build on a "spontaneous awareness" (sati) and equanimity which is perfected in the fourth dhyana.

In Hinduism, samadhi is also interpreted as the identification with the Absolute:
* Paramahansa Yogananda: A soundless state of breathlessness. A blissful super consciousness state in which a yogi perceives the identity of the individualized Soul and Cosmic Spirit.

Etymology

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