samadhi

[suh-mah-dee]

noun Hinduism, Buddhism.

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

Origin of samadhi

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

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Historical Examples of samadhi

I had instantly seen that the saint was in a high state of samadhi.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda
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
Lying down, or sometimes sitting on the bed, he entered a state of samadhi.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda
Nirbikalpa means timeless, changeless; this is the highest state of samadhi.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for samadhi

samadhi

noun

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

Word Origin for samadhi

from Sanskrit: concentration, from samā together + dhi mind

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Word Origin and History for samadhi

"intense esoteric meditation through yoga," 1795, from Sanskrit samadhi-, literally "a putting or joining together," from sam- "together" + a- "toward" + stem of dadhati "puts, places" (see factitious).