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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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Six Factors of Zazen

Serial: BZ-01431

One-Day Sitting

Zazen, Concentration, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, Emotions, Samadhi, Posture,...
Apr 15 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin as a Koan for the Body

Serial: SF-00990

Sesshin Lecture: Easter/Buddha's Birthday; enlightenment experiences; dharmakaya; not doing anything; nirmanakaya; this is your life

Sesshin, Enlightenment, San Quentin, Zazen, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death,...
Apr 08 2007
Green Gulch Farm

March 8th, 2007, Serial No. 03413

Samadhi, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind
Mar 08 2007

Enlightenment as Everyday Life; "Nothing Special"

Serial: BZ-01421

Koun Ejô and Suzuki-roshi commentaries, Sesshin Day 3

Enlightenment, Koun Ejô, Samadhi, Daily Life, Thoroughness, Continuous Practice,...
Feb 19 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Nothing Outside of Practice

Serial: BZ-01420

"Treasury of Radiant Light Samadhi" by Koun Ejô, Sesshin Day 2

Samadhi, Dream World, Darkness-and-Light, Renunciation, Samadhi, Chanting,...
Feb 18 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Dealing With Mistakes: Rice and Sand— Working with our “Sandy” Path

Serial: BZ-01409

Saturday Lecture

Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Practice Period, Intuition,...
Dec 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

December 11th, 2006, Serial No. 03383

Zazen, Samadhi, Precepts
Dec 11 2006

Big Mind

Serial: BZ-01405B

Dharmakaya/Sambhogakaya/Nirmanakaya, Rohatsu Day 5

Trikaya, Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya, Monkey Mind, Big Mind, Buddha Nature...
Dec 01 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

November 16th, 2006, Serial No. 03372

Discrimination, Posture, Samadhi
Nov 16 2006

November 13th, 2006, Serial No. 03370

Samadhi, Faith, Karmic Consciousness
Nov 13 2006

November 1st, 2006, Serial No. 03361

Separation, Evil, Samadhi
Nov 01 2006

Seijiki Ceremony - Relating to Death and Dying

Serial: SF-00029

Heading into winter; what is the most important thing at the end of your life? taking refuge; how are we also hungry ghosts; six realms.

Ceremony, Six Realms, Death-and-Dying, Offering, Vow, Ordination, Sangha, Emptiness,...
Oct 29 2006

October 17th, 2006, Serial No. 03358

Faith, Samadhi, Karma
Oct 17 2006

Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two

Serial: SF-01026

One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana...

Five Hindrances, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Dhyana, Hindrances, Nirvana,...
Sep 16 2006
Green Gulch Farm

Commentary on "Komyo-zo Zammai" by Koun Ejô

Serial: BZ-01174

Storehouse of Radiant Light Samadhi, One-Day Sitting

Koun Ejô, Concentration, Samadhi, Hate, Discrimination, Gaining Mind, Liberation,...
Jul 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

What is a Cookie? Kid Zendo; Confection

Serial: BZ-01173

Saturday Lecture

Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Family Practice, Composure, Concentration, Daily...
Jul 15 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

The Paramitas: Meditation

Serial: BZ-01169A

Sesshin Day 3

Samadhi, Composure, Renunciation, Right Effort, Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Peace,...
Jun 16 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of Wisdom

Serial: BZ-01238

Saturday Lecture

Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,...
Jun 05 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-01232

Saturday Lecture

Heart Sutra, Duality, Samadhi, Attachment, Oneness, Samsara, Nirvana, Non-duality,...
May 06 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin: Beyond Comparative Thinking

Serial: RB-01650B

Sesshin

Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Concentration
May 2006
Johanneshof

Finding Your Own Middle Way: Dharma and the Enneagram

Serial: BZ-01223

Teaching Retreat

Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi...
Mar 19 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Fukanzazengi Part II

Serial: BZ-01218

Zazen Anecdotes, Sesshin Day 3

Fukanzazengi, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Meditation, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...
Feb 20 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

