In Patanjali’s eight-limbed path of Yoga, Samadhi is the final stage—the summit toward which all prior practice is directed. It is the state of meditative absorption where the mind becomes completely still, and awareness rests in itself without distraction or division. Getting there is not sudden—it is the result of long, consistent effort across all aspects of yogic life: ethical discipline, physical posture, breath control, sense withdrawal, and deepening concentration.
To reach Samadhi is to arrive at the highest point of the inner journey. It is not merely a reward, but a revelation—a shift in consciousness that brings clarity, peace, and freedom from the fluctuations of the mind. Like standing atop a mountain after a long ascent, the view from Samadhi offers perspective that was impossible to see from below. It is the moment when the inner work bears fruit, and the self glimpses its own true nature.
