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Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in the Indian religions, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many such 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Ego and Personality Serial: BZ-00390A Saturday Lecture Ego, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Offering, Bowing, Samadhi, Discrimination, Evil, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 30 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Spiritual Athletics and Mindful Unity Big Mind, Samadhi, Vow, Bell, Intention	Edward Espe Brown	Apr 07 1984
Zen's Path to True Oneness Samadhi, Oneness, Delusion, Manjushri, Sixth Patriarch	Edward Espe Brown	Apr 05 1984
Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Samadhi Serial: BZ-00432A Saturday Lecture Shikantaza, Kensho, Jijuyu Zanmai, Dharma Transmission, Building, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Practicing Enlightenment Without Desiring Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00422B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Emotions, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Samadhi, Buddha Nature, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Anger, Beginners, Commitment, Daily Life, Enemies, Mindfulness, Priest, Samadhi...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #42: The Girls Comes Out of Samadhi Serial: BZ-00418B Rohatsu Day 7 Samadhi, MM-42, Four Noble Truths, Manjushri, Samadhi, Hindrances, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 2 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
The Second Grave Precept Serial: SF-00027 Not taking what is not given. Buddha Nature, Realization, Precepts, Ego, Ceremony, Peace, Samadhi, Attachment,...	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 04 1983 3 of 3
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person II Serial: BZ-00399B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Right Speech, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra: Gate, Gate, Paragate: The Mantra of Your Life Serial: BZ-00001A Sesshin Day 5 Bowing, Concentration, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Passions, Priest, Samadhi, Tassajara...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 15 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Prajna Paramita: Four Samadhis Serial: BZ-00002B Sesshin Day 4 Samadhi, Emptiness, Samadhi, Zazen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Self-Centered Meets the Absolute Serial: BZ-00041B Sesshin Day 2 Practice, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record, Case #17: “Sitting Long and Getting Tired” Serial: BZ-00029B Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17 Composure, Zazen, Koan, Samadhi, First Principle, Time	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Fundraising for the New Zendo: What is Our Basis? Serial: BZ-00007B Sesshin Day 4 Fundraising, Sangha, Samadhi, difficulty	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 22 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Rinzai Zen Serial: BZ-00015 Sesshin day 1 Sixth Patriarch, Soto Zen, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Platform Sutra, Doubt, Buddha...	Gesshin Cheney	Feb 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Stages of Practice II Serial: BZ-00024B Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Doubt, Emotions, Mindfulness, Priest, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 04 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
April 4th, 1981, Serial No. 01064 Daily Life, Doubt, Ego, Mindfulness, Priest, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 04 1981 Berkeley Zen Center
Learning How To Sit Serial: BZ-00025 Saturday Lecture Technique, Posture, Instruction, Complete activity, Passions, Samadhi	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 20 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
November 8,1980, Serial No. 01060 Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Discrimination, Concentration, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Study Period and Sesshin Serial: BZ-01511B Saturday Lecture Study Period, Eight Aspects, Right Effort, Eight Awarenesses, Discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 08 1980 Berkeley Zen Center
Unity of Practice and Realization Realization, Delusion, Samadhi, Enemies, Instruction, Oneness, Discrimination,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 13 1979
Unity Within the Present Moment Realization, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Building, Subject-and-Object...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 13 1979
Zen Blooming: Living with Pure Presence Mindfulness, Obstacles, Samadhi, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions, Evil,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 07 1979
Blooming in Mindful Presence Mindfulness, Samadhi, Obstacles, Chanting, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 07 1979
Desireless Equilibrium: Path to Enlightenment Desire, Samadhi, Happiness	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 02 1979
Harmonious Being Through Zen Presence Hindrances, Posture, Balance, Teacher-and-Student, Realization, Samadhi, Oneness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 28 1979
Embodied Zen: Practice and Presence Samadhi, Posture, Hindrances	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 28 1979
Zen Lessons Beyond Words Practice, Compassion, Samadhi	Zentatsu Richard Baker	Apr 06 1975
Harmonizing Through Sacred Vibrations Serial: MS-00434 Mantra Prayer (Part 1) Silence, Religion, Samadhi	Swami Satchidananda, et al.,	1973 Mount Saviour Monastery
Sufi Mysticism: Path to Divine Unity Serial: MS-00437 Sufism in the Dialogue Between Religions Consciousness, Religion, Samadhi	Fir Vilayat Inayat Khan	1973 Mount Saviour Monastery
Flowing Through Life and Death Buddha Nature, Community, Consciousness, Greed, Liberation, Realization, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 1972
The Essence of Tranquil Zen Practice Compassion, Realization, Rinzai, Samadhi	Katagiri Roshi	Jan 26 1972
Wholehearted Presence in Everyday Life Attachment, Beginners, Concentration, Instruction, Mahayana, Posture, Samadhi...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 26 1971
Present Moment: Embracing Zen Emptiness Bell, Building, Emotions, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Patience, Samadhi, Suffering...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1971
Compassionate Living in Zen Practice Attachment, Bell, difficulty, Ego, Evil, Karma, Obstacles, Oneness, Samadhi	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 13 1970
Living Zen: Embodying Dharma Principles Transmission, Meditation, Tassajara, Hindrances, Samadhi, Concentration, Religion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 1970
Experiencing Zen: Intuition Over Instruction Concentration, difficulty, Instruction, Meditation, Realization, Samadhi	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 03 1969
Zen Water Wisdom: Unyielding Effort Unfolds Consciousness, Big Mind, Obstacles, Emotions, New Year, Samadhi, Suffering, Ego, Hate...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 10 1969
Awakening Beyond Desire Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, Realization,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
Navigating Wholesome and Unwholesome Dharmas Karma, Concentration, Samadhi, Greed, Desire	Edward Espe Brown
Zen and Abhidharma: Pathways to Enlightenment Faith, Concentration, Abhidharma, Vow, Samadhi	Edward Espe Brown
YYYY.02.01-serial.00013 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Culture, Emotions, Offering, Samadhi, Silence
The Book of Serenity Serial: BZ-00243 Class 5 of 5 Hate, Duality, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Emotions, Samadhi, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	5 Berkeley Zen Center
5 Ranks Serial: BZ-00755 Class Discrimination, Five Ranks, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman
Dreaming Beyond Desire: Embracing Zazen Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, Causation...	Katagiri Roshi
Yoga's Universal Spiritual Dialogue Serial: NC-00205 Archival Photo Interdependence, Precepts, Renunciation, Samadhi
Awakening Through Vedanta's Pathways Serial: NC-00208 Archival Photo Karma, Samadhi, Discrimination, Intimacy
Merging Minds Through Guru Yoga Practice, Time, Samadhi
Guardians of Samaya: Devotion and Repair Time, Meditation, Samadhi

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