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Samādhi (Pali and Sanskrit: समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, 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 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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January 24th, 2013, Serial No. 04041

Samadhi, Compassion, Dharmakaya
Jan 24 2013

Mindfulness and Mindlessness

Mindfulness, Hindrances, Patience, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture, Hate,...
Jan 19 2013

2013, Serial No. 02021

Serial: RB-02021

Sesshin

Practice Period, Practice, Samadhi
2013
Johanneshof

Embracing Change Through Continuity

Serial: RB-03819

Practice-Period_Talks

Practice, Bell, Samadhi
2013
Johanneshof

Five Powers of Zen

Renunciation, Mindfulness, Impermanence, Dependent Origination, New Year,...
Dec 01 2012

A Candle in the Dark

Practice Position, Darkness-and-Light, Five Ranks, Lotus Sutra, Gratitude, Commitment...
Nov 24 2012

Introduction to Bendowa

Transmission, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Rinzai, War, Samadhi...
Oct 14 2012

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening 

Oneness, Precepts, Anger, Duality, Samadhi
Apr 19 2012
The Yoga Room

Fukanzazengi

Serial: BZ-02235

The Backward Step, One-Day Sitting

Samadhi, Non-thinking, Dragons, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Intuition, Lineage...
Mar 17 2012
Berkeley Zen Center

Sitting With The Busy Mind

Concentration, Right Effort, Composure, Posture, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Gratitude...
Dec 06 2011

The Bodhisattva's Perfection of Being Ordinary 

Samadhi, Commitment
Nov 12 2011
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Embodying Zen: Journey of Becoming

Serial: RB-03141

Sesshin

Samadhi, Suzuki Roshi, Time
Aug 2011
Johanneshof

Embodying Zen: Mindful Interbeing

Serial: RB-03139

Sesshin

Bodhisattva, Zazen, Samadhi
Aug 2011
Johanneshof

Transforming the Mind of Delusion 

Karmic Consciousness, Samsara, Transmission, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Samadhi...
Jul 21 2011
The Yoga Room

Denkoroku Class - Bashyashita Daiosho

Serial: BZ-02159

Study sesshin, part 3 of 4

Karma, Transmission, Daily Life, Conversation, Duality, Funeral, Dragons, Non-duality...
Feb 20 2011
3

December 17th, 2010, Serial No. 03812

Intimacy, Samadhi, Practice Period
Dec 17 2010

November 10th, 2010, Serial No. 03795

Stillness, Practice, Samadhi
Nov 10 2010

My Way As A Teacher

Serial: BZ-02129

Berkeley Zen Center - A garden that is cultivated, Saturday Lecture

Eihei Shingi, Way-Seeking Mind, Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Dragons,...
Oct 02 2010
Berkeley Zen Center

Stillness in the Dance of Being

Serial: RB-04021

Seminar_The_Quality_of_Being

Stillness, Samadhi, Zazen
Sep 30 2010
Hannover

Things I Have Faith In

Right Effort, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, New Year, Big Mind, Samadhi, Silence, Evil...
Aug 21 2010

2010.08.12-serial.00134

Sangha, Buddha, Samadhi
Aug 12 2010

2010.08.11-serial.00133

Practice, Samadhi, Work
Aug 11 2010

2010.08.10-serial.00131

Emptiness, Time, Samadhi
Aug 10 2010

Practicing Stillness in Motion

Serial: BZ-02102

Shuso talk

Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Practice Period, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative,...
May 29 2010

May 2010 talk, Serial No. 03752

Daily Life, Mahayana, Samadhi
May 2010

October 31st, 2009, Serial No. 03685

Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Stillness
Oct 31 2009

October 1st, 2009, Serial No. 03679

Karmic Consciousness, Samadhi, Consciousness
Oct 01 2009

Flowing Silence: Harnessing Spiritual Energy

Samadhi, Silence, Building, Letting Go, Concentration
Jun 28 2009

Becoming the Person the World Needs

Serial: RB-02776

Practice-Period_Talks

Samadhi, Generosity, Wisdom
Mar 27 2009
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Shikantaza Basic Zen Practice: Serial No. 01094

Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Hindrances, Happiness...
Feb 28 2009
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra: Non attachment within attachment: Serial No. 01081

Serial: BZ-01081

Rohatsu, Day 5, side B

Attachment, Samadhi, Composure, Discrimination, Offering, Non-attachment, Platform...
Dec 11 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra: Non Attachment within Attachment

Serial: BZ-01451

Rohatsu, Day 5

Attachment, Discrimination, Samadhi, Composure, Manjushri, Offering, Non-attachment,...
Dec 11 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng

Serial: BZ-02008

Non-attachment Within Attachment, Rohatsu Day 5

Hui Neng, Attachment, Discrimination, Non-attachment, Composure, Offering, Platform...
Dec 11 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of Hui Neng: Serial No. 01080

Serial: BZ-01080

Rohatsu Day 4, side B

Samadhi, Mahayana, Big Mind, Ego, Posture, Anger, Demons, American, Building, Peace...
Dec 10 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor, Hui Neng

Serial: BZ-01450

Rohatsu Day 4

Samadhi, Big Mind, Mahayana, Posture, Ego, Anger, Passions, confusion, American,...
Dec 10 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra of 6th Ancestor Hui Neng

Serial: BZ-02007

Rohatsu Day 4

Hui Neng, Posture, Ego, Samadhi, Big Mind, Mahayana, Passions, American, Peace,...
Dec 10 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Ordinary Mind is the Way

Serial: BZ-02003

Mumonkan No. 19, Saturday Lecture

MM-19, Ordinary Mind, Dharma Transmission, Intuition, Gaining Mind, confusion,...
Nov 22 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Current Heightened Awareness of Fear 

Money, Gratitude, War, Samadhi, Anger
Sep 20 2008
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Precepts and Zazen

Serial: BZ-01158

Harmonizing Buddha Nature, Instincts, and Desires, Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Zazen, Desire, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Concentration, Buddha Nature,...
Sep 13 2008
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen and Psychotherapy: Bridging Past and Present

Serial: RB-01664G

Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy

Time, Work, Samadhi
May 2008
Rastenberg

Universal Dharma Through Silent Echoes

Stillness, Samadhi
Jan 24 2008

Kindness, Difficulty, and Illumination

Serial: BZ-01102B

Rohatsu Day 4

Samadhi, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Hindrances, Evil, Nirvana, Hate, Building, War...
Dec 05 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Illumination of Zazen

Serial: BZ-01099

Absorption in the Treasury of Light, Rohatsu Day 1

Zazen, Blue Cliff Record, Silent Illumination, Light-and-Darkness, Samadhi, Manjushri...
Dec 02 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Three Bodies of Buddha

Serial: BZ-01098

Saturday Lecture

Trikaya, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Dogen, Manjushri, Continuous Practice, Dragons,...
Dec 01 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

November 15th, 2007, Serial No. 03491

Emptiness, Samadhi, Practice
Nov 15 2007

BCR: Case #74: "Kingyu Osho-Rice Pot" (Dear Bodhisattvas)

Serial: BZ-00988

BCR: Case #93: "Taiko's 'You For Devil'", Saturday Lecture

BCR-74, Buddha Mind, Gratitude, Fox, Monastic Practice, Dogen, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Aug 04 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow

During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and...

Discrimination, Giving-and-Taking, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Non-discrimination, Desire,...
Jul 31 2007
The Yoga Room

July 31st, 2007, Serial No. 03447

Vow, Samadhi
Jul 31 2007

The Five Powers of Practice and How They Interact

Serial: BZ-00986

Kid Zendo: Zen: inside and outside the circle's center, Saturday Lecture

Practice, Concentration, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Intuition, Mahayana, Instruction,...
Jul 21 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

No Gaining Mind

Serial: BZ-01444

Sesshin Day 5

Pure Existence, Ego, Dream World, Gaining Mind, Discrimination, Big Mind, Practice...
Jun 24 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

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