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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 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
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... Hindrances, Nirvana, Concentration, Samadhi, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Freedom,...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 16 2006 Green Gulch
Sesshin Lecture Mindfulness, Letting Go, Practice Period, Hindrances, Liberation, Balance,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Nov 12 2005 Tassajara
Dining Room Lecture Posture, Zendo, Mindfulness, training, Big Mind, Bell, Bowing, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Aug 31 2005 Tassajara
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,...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 18 2004 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture Serial: SF-01023 Linda Ruth with her sick mother. The mountain lion. The bobcat. The rat. New film, "The Passion of Christ". Self-restraint. Mindfulness of the body. Angulimala. Hate, Current Events, First Principle, Passions, Precepts, Doubt, training,...	Fu Schroeder	Mar 17 2004 Green Gulch
January Class Mindfulness, Posture, Instruction, Duality, Four Noble Truths, Four Foundations,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 13 2004 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-00983 First part of lecture children's program. Read story, "Play with Me". Impatient with world situation. Look at causes. Patience. Path of peace. Dog story. MLK Jr Hate, Anger, Non-violence, Mill Valley, Peace, Greed, Evil, Demons, Concentration,...	Fu Schroeder	Apr 06 2003 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Zazen, Religion, Commitment, Big Mind, Buddha Ancestors, Soto Zen...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Aug 20 2000 Green Gulch
Fukanzazengi Class Serial: SF-03655 Monday Class Posture, Monkey Mind, Suzuki Roshi, true dharma, Zazen, Branching Streams,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Mar 20 2000 Green Gulch
Unveiling Oneness: Embracing Infinite Connection Separation, Non-duality, Zendo, realization, Peace, Concentration, Happiness,...	Teah Strozer	Jul 24 1999
Blue Cliff Record Class Serial: SF-00068 67th Case: Mahasattva Fu Expounds the Scripture; single-point samadhi. Concentration, Repentance, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Interview, Manjushri,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Apr 22 1999
Eight Characteristics of Suzuki Roshi's Teaching Serial: SF-03110 Sunday Lecture - Discussion - duplicate Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Freedom, Posture, Teacher-and-Student,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 28 1999 Green Gulch
Sunday Lecture Serial: SF-03240 Date on box 10-19-97, date on cassette 10-12-97, not corrected Commitment, Priest, Zazen, Peace, Observe, Concentration, Passions, confusion,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 12 1997 Green Gulch
Attention to Transitions Serial: SF-03632 One-day sitting: transitions as a time you lose balance; time of equinox - going under into dark, gathering in time of transition and change; how to meet forms that wakes up... Precepts, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Zendo, Right Speech, true dharma,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 20 1997 Green Gulch
Wednesday Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Separation, Fasting, Precepts, Karma, Religion, Balance,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jul 30 1997 Green Gulch
Dharma As Medicine Serial: SF-03621 Sunday Lecture, children's talk: good medicine (cabin) anything remarkable, beautiful, unique, like a gift from nature that anyone was able to see or feel; in quiet you are... Book of Serenity, Impermanence, Three Treasures, realization, true dharma, Samadhi,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jun 01 1997 Green Gulch
Song of Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: SF-00072 5:00 class Buddha Ancestors, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative, Emptiness, Samadhi,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 04 1997
Mindfulness Sutra Serial: SF-00069 January PP Class; introduction of Mindfulness Sutra; quotes from Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman; Walden and Leaves of Grass. Mindfulness, Four Foundations, Four Noble Truths, Forgiveness, Concentration, Letting...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 08 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Sandokai Serial: SF-03106 Sunday Lecture Manjushri, Samadhi, Oneness, confusion, Darkness and Light, Perfect Wisdom, Intimacy...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Dec 01 1996 Green Gulch
Being Open To Life's Process As It Is Serial: SF-03216 One-day sitting Posture, Intimacy, Zazen, resistance, Ego, Greed, Concentration, Instruction, Zendo,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 19 1996 Green Gulch
Emptying Yourself To Receive The Gift To Give It Away Again Serial: SF-03096 Sunday Lecture Interview, Humility, Emotions, Concentration, Posture, Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jun 25 1995 Green Gulch
Shantideva Class Serial: SF-03204 Practice of Concentration Obstacles, Concentration, Faith, Family Practice, Instruction, Absolute-and-Relative...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 16 1995 Unknown
Shantideva Class Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience, Aspects...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	May 02 1995 Unknown
