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== Etymology ==

== Etymology ==

<p style='text-align:justify;'>The word samadhi can be spilt into three parts- Sama (together) + Aa (towards) + Dha (to hold).  <br/>Thus, the word samadhi means to hold or to get towards togetherness.  It can also be broken down as sama (equal/ equilibrium) + dhi (intellect/ to perceive), a state in which our [[Manas|mind]] or intellect is in balance. The meaning of samadhi from all the definitions lead to the fact that samadhi is a state of [[Dhyana|meditation]] when the meditator and the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] becomes the one. </p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'>The word samadhi can be spilt into three parts- Sama (together) + Aa (towards) + Dha (to hold).  <br/>Thus, the word samadhi means to hold or to get towards togetherness.  It can also be broken down as sama (equal/ equilibrium) + dhi ([[Buddhi|intellect]]/ to perceive), a state in which our [[Manas|mind]] or [[Buddhi|intellect]] is in balance. The meaning of samadhi from all the definitions lead to the fact that samadhi is a state of [[Dhyana|meditation]] when the meditator and the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] becomes the one. </p>

== Synonyms of samadhi<ref name="ref2">Hatha yoga pradika, commentary by Swami Muktibodhananda under the guidance of Swami Satyananda saraswati, first digital edition, Yoga publications Trust, 2016</ref> ==

== Synonyms of samadhi<ref name="ref2">Hatha yoga pradika, commentary by Swami Muktibodhananda under the guidance of Swami Satyananda saraswati, first digital edition, Yoga publications Trust, 2016</ref> ==

'''Tejobindu Upnishada<ref name="ref7">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Tejobindu Upanishad I- 37.</ref> :''' That “I am myself Brahma” is Savikalpa samadhi, when one forgets even that state is called Nirvikalpa samadhi.

'''Tejobindu Upnishada<ref name="ref7">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Tejobindu Upanishad I- 37.</ref> :''' That “I am myself Brahma” is Savikalpa samadhi, when one forgets even that state is called Nirvikalpa samadhi.

=== In Puranas: ===

=== In Puranas: ===

'''Shiva Purana<ref name="ref8">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samdhi, Page no. 448, Shiva purana 36/ 61-62.</ref> : ''' In the samadhi state, the intellect gets flooded with light. In this state, only abstract content remains, and the material substance vanishes. Here also, one becomes still like curd.  

'''Shiva Purana<ref name="ref8">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samdhi, Page no. 448, Shiva purana 36/ 61-62.</ref> : ''' In the samadhi state, the [[Buddhi|intellect]] gets flooded with light. In this state, only abstract content remains, and the material substance vanishes. Here also, one becomes still like curd.  

'''Naradiya Purana<ref name="ref9">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Naradiya Purana 33/ 43.</ref> :''' In this state, the spiritual practitioner (yogi)’s senses cease all of their activities, and he experiences extreme bliss like that of deep and dreamless sleep. When the yogi becomes motionless, like the flame of a lamp in the absence of wind that state is called samadhi in Naradiya Purana.  

'''Naradiya Purana<ref name="ref9">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Naradiya Purana 33/ 43.</ref> :''' In this state, the spiritual practitioner (yogi)’s senses cease all of their activities, and he experiences extreme bliss like that of deep and dreamless [[Nidra|sleep]]. When the yogi becomes motionless, like the flame of a lamp in the absence of wind that state is called samadhi in Naradiya Purana.  

'''Agni Purana<ref name="ref10">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Agni Purana 372.</ref> :''' When the yogi becomes still like curd (Milk has a property to flow, means it has some motion, but when it is converted to curd, then the flow property changes and it becomes stable) and where [[Dhyana|dhyana]] gets reduced to pure consciousness (when the object of [[Dhyana|dhyana]] also disappears), that is samadhi.   

'''Agni Purana<ref name="ref10">Yoga perceived and practiced by sages of India, author J.c. Singhal,first edition, Abhishek prakashan, 2009, Chapter 23- Samadhi, page no. 448, Agni Purana 372.</ref> :''' When the yogi becomes still like curd (Milk has a property to flow, means it has some motion, but when it is converted to curd, then the flow property changes and it becomes stable) and where [[Dhyana|dhyana]] gets reduced to pure consciousness (when the object of [[Dhyana|dhyana]] also disappears), that is samadhi.   

<li style="font-weight:bold">Sampragyata samadhi <span style="font-weight:normal"><br/>Sampragyata is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘known accurately’. So, Sampragyata samadhi is the stage of samadhi in which the practitioner repeatedly concentrates on the pratyaya. However, he is still conscious and knows accurately what pratyaya he focuses on. Four progressive stages of this samadhi are: </span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Sampragyata samadhi <span style="font-weight:normal"><br/>Sampragyata is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘known accurately’. So, Sampragyata samadhi is the stage of samadhi in which the practitioner repeatedly concentrates on the pratyaya. However, he is still conscious and knows accurately what pratyaya he focuses on. Four progressive stages of this samadhi are: </span></li>

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<li style="font-weight:bold">Vitarka/ savitarka samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the meditator goes in deep [[Dhyana|meditation]], concentrating on one object and yet aware of that. The presence of vitarka means the thoughts, counterthoughts, and fluctuations are present. Our intellect sees grosser visible forms of prakriti like panchamahabhuta, ekadasha indriyas.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vitarka/ savitarka samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the meditator goes in deep [[Dhyana|meditation]], concentrating on one object and yet aware of that. The presence of vitarka means the thoughts, counterthoughts, and fluctuations are present. Our [[Buddhi|intellect]] sees grosser visible forms of prakriti like panchamahabhuta, ekadasha indriyas.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vichara/ savichara samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] is more subtle forms of prakriti like tanmatras (Shabda, sparsha, roopa, rasa, Gandha), that stage is savichara samadhi.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Vichara/ savichara samadhi: <span style="font-weight:normal">When the object of [[Dhyana|meditation]] is more subtle forms of prakriti like tanmatras (Shabda, sparsha, roopa, rasa, Gandha), that stage is savichara samadhi.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Ananda: <span style="font-weight:normal">At this stage of samadhi, all the mediation objects, either gross or fine, are given up. The only object left is the [[Manas|mind]] itself, which is the awareness of the existence of “I am”. It is the state of bliss hence the name Ananda.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Ananda: <span style="font-weight:normal">At this stage of samadhi, all the mediation objects, either gross or fine, are given up. The only object left is the [[Manas|mind]] itself, which is the awareness of the existence of “I am”. It is the state of bliss hence the name Ananda.</span></li>

== Samadhi as a treatment: ==

== Samadhi as a treatment: ==

<p style='text-align:justify;'>Samadhi is advised as a treatment for atatvabhinivesha (perversion of intellect). [Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/ 63]  </p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'>Samadhi is advised as a treatment for atatvabhinivesha (perversion of [[Buddhi|intellect]]). [Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/ 63]  </p>

=== Application of Samadhi in daily life: ===

=== Application of Samadhi in daily life: ===