Stability of Mind (Samadhi)

This category gathers excerpts related to samādhi — collectedness, calm, and stability of mind — including concentration, stillness, and the conditions that support unification without strain.

THE EXCERPTS

001 ‣ When the Mind is Calm, Start Questioning (20) 002 ‣ Samadhi in Every Situation (44) 003 ‣ Wholesome or Unwholesome Actions Depend on the Quality of Mind (97) 004 ‣ Right Samadhi (Samma Samadhi) (146) 005 ‣ When Defilement is Too Strong to Watch, Just Focus on the Feeling (241) 006 ‣ Samatha Has Its Place in the Practice when Done Correctly (242) 007 ‣ Yogi Asking About Being Disturbed by Ghosts (347) 008 ‣ When the Mind Tries to Control the Experience, Wisdom Cannot Arise (405) 009 ‣ The Difference Between Vipassana Samadhi and Samatha Samadhi (537) 010 ‣ Metta: If You Don’t Have Any in Your Pocket, You Can’t Give (569) 011 ‣ Nimittas Are Not Important to the Practice of Vipassana (596) 012 ‣ Always Match Concentration with Its Level of Wisdom (619) 013 ‣ Recognize that the Process of Meditation Has Benefits (645) 014 ‣ Bored Because the Mind Has No Wisdom to Be Interested in the Right Object (659) 015 ‣ To Know Whether Defilement Disappears Through Wisdom or Concentration (701) 016 ‣ The Meditating Mind is the Most Important Mind (742) 017 ‣ Deep Concentration without Understanding is Dangerous (788) 018 ‣ Learning Process Means that Awareness is Present (809) 019 ‣ When the Mind Gets it Wrong (812) 020 ‣ When to Use Samadhi to Suppress the Defilement (903) 021 ‣ Watching Thoughts Can Bring Stability of Mind (945) 022 ‣ Watch the Liking Mind when Attached to the Object (1038) 023 ‣ Learning Opportunity when the Unwholesome Plays Out (1144) 024 ‣ Understanding Thinking as an Object (1160) 025 ‣ Wholesome Minds Naturally Displace the Defilements (1161)
026 ‣ Wisdom Chooses to Do Samatha Practice to Stop the Excessive Thoughts (1163) 027 ‣ When the Mind Gets Distracted into Thinking Instead of Meditating (1167) 028 ‣ Home Practice Can Surpass Retreats (1183) 029 ‣ Advice on Practicing Concentration Meditation (1213) 030 ‣ Balancing Concentration with Awareness (1269) 031 ‣ No Object Disturbs the Vipassana Yogi (1271) 032 ‣ Asking Advice on Understanding Own Practice (1312) 033 ‣ Clarifying a Wrong Idea (1356) 034 ‣ How Much Concentration is Needed to Practice Awareness (1358) 035 ‣ How to Maintain the Peaceful Mind Throughout the Day (1409) 036 ‣ The 3 Yogi Jobs Are the Factors of Enlightenment (1438) 037 ‣ The Tranquil Experience is Also Dukkha (1481) 038 ‣ Pay More Attention to the Awareness and Not the Pleasant Object (1485) 039 ‣ Nothing Upsets the Mind If We Have Sufficient Wisdom (1498) 040 ‣ The Mind is Not Scattered Whenever There is Awareness (1510) 041 ‣ Cittajarūpa – Matter Produced by the Mind (1540) 042 ‣ Working with Recurring Negative Thoughts (1546) 043 ‣ The Mind Can Be Stable when We’re Thinking a Lot (1585) 044 ‣ As Long as Awareness is Present, We’re Not Lost in Thought (1586) 045 ‣ The Experience Changes when the Mind Changes (1604) 046 ‣ Ordinary People Stay with Defilements (1644) 047 ‣ The Mind Can Be Stable when We’re Actively Doing Things (1654) 048 ‣ Handling a Strong Object (1665) 049 ‣ Using Wisdom to Change the Direction of the Mind (1674) 050 ‣ How Do I Develop the Wisdom for Death? (1685) 051 ‣ We’re Practicing to Be Aware; Not Trying to Fix (1702) 052 ‣ Be Aware of Emotions Consistently to Change the Habit (1733) 053 ‣ Easily Emotional Means Awareness, Samadhi and Wisdom Are Weak (1754)

THE DISCUSSIONS