samadhi

[ suh-mah-dee ]

/ səˈmɑ di /

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

sam, sam browne belt, sam hill, sam., sama-veda, samadhi, samain, samaj, saman, samana cay, samanid

Lying down, or sometimes sitting on the bed, he entered a state of samadhi.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
Samadhi is a superconscious state of ecstasy in which the yogi perceives the identity of soul and Spirit.

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
I had instantly seen that the saint was in a high state of samadhi.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

He thereupon in the very middle of the river burnt his body in a fiery ecstasy of Samadhi, and his pari-nirvana was attained.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien

samadhi

/ (sʌˈmɑːdi) /

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

from Sanskrit: concentration, from samā together + dhi mind