samãdhi: Meditative calm and concentration. Samãdhi is experienced by practicing various meditation techniques that are designed to calm the mind”s emotional turbulence and mental distraction by fixing it firmly on a single object of attention and mindfully holding it there until the mind becomes fully absorbed in that single preoccupation to the exclusion of everything else, and thus wholly integrated within a simple, unified state of awareness. By concentrating one”s attention on just one object, distracting thoughts and currents of the mind that would normally flow out into the sensory environment are gradually gathered into one inner point of focus, one still, calm, concentrated state called samãdhi. This does not mean that the mind is striving to concentrate on one point (an outward focus), but rather that by assiduously following the method with mindful attention, the mind naturally, on its own accord, converges into a unified state of awareness. The resulting experience is a feeling of pure and harmonious being that is so wondrous as to be indescribable. Upon withdrawing from samãdhi, this calm, concentrated mental focus then serves as a basis for successfully pursuing investigative techniques to de­velop wisdom and gain insight into the true nature of all phenomena.

　　叁摩地(samādhi)：禅修的甯靜和定。修行者不管修什麼禅修法門，爲了使內心的情緒波動和心理障礙平靜下來，而不斷專注在一個特定的對象上，直到心沒有其他雜念，完全滲入這個對象，形成一個單純合一的覺知境界，這境界即叁摩地。專注在一個對象，平常往外攀的雜念和妄想 會逐漸彙集于內在一點、一個靜止、甯靜、定的境界，即叁摩地。但這不是意味著心努力集中于外在的一點，而是以念住依照方法精進，心自然而然地彙集于一覺知的境界。這境界的效果使修行者體驗到無法形容的純淨以及融和美妙的感覺。從叁摩地境界退出來，這甯靜和專注的定力可以用來作爲修行觀慧的基礎，成功地觀察一切法的本質而産生智慧。