Effort Serial: SF-00155 Sunday talk Vow, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Impermanence, Ceremony, Concentration,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Sep 04 1994
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism Serial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous Practice,...	Kazuaki Tanahashi	Apr 05 1994 7 City Center
The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism Serial: SF-00103 Lecture Series Right Speech, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Fox, Half-Smile, Lay, Emptiness,...	Jane Hirshfield	Mar 01 1994 City Center
Fire Sermon Passions, Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Delusion, Greed, realization,...	Ajahn Amaro	May 19 1993 City Center
Shakyamuni's Enlightenment as a Guide to Practice Serial: SF-00075 Saturday Lecture Fasting, Hate, Chanting, Concentration, Delusion, Vow, confusion, Zazen	Ryushin Paul Haller	Apr 24 1993
Buddha's Mother saves Tibet Peace, Delusion, Balance, Samsara, Liberation, confusion, Freedom, Concentration, Don...	Robert Thurman	Apr 14 1991 Green Gulch Farm
Living the Illusion of Separation Precepts, Observe, Concentration, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Delusion, Suzuki Roshi...	Pat Phelan	Dec 15 1990 Unknown
Embodying Enlightenment Through Daily Awareness Renunciation, Zazen Mind, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony...	Katherine Thanas	May 18 1989 Tassajara
Pure Effort In Everyday Busy Life Serial: BZ-00020 Saturday Lecture Posture, New Year Celebration, Pure Effort, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jan 02 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom Serial: SF-00007B Reading of Dr Edward Conze's translation - this is after 00007A and separate from it. Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Evil, Concentration, Karma, Anger	Unknown	Apr 25 1980
Hakuin Bodhidharma, Demons, training, Greed, Concentration, Passions, Bell, Lay, Hate...	Kazuaki Tanahashi	Mar 23 1978 Tassajara
Seminar on Prajna Serial: SF-00019 Prajna is beyond words and inexpressible; Joshu, Daishi and the broom; achieving the knowledge of not-knowledge. Duality, Mahayana, Lay, Cultivation, Concentration, Attachment, Vow, Freedom, Doubt...	Chang-Chung Yuan	May 24 1975
Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund Auditorium Serial: SF-00127 Economics as if people matter. Fox, Politics, Concentration, Balance, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, training	Dr EF Schumacher	Sep 05 1974 2 Fireman's Fund Auditorium
Pathway to Enlightenment Through Mahamudra Serial: SF-00021 Speaking on Mahamudra and translating old Mahamudra texts. realization, Concentration, Politics, Discrimination, Daily Life, Transmission,...	Sister Palmo	Apr 23 1974 City Center
Discussions Concentration, Work, Enlightenment	Dyrvamsa	May 17 1973 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. III-6 Serial: SF-06005 Third Lotus Sutra Series Thursday Evening, October 30, 1969 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Beginner’s Mind, Politics, Interview, Concentration, Precepts, Freedom,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 30 1969 Series 3, Talk 6 Tassajara
Our Practice And Our Everyday Activity Serial: SF-05396 Saturday, August 30, 1969 Newly uploaded recording should be clearer to transcribe Concentration, Composure, Gratitude, Fundraising, Posture, training, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 30 1969 Tassajara
Some Questions Question-and-Answer, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, sitting, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 28 1969 Tassajara
The Ten Powers Of A Bodhisattva Serial: SF-05106 Sunday Morning, August 25, 1968 [This date is probably incorrect. Earlier (July 21, 1968), Suzuki mentioned that he had already explained the ten powers of a bodhisattva.... Bodhisattva, Dogen, Rinzai, Soto Zen, Emptiness, Five Ranks, Attachment, Posture,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 25 1968 Sokoji
Shuso Ceremony Serial: SF-05143C SR023 Last 2/3 side 2 Philip's discussion ceremony - copied 2 tapes [there are also photographs of hand-written notes on missing portions of Q&A - per tape operator... Sesshin, Shuso Ceremony, Big Mind, Bell, Bodhidharma, Gratitude, Buddha Nature,...	Suzuki Roshi, Philip Wilson	Apr 23 1968 C Tassajara
Inner Power of Practice Serial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 02 1967 Tassajara
Zen Is Also Buddhism Serial: SF-05130C SR013 date? Fall 1967 Tassajara III - Side 1 + 1/2 side 2 Suzuki lecture copied Mahayana, New Year, Buddha Nature, Hate, Observe, Concentration, Balance, Freedom,...	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1967 Tassajara
Reflections on the Prajna Paramita Sutra Serial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous Practice, Evil, Nirvana,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 Tassajara
Think Everything Out Serial: SF-05093C Monday, August 15, 1966, Lecture C Sokoji, San Francisco Sesshin, causation, Attachment, Hate, Intuition, Concentration, Evil, Instruction,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 15 1966 C Sokoji
Class Karma, Concentration, Nirvana, Demons, Four Noble Truths, Faith, Conversation,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Unknown
Guru Authority Serial: SF-03020A #13 Ego, Liberation, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Freedom, Birth-and-Death, Concentration,...	Alan Watts	Unknown