When chanting the Buddha’s name, are we practicing Samadhi?
We reach Samadhi when we chant with single-mindedness. As a sutra states, “If we recite the name of Amitabha Buddha, we are practicing the unsurpassed and profound meditation.” The Zen school of meditation is one method of reaching meditative concentration; chanting the Buddha’s name with single-mindedness enables one to attain real Samadhi.