towards Samādhi - our ultimate aim at lost + found

living towards Samādhi, a fundamental way of being, is the ultimate aim of yogic philosophy - but how does this translate to our day to day?

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Samā

meaning balanced

Dhi

meaning mind

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what is samādhi?

Samādhi represents the ultimate yogic goal — the eighth limb of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga. Traditionally, sages would renounce worldly life, retreat into forests, and devote their lives to uninterrupted meditation and union with nature. While that path remains sacred, the spirit of Samādhi is available to us all, for modern day living.

the spirit of samādhi

Samādhi at its heart means equanimity: a mind so steady, so anchored, that external circumstances no longer disturb your very being. It is also a state grounded in a profound sense of agency — a deep knowing that while we cannot control external events, we can always choose how we meet them.

modern day challenges

From the earliest moments of life, we are measured against milestones. We learn to chase goal after goal, compartmentalizing ourselves into roles — career self, personal self, partner, parent. We rarely pause to go deeper:

  • Why am I pursuing the goals I currently am? Are they truly mine, or shaped by external expectations of “should”?

  • Do I want to be saying, doing, or acting the way I am? How is this serving me?

  • What is it that I truly aspire to?

The journey has to begin with reconnecting to the true Self, then stilling the internal noise, and finally taking action from that place of composure (see how we work).

our goal at lost+found is guiding you towards Samādhi…

…a fundamental way of being underpinned by 5 key traits - agency, non-attachment, growth mindset, authenticity, and self-awareness - to give our deepest aspirations the best chance of success

  • Every action, behaviour, and thought is in service of our true Self, not as reactions to past conditioning...

    “The Self is the friend of the self, and the Self is the enemy of the self.”
    Bhagavad Gītā 6.5

    AGENCY

  • ...which helps us transcend beyond specific goals; fulfillment comes just as much from the process as the results...

    "Let your concern be with action alone, and never with the fruits of action."
    Bhagavad Gītā 2.47

    NON-ATTACHMENT

  • ...so setbacks become but data points to course correct back towards our true Self instead of “failure”...

    "That which seems like poison at first, but is nectar in the end — that happiness is born of the clear knowledge of the Self."
    Bhagavad Gītā 18.37

    GROWTH MINDSET

  • ...and showing up as the same person regardless of the role we may be playing in a given moment...

    "Established in the Self, one remains steady, unaffected by honor or dishonor."
    Bhagavad Gītā 2.57 and 2.70

    AUTHENTICITY

  • ...we know who we are: our limits, when to say no, to pause and turn inward, to act with self-assuredness.

    "Whenever the mind, wandering and restless, strays away, let him subdue it and bring it back under the control of the Self."

    Bhagavad Gītā 6.26

    SELF-AWARENESS