Talk:Samadhi
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Samadhi is a valid, yet obscure Sanskrit term.
"Samadhi Meditation" entry is some New Age mumbo-jumbo mixture. Please do NOT merge, the meaning will be lost.
[edit] Quality concerns
I am concerned about the quality of this page. Some parts of it read like poor translations from other languages, and the grammar sometimes impedes understanding of the material. However, I lack sufficient knowledge of the material to be able to edit this article. --John Hupp 06:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Cosmic Consciousness" redirect
I concerned about the use of the term "Cosmic Consciousness" as a redirect for this article, particularly because it is a term that is used frequently in comic books throughout the Marvel Universe continuity. I feel that using this term as a redirect may be somewhat misleading and that a separate article should be created. Thoughts? Gnosis1185 04:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
While I am not a native English speaker (who is nowadays? :)), I believe I'm a fairly competent reader, and I can't make anything out of the first section. The following paragraph seems in particularly poor shape:
- Samadhi (...) is Sanskrit term for the practice which produces complete meditation (among "normal" one). According to Vyasa, "yoga is samadhi" deciphered as complete control (samadhana) over the functions of consciousness (better is it so Higher control, that it Release...). (...). The result is various degrees of veridical coalescent acquisition of truth (samapatti).
Now, this does not only pose as fact what may be the respectable belief of a religious group, but far from an established truth, it does it in quite poor style. This is either an attempt at editing from someone rather unacquainted with English grammar, or simple rambling. I believe serious editing is needed. Taragüí @ 08:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Agreed. There are parts of this article I can't understand, and I am a native English speaker. I made some major edits and removed some bits that didn't seem to make sense by commenting them out in the HTML. The article probably needs major reorganization, which is more than I can do right now. SQFreak 02:36, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
I agree also and am fluent in English and have an M.A. in philosophy. I am going to try to improve the first opening definition. I am taking this from Meher Baba's "God Speaks" (1955, Dodd Meade) which is the most reliable syncretic source I know and is considered authoritative. I am using the glossary definition from the second edtition. The book also describes the meaning of nirvikalpa samadhi and sahaj samadhi and gives Sufi equivolent terms for these latter states: fana-fillah and baqa-billah. chris 12:15, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Actually I went ahead and did a whole reworking of the page. I corrected style conflicts and changed the order slightly to make it more clear. I also omitted a few passages, either because they were redundant (stated elsewhere in the article) or because they had no references. Some omissions appeared to be endorsements for a particular teacher or appeared to be original research or personal opinion that was unreferenced. One of the main persistant errors was that samadi was occasionally confused with the practice of meditation itself, when it is actually the state that is induced by meditation. I think it at least gives a clear overview to the novice westerner curious to get a handle on the term. Of course it is not the final word, just my best effort. chris 14:31, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