When Things Go Wrong

Serial: BZ-01212

Saturday Lecture

Light-and-Darkness, Right Speech, Five Ranks, Non-duality, Samadhi, Continuous...
Jan 28 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Harmonizing Tranquility and Insight

Buddha, Practice, Samadhi
Jan 13 2006

The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened Being

Serial: BZ-01209

Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances...
Jan 07 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

December 17th, 2005, Serial No. 03264

Karma, Samadhi, Generosity
Dec 17 2005

Pai Chang

Serial: BZ-01197

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Way, Darkness-and-Light, Evil, Mahayana, Practice Period, Duality,...
Nov 05 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Intuition

Serial: BZ-01185

Sesshin Day 1

Intuition, Body-and-Mind, Intuition, Posture, Instruction, Beginners, Commitment,...
Sep 03 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Genjokoan

Serial: BZ-01032A

Class 2 of 5

Subject-and-Object, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Five Ranks, Samadhi,...
May 26 2005
2
Berkeley Zen Center

May 26th, 2005, Serial No. 01560

Five Ranks, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi, Duality, Separation, Buddha Nature, Doubt,...
May 26 2005

Samadhi: Imperturbable Mind

Serial: BZ-01322B

Lecture, one day sitting

Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation, Composure, Platform Sutra,...
May 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Samadhi

Serial: BZ-01561

Imperturbable Mind, One-Day Sitting

Samadhi, Imperturbability, Samadhi, Concentration, Practice Period, Renunciation,...
May 08 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Reflections on Emptiness

Serial: BZ-01320B

Saturday Lecture

Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Liberation, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Nirvana, War,...
Apr 30 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra: Practicing Nonattainment

Serial: BZ-01316C

Saturday Lecture

Transmission, Lay Practice, Priest, Politics, Lay, Hindrances, Heart Sutra,...
Mar 26 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00768

Class 10 of 12

Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily...
Mar 10 2005
10
Tassajara

February 20th, 2005, Serial No. 03225

Dogen, Faith, Samadhi
Feb 20 2005

Uchiyama-Roshi: His Teachings on Zazen and Life

Serial: BZ-01304E

Teaching Retreat 1 of 2

Funeral, Soto Zen, Samadhi, Impermanence, Vow, Posture, Instruction, American,...
Feb 05 2005
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00595

Shuso talk, sesshin 1, day 3

Blue Cliff Record, Bell, Lotus Sutra, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way, Silent...
Jan 27 2005
Tassajara

Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi

Serial: BZ-00777

Class 1 of 12

Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Ego, Transmission,...
Jan 15 2005
1
Tassajara

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-01291D

Rohatsu Day 1

Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, Samadhi,...
Nov 29 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Shobogenso: “Zazenshin” and Zazen Instruction

Serial: BZ-01286B

One Day Sitting

Dragons, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Silence...
Oct 24 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Embodied Unity in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-02659

Sesshin

Samadhi, Practice, Japan
Oct 2004
Johanneshof

Breathing In and Breathing Out

Serial: SF-00934

One-day sitting lecture: Book of Serenity Case 3, Anapanasati Sutta, Six Subtle Dharma Gates

Mindfulness, Dragons, Lotus Sutra, Concentration, Book of Serenity, Bodhidharma,...
Sep 18 2004
Green Gulch Farm

Embracing Reality Through Zen Presence

Serial: RB-03761

Seminar_What_Is_Reality?

Samadhi, Time, Koan
May 2004
Johanneshof

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

Dogen's Bendowa

Serial: BZ-01253

Saturday Lecture

Bendowa, Repentance, Samadhi, Six Realms, Offering, Oneness, Lineage, Demons, Rinzai...
Mar 06 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Breath as Living Zen Scripture

Serial: RB-01553A

Practice-Week_The_Path_of_the_Breath

Breath, Mindfulness, Samadhi
Feb 09 2004
Johanneshof

February 2004 talk, Serial No. 03184

Samadhi, Evil, Suzuki Roshi
Feb 2004

December 10th, 2003, Serial No. 03157

Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Samadhi
Dec 10 2003

December 5th, 2003, Serial No. 03152

Samadhi, Practice, Letting Go
Dec 05 2003

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