page_title: Samadhi
section_title: Sikhism
hierarchical_section_title: Samadhi / Sikhism
caption_attribution_description: English: Samadhi of Ranjit Singh This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the PB-79
context_page_description: Samādhi, in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In the yogic traditions, and the Buddhist commentarial tradition on which the Burmese Vipassana movement and the Thai Forest tradition rely, it is a meditative absorption or trance, attained by the practice of dhyāna. In the oldest Buddhist suttas, on which several contemporary western Theravada teachers rely, it refers to the development of a luminous mind which is equanimous and mindful.
  In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, it is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
context_section_description: In Sikhism the word is used to refer to an action that one uses to remember and fix one's mind and soul on Waheguru. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib informs:
  "Remember in meditation the Almighty Lord, every moment and every instant; meditate on God in the celestial peace of Samādhi." (p. 508)
  "I am attached to God in celestial Samādhi." (p. 865)
  "The most worthy Samādhi is to keep the consciousness stable and focused on Him." (p. 932)
  The term Samadhi refers to a state of mind rather than a physical position of the body. The Scriptures explain: 
  "I am absorbed in celestial Samādhi, lovingly attached to the Lord forever. I live by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord" (p. 1232)
  "Night and day, they ravish and enjoy the Lord within their hearts; they are intuitively absorbed in Samadhi. ||2||" (p. 1259)
  The Sikh Gurus inform their followers: 
  "Some remain absorbed in Samādhi, their minds fixed lovingly on the One Lord; they reflect only on the Word of the Shabad." (p. 503)
caption: The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is located next to the iconic Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan.
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