Talks
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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2005.05.07-serial.00183 Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Daily Life, Meditation, Non-discrimination, Sixth Patriarch,... |
May 07 2005 |
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April 30th, 2005, Serial No. 01320, Side B Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Liberation, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Nirvana, War,... |
Apr 30 2005 |
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March 26th, 2005, Serial No. 01316, Side C Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,... |
Mar 26 2005 |
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2005.03.13-serial.00177 Heart Sutra, lecture, Describe, Impermanence, Politics, Funeral, Zazen, Samadhi, Vows... |
Mar 13 2005 |
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March 10th, 2005, Serial No. 00768 Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily... |
Mar 10 2005 |
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February 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01304, Side E Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, soto, Vows, Posture, Instruction, American... |
Feb 05 2005 |
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January 27th, 2005, Serial No. 00595 Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent... |
Jan 27 2005 |
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January 15th, 2005, Serial No. 00777 Precious Mirror, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission, Daily... |
Jan 15 2005 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01291D Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, Samadhi,... |
Nov 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01286, Side B Dragons, Aspects of Practice, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, training... |
Oct 24 2004 |
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Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls"Serial: BZ-01255 One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Posture, Daily Life, Samadhi, Instruction, Karmic... |
Mar 14 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's BendowaSerial: BZ-01253 Saturday Lecture Bendowa, Repentance, Samadhi, Six Realms, Offering, Oneness, Lineage, Demons, Rinzai... |
Mar 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What About the Moment When Going Beyond Duality?Serial: BZ-01370B Rohatsu Day 1 Duality, Instruction, Priest, Continuous, Silence, Daily Life, Duality, Posture,... |
Dec 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 8th, 2003, Serial No. 01366 Dragons, Interdependence, Rinzai, Samadhi, Bell, Duality, Vows, Posture, Instruction... |
Nov 08 2003 |
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March 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00182, Side B Ego, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Intimacy, Samadhi, Chanting, Greed, Observe,... |
Mar 01 2003 |
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March 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00442 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,... |
Mar 01 2003 |
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March 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00463 Ego, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, causation, Intimacy, Samadhi, Chanting, Greed,... |
Mar 01 2003 |
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November 2nd, 2002, Serial No. 00170, Side B Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Right Speech, Anger, Dragons, Samadhi, Liberation,... |
Nov 02 2002 |
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August 24th, 2002, Serial No. 00156, Side B Vows, American, Monkey Mind, Samadhi, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bodhisattva Vow, Don... |
Aug 24 2002 |
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2002.03.14-serial.00171 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Attachment, Impermanence, Subject-and-... |
Mar 14 2002 |
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EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-00065A Rohatsu Day 7 Enlightenment, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Daily Life, Instruction, Thoroughness,... |
Dec 08 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #86Serial: BZ-00064B Rohatsu Day 4 BCR-86, Meal Serving, Samadhi, Ego, Big Mind, Addiction, Chanting, Precepts, Religion... |
Dec 05 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ZazenSerial: BZ-00064A Rohatsu Day 3 Zazen, Concentration, Posture, resistance, Right Effort, Mindfulness, Samadhi,... |
Dec 04 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 13th, 2001, Serial No. 01530 Non-duality, Concentration, Separation, Samadhi, Duality, Subject-and-Object,... |
Nov 13 2001 |
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September 2nd, 2001, Serial No. 00089, Side A Concentration, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Zazen Mind, Right Effort, Bodhisattva... |
Sep 02 2001 |
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2001.08.20-serial.00168 Samadhi, Commitment, Greed, Intimacy, Intention |
Aug 20 2001 |
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Dogen's ZazengiSerial: BZ-00086A Ego and Consciousness, Saturday Lecture Zazengi, Consciousness, Ego, Four Noble Truths, Discrimination, Ego, Concentration,... |
Aug 18 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Totally GroundedSerial: BZ-00106A Sesshin Day 4 First Principle, Samadhi, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Anger, Karma,... |
Jun 23 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2001.05.18-serial.00048 Posture, Dragons, Teacher-and-Student, Repentance, Don't Know Mind, Samadhi,... |
May 18 2001 |
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Discrimination, Non-discrimination, and Essence of MindSerial: BZ-00098A Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Discrimination, Dream World, Attachment, Posture, Platform Sutra,... |
Mar 17 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Abhidharma, Six Factors, Two AspectsSerial: BZ-00121B Saturday Lecture Abhidharma, Intuition, Practice Period, Composure, Hate, Building, Anger, Samadhi,... |
Oct 28 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Whole World Is MedicineSerial: SF-00078 "The Four Nourishments" Practice Period, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Continuous, Commitment, Passions,... |
Sep 30 2000 |
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Genjokoan CommentarySerial: BZ-00082A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Subject-and-Object, Continuous, Renunciation, Lay Practice, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 02 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ZazengiSerial: BZ-00055A Sesshin Day 1 Zazengi, Concentration, Posture, Samadhi, Emotions, Attachment, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Jun 14 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddha's Parinirvana/His Last TeachingSerial: 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 |
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November 25th, 1999, Serial No. 00927 Five Ranks, Big Mind, Culture, Observe, Samadhi, Mahayana, Duality, Vows, Buddha... |
Nov 25 1999 |
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September 30th, 1999, Serial No. 00860 Precious Mirror, Big Mind, Liberation, Five Ranks, Describe, Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Sep 30 1999 |
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September 30th, 1999, Serial No. 01009, Side A Precious Mirror, Big Mind, Five Ranks, Liberation, Describe, Nirvana Sutra, Non-... |
Sep 30 1999 |
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September 30th, 1999, Serial No. 01542 Precious Mirror, Big Mind, Liberation, Five Ranks, Describe, Non-duality, Samadhi,... |
Sep 30 1999 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #50Serial: 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 |
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Breathing, Theravada/Zen SufferingSerial: BZ-00194B Sesshin Day 3 Breath, Theravada, Samadhi, Observe, Mundane Life, Attachment, Daily Life, Four... |
Sep 06 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 2nd, 1999, Serial No. 00673 Subject-and-Object, Continuous, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Emotions, Diversity,... |
Sep 02 1999 |
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Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 1/8)Serial: BZ-00078A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Impermanence... |
Jun 23 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |