On 10/3/2014 12:02 PM, seerd...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
And might imply a genetic propensity towards Samadhi in some
populations or families relative to others.
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/This might be a good time to review the definition of samadhi:/
1. Sanskrit (saúmaúdhi) n. Jap., sanmai or zanmai
2. Nirvana, parinirvana from the root word 'Sam', to establish, make firm
3. A conscious experience that lies beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep
4. A meditative mental equipoise
/The word "samadhi" is found in the early Buddhist literature,
specifically in the Sutras of Shakya the Muni, India's first historical
yogin. There is a long history of the use of this word in early
pre-sectarian Buddhism, and in the Chan tradition and in Zen Buddhism.
In the index of the Visuddi Magga, for example, there apparently are
over twenty-five references to Samadhi.//
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That is, while everyone could culture Samadhi via systematic
neuroplasticity methods, some may have a genetic head start -- the brain
is already has some requisite pre-wiring.
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/However, the word Samadhi is not found in any of the 10 Upanishads
commented on by Shankara Acharya. This is no small matter and cannot be
passed over, for if, as you say, the attainment of Samadhi is central to
the experiential verification of the traditional literature, one would
expect the phrase to occur in the sacred texts of the Indians, right?/
