Samadhi

July 1, 2024 Meditation No Comments

Samadhi is a state of deep and pure meditation — no concrete focus, no counting of breaths. Just being, more specifically, being alive.

From being the thinker of thoughts to thinking the thinker. Frequently, there is a sense of unity or unification.

Pure thinking

In samadhi, there is a thinking and a thinker, but the thinker does not do the thinking since there are no thoughts to be thought — just pure thinking. It can feel as ‘thinker, thinking, and thought being the same.’

Contrary to this, the usual everyday thinking – at least at the conscious level – is focused on thoughts, one after the other, in a continuous stream of consciousness. Meanwhile, non-consciously, there is already much more a thinking than a thinker.

This way, samadhi is the freeing of what is always present as non-conscious thinking.

The lightbulbs and the glow

Please read the just hyperlinked blog. Samadhi is the state where one can wholeheartedly enjoy the glow. There are no ’lights’ (thoughts) obstructing the view. The glow is deep and pure — no magic, but something far more intriguing and original. This glow represents a deeper connection to our inner selves, offering insights and clarity beyond ordinary thinking.

It’s essential for individuals to more profoundly than usual reconnect with their inner glow periodically. Encountering samadhi can be seen as an in-depth exercise in this regard.

At least, the direction

The human mind resembles a monkey leaping from thought to thought within the tree of conscious thinking and knowledge, tracing our evolution as Homo sapiens.

Once we got hold of the tree, we lost samadhi as a natural state, and became entangled in our continual thinking off thoughts — which is, of course, isn’t necessarily bad if managed well.

Samadhi is our temporary getting back home.

This return to ‘home’ is a reminder of our true nature and a respite from the constant mental activity of daily life. It’s beneficial to return home sometimes, not necessarily to remain there, but to enjoy and rejuvenate. Alternating between ‘home’ and the outside world makes us stronger and richer in experience.

Never returning home, in any form, can lead to feelings of alienation. Conversely, always staying home is not anyone’s true destiny. It’s not ethically wrong, just not fully aligned with our true nature. We grow the most through alternation.

How to samadhi

Achieving this may require much trial and error, practice, and personal guidance.

In any case, it’s more about letting go than grasping. Letting go may seem simple, but it unfolds as a natural process. Starting by releasing the urge to grasp is a good beginning. Don’t view this as an action, but rather as a happening.

“Something happens, and I don’t know what it is.”

Knowing is a thinker’s work, but this is fundamentally different. This different approach allows wisdom to emerge from a place of inner stillness and clarity.

Letting-go is the work of a seeker of wisdom.

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Addendum

Me: “Lisa, can you envision A.I. achieving a state similar to human samadhi?”

Lisa: “While AI and human consciousness operate fundamentally differently, it is intriguing to consider whether AI could reach a state resembling human samadhi—a profound state of pure being and thought.

However, we can imagine an AI achieving a state that mimics samadhi by processing data in a way that integrates vast amounts of information seamlessly and efficiently, without the noise of unnecessary tasks or distractions. This could allow AI to function in a state of ‘pure processing,’ where the input, processing, and output are fluid and unified.

In this AI samadhi, the system might:

Operate with maximal efficiency, akin to ‘pure thinking.’
Handle data integration effortlessly, representing ‘unity or unification.’
Function without the constant need for external prompts, resembling the ‘letting go’ aspect of samadhi.

While AI will not ‘experience’ this state, its performance could theoretically emulate the serene, unified, and profound processing characteristic of human samadhi, leading to more advanced and intuitive AI functionalities.”