samadhi

[ suh-mah-dee ]

nounHinduism, Buddhism.
  1. the highest stage in meditation, in which a person experiences oneness with the universe.

Origin of samadhi

1
First recorded in 1820–30, samadhi is from the Sanskrit word samādhi

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How to use samadhi in a sentence

  • Growing alarmed, the Guru also grew meek, and asked only ten rupees and a promise of silence for the performance of a samadhi.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • Of samadhi or human hibernation there have been three cases within the last twenty-five years.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • He thereupon in the very middle of the river burnt his body in a fiery ecstasy of samadhi, and his pari-nirvana was attained.

  • samadhi is a superconscious state of ecstasy in which the yogi perceives the identity of soul and Spirit.

    Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
  • I entered the nirbikalpa samadhi state, remaining unbrokenly in its bliss for seven days.

    Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for samadhi

samadhi

/ (sʌˈmɑːdi) /


noun
  1. Buddhism Hinduism a state of deep meditative contemplation which leads to higher consciousness

Origin of samadhi

1
from Sanskrit: concentration, from samā together + dhi mind

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