I'm not one to quote often, but came across this bit on samadhi today:
Question: "What is a demon mind?" Answer: "Closing the eyes
[in the cross-legged sitting posture] and entering samadhi."
Question: "[What if] I gather the mind into dhyana so that it does not
move?"
Answer: "This is bondage samadhi. It is useless. This holds even for the
four dhyanas, each of which is merely one stage of quiescence from
which you will return to disturbance again. They are not to be valued.
These are created dharmas, dharmas that will be destroyed again, not
ultimate Dharma. If you can understand that intrinsically there is neither
quiescence nor disturbance, then you will be able to exist of yourself.
The one who is not drawn into quiescence and disturbance is the man of
spirit." Further: "If one is capable of not seizing on interpretations, not
creating the mind of delusion, and not esteeming profound knowledge,
then he will be a peaceful person. If there is one dharma to be esteemed
or valued, this dharma will be the one most capable of binding and killing
you, and you will fall into having mind. This is an unreliable state of
affairs.
- Bodhidharma Antholgy, pg 35.
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