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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Master Hongzi's Practice Instruction

Serial: BZ-00073A

One-Day Sitting

Hongzhi, Practice, Attachment, Darkness and Light, Silent Illumination, Light-and-...
Apr 18 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

April 1st, 1999, Serial No. 00863

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Demons, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Evil...
Apr 01 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

Koun Ejo's Commentary - Ummon's Radiant Light

Serial: BZ-00438B

Saturday Lecture

Koun Ejô, Ummon, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi,...
Oct 11 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

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

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

Preparing for Sesshin/Introducing Tantos

Serial: BZ-00346B

Rohatsu Day 1

Sesshin, Tanto, Admonitions, Precious Mirror, Instruction, Samadhi, Discrimination,...
Dec 01 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

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

Buddhism & Enjoyment

Serial: BZ-00315B

Sesshin Day 5

Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Big Mind, Samadhi, Vows, Four Noble Truths, Peace,...
Jun 22 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

What Is Our Practice? Zazen Instruction

Serial: BZ-00313B

Sesshin Day 1

Zazen, Instruction, Practice, Silent Illumination, Posture, Big Mind, Samadhi,...
Jun 18 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

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

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

Blue Cliff Record: Case #65

Serial: BZ-00360B

Saturday Lecture

BCR-65, Separation, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Discrimination,...
Mar 22 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

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

Song of Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Serial: SF-00072

5:00 class

Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,...
Feb 04 1997

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00808B

Rohatsu Day 5

Culture, Right Effort, Samadhi, Doubt, Ego, Rinzai, Intuition, Happiness, Continuous...
Dec 06 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00784B

Rohatsu Day 2

Dragons, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Hindrances, Lineage, Separation, Posture,...
Dec 04 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #46

Serial: BZ-00789A

100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture

MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Patriarch, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha...
Oct 19 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Five Lords or Powers

Serial: BZ-00792A

Saturday Lecture

Concentration, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Offering, Bowing, Ego, Samadhi, Daily Life...
Sep 06 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Hui Neng's Instruction on Dhyana and Imperturbability

Serial: BZ-00800A

Rohatsu Day 4

Hui Neng, Dhyana, Imperturbability, Big Mind, Dream World, Discrimination, Samadhi,...
Jun 22 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

June 13th, 1996, Serial No. 00253

Heart Sutra, Attachment, Liberation, Don't Know Mind, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, Lay...
Jun 13 1996

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

Work and Practice

Serial: BZ-00118

Lecture

Practice, Work, Parinirvana, Samadhi, Tassajara, Continuous, Daily Life, Practice...
Apr 24 1996

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00806B

One-Day Sitting

BCR-50, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Separation, Doubt, Dragons, Oneness,...
Apr 21 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #17

Serial: BZ-00806A

Saturday Lecture

BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, resistance, Concentration, Separation...
Apr 20 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Hongzhi's Practice Instructions

Serial: BZ-00810B

Emptying Out, Transfer Merit, Saturday Lecture

Hongzhi, Practice, Merit, Silent Illumination, Echo, Instruction, Book of Serenity,...
Feb 25 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Parinirvana

Serial: BZ-00749

Eight Awarenesses, Lecture

Eight Awarenesses, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Mindfulness, Samadhi,...
Feb 15 1996

Eight Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being

Serial: BZ-00811B

Saturday Lecture

Eight Awarenesses, Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra,...
Feb 11 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

ial No. 00786, Side A

Samadhi, Attachment, Mundane Life, Posture, Non-attachment, Sixth Patriarch,...
1996

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00816B

Rohatsu Day 5

Repentance, Precepts, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Practice Period, Ordination, Vinaya...
Dec 07 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

Hongzhi's Silent Illumination

Serial: BZ-00974A

Saturday Lecture

Hongzhi, Practice Period, Silent Illumination, Echo, Daily Life, Instruction,...
Apr 22 1995
Berkeley Zen Center

1995.04.06-serial.00056

Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Practice Period, Vinaya, Family Practice, Beginners,...
Apr 06 1995

March 25th, 1995, Serial No. 00910, Side A

Dragons, Anger, Precepts, resistance, Describe, Bodhisattva Vow, Building, Attachment...
Mar 25 1995

March 1st, 1995, Serial No. 00741

Serial: BZ-00741

Lecture

Practice Period, Gratitude, Discrimination, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,...
Mar 01 1995

Heart Sutra: Setting the Scene

Serial: BZ-00952B

Skandas and Emptiness, Rohatsu Day 4

Heart Sutra, Skandas, Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality, Samadhi...
Dec 07 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

December 6th, 1994, Serial No. 00952, Side A

Blue Cliff Record, Echo, Samadhi, Bell, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Gratitude, Silence,...
Dec 06 1994

December 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00953, Side B

Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building...
Dec 05 1994

December 4th, 1994, Serial No. 00953, Side A

uchiyama, Lotus Sutra, Samadhi, Vows, Posture, Mahayana, Instruction, Equanimity,...
Dec 04 1994

Continuous and Discontinuous Time

Serial: BZ-00935B

Developing Character, Saturday Lecture

Time, Continuous, Peace, Ego, Daily Life, Equanimity, Samadhi, Separation,...
Sep 10 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #50

Serial: BZ-00940A

Saturday Lecture

BCR-50, Samadhi, Doubt, Platform Sutra, confusion, Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death,...
Jul 16 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Freedom, Commitment, Intention, Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00960A

Saturday Lecture

Freedom, Commitment, Intention, Samadhi, Commitment, Practice Period, Samadhi,...
May 07 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

May 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00738

Serial: BZ-00738

Lecture

Samadhi, Big Mind, Silence, Bell, Happiness, Continuous, Birth-and-Death,...
May 05 1994

Samadhi and Losing Oneself

Serial: BZ-00961B

Saturday Lecture

Samadhi, Pure Existence, Subject-and-Object, Practice Period, Samadhi, Bowing,...
May 01 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

Uniting Body, Breath and Mind

Serial: BZ-00050A

Sesshin Day 3

Posture, Birth-and-Death, Right Effort, Demons, Samadhi, Building, Harmonizing,...
Mar 26 1994

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