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samadhi

samadhi

1 9.9
A very deep meditation when the mind becomes completely still and peaceful
  • noun
  • /səˈmɑːdi/
translation icon : samadhi
  • True Self manifests One-Act Samadhi in whatever one does, wherever it is done.

Maha means big, samadhi means the big meditation.

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Examples

  • EUSD classes still always finish with Lotus and Rest, postures explained in EUSD's pilot-year textbook as facilitating "concentration, meditation, and ultimately Samadhi."

    Academic text (2018)
  • Through dedicated practice, she achieved a state of samadhi, where her mind was fully absorbed in tranquility.

  • We're not talking about going into samadhi, and everyone is at different "levels" of understanding and awareness to begin with.

    Blog text (11)
  • It's supposed to connect the mind and the body to fuel your Samadhi.

  • I do want to end before we take discussion back where I started and that is samadhi and higher states of consciousness.

  • Focus, you know, Shiva would go out into the forest in Samadhi for like weeks at a time.

  • Maha means big, samadhi means the big meditation.

  • This experience is known as Savikalpa Samadhi, samadhi with the retention of form.

    Blog text (20)
  • As in many Buddhist traditions, they begin by developing serenity (samatha) and mental integration (samadhi).

    Academic text (1994)
  • During meditation, he felt a deep sense of samadhi, as if he were one with the universe and all thoughts had vanished.

Synonyms

dhyana
vssamadhi
9.9

A deep state of calm, focused meditation in Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga

is a deeper absorption leading to complete stillness and spiritual union

How Absorbed

samadhi
1 9.9
trance
60 7.1
meditation
22 3.9
concentration
122 3.3
relaxation
54 1.6

Surface Forms

samadhi singular
samadhis plural

Etymology

Samadhi comes from old Sanskrit parts sam- 'together' and -adhi 'to put or hold', so it means 'putting together'. A helpful image is your mind 'coming together' into one calm, still place, which is why samadhi means a deep state of meditation and union.