【Description】
Samadhi is a state of entering into deep meditation through diligent meditation practice. So, what is the effect of samadhi on self-cultivation?
Sakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment through meditation under the Bodhi tree.
What role did samadhi play in this process? How did Sakyamuni Buddha obtain extraordinary dharma powers and wisdom after enlightenment despite appearing ordinary? After watching this video, you may have some inspiration and insight regarding this question!
【You will learn】
- What is Samadhi
- The effects of Samadhi
【Featured aphorisms】
- Perhapsafter deeply entering a certain time and space, will you realize the truth.
- Afterentering a deep meditative state correctly,the fundamental elements ofyour lifewill undergo transformation.
【Content】
Samadhi refers to a relatively advanced and deep meditative state. It is a state of profound meditation; another term for it is Dhyāna pāramitā. They are all terms that refer to the same condition. This needs to be cultivated gradually.
If you compare the human brain to a computer, our brains are like the computers of 20 years ago. It is very slow and lacks storage. The computers nowadays can do almost everything. Watching movies and online searches can be done very quickly. Why can’t computers from 20 years ago play movies? The computer at that time was lacking in all aspects. With the computers of 10 to 20 years from now, you will be able to see things in 3D. For example, before we could only see movies on screens; 20 years from now, you will be able to touch the weapon of a character in a movie. You will be able to touch and smell and see it in reality.
So through cultivating, the Buddha was like a computer being upgraded. Despite looking like a human, the Buddha can sometimes enter an incredible and indescribable time and space where the ultimate truth may be experienced. As I mentioned, it was impossible to play movies on a computer 20 years ago. It was achieved about 10 years ago. Then what can the computers in 20 or 200 years do? The upgrades will be beyond our imagination.
So when you enter samadhi, if you have practiced well and correctly, then possibly something in your life has already changed. The physical state that we’re born with will have undergone a fundamental change. Therefore, the information we receive will also be different from that received by ordinary people. Does everyone remember the TV antennas of 20 years ago? Some people even bought an external antenna. In the past, many rooftops had various antennas stuck on them.
Now, many TVs are as thin as a book with no need for antennas to receive good signals. Don’t ask why; all you know is that technology has evolved. When I have found a new substance and put it through technical changes, it might be something really small, let’s say the size of a matchbox, or even something half that size. Something that size can even receive satellite signals. No need for big machines anymore. So there was a change in its quality and energy.
So the Buddha may still maintain a human form, but the details within his form have already changed. This change is due to being in the meditative state. In it, the Buddha discovered the ultimate truth, and in turn obtained extraordinary wisdom and abilities. So in places that the Buddha often walks near, people’s illnesses will be cured. This is recorded in the sutras. People’s leg pain is gone, and they can walk normally. A person who was mute can speak now. People who were deaf can hear now. The dharma power of the Buddha definitely exists.
This dharma power coexists with higher wisdom. This state of being is a result of the Buddha’s vow and his meditation practice. That is why what the Buddha did shocked the world at that time. At that time, many people of various ranks and fields, including the king, went to listen to the Buddha’s teachings and advice on governing the country.