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Is the samadhi which is the perfection of this eightfold yoga system the same as the samadhi of bhakti-yoga?

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"Is the samadhi which is the perfection of this eightfold yoga system the same as the samadhi of bhakti-yoga"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Yes. Samādhi means to absorb the mind with Viṣṇu. That is samādhi. So if you absorb your mind with Kṛṣṇa then it is samādhi.
Lecture on BG 6.46-47 -- Los Angeles, February 21, 1969:

Devotee: Prabhupāda? Is the samādhi which is the perfection of this eightfold yoga system the same as the samādhi of bhakti-yoga?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Samādhi means to absorb the mind with Viṣṇu. That is samādhi. So if you absorb your mind with Kṛṣṇa then it is samādhi. (break) Any inquiry? He'll ask. All right.