Sri Krishna (Divine Incarnation of Lord Krishna) was born as the eighth child of
Devaki. This is very significant to an aspirant to
visualize the Divine present in themselves. Samadhi is
the observance of the eight fold discipline - abstention from evil
doing, observance, controlling breath and posture, withdrawal of mind
from sense objects, concentration, meditation and absorption in the
Self (Atma). The Lord can be visualized only after the seven
steps are successfully negotiated and the mind purified in the
process. The term Samadhi represents the intelligence
in grasping the fundamental equality of every being. Not only
will all feelings of difference and distinction disappear, but even
notions such as heat and cold, grief and joy, good and bad, become
meaningless. When one reaches that state, the Lord is
automatically born in their consciousness.
-Divine Discourse,
June 1, 1977.