Samādhi is a Sanskrit term meaning “absorption,” “union,” or “integration.” In yogic and meditative traditions, it refers to the state in which the individual mind dissolves into pure awareness. Samādhi is considered the highest stage of meditation in Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, where the practitioner transcends identification with body and mind to rest in unity with the Self or ultimate reality.
- Etymology: From sam (together, completely) + ā (toward) + dhā (to place, to hold) — “to bring together completely.”
- Yoga philosophy: In Patañjali’s eightfold path (aṣṭāṅga yoga), Samādhi is the final stage, following dhyāna (meditation).
- Buddhism: Samādhi refers to meditative absorption that leads to insight and liberation (nirvāṇa).
- Vedānta and Tantra: Samādhi is seen as the realization of unity with Brahman or the Divine.
Traditions distinguish between lower forms of Samādhi, where traces of thought remain, and higher forms, where only pure consciousness shines.
In my work, Samādhi represents the archetype of union — the moment when duality dissolves and only presence remains. It is not an escape from life but an immersion into its essence. Samādhi is the flowering of practice, where awareness stabilizes beyond distraction, and bliss (ānanda) emerges naturally.
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