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Our motivation for samadhi increases as we sense the possibilities of the fruits of practice. The more we sense the interconnectedness of life, the more we want to understand what seems to separate us from everything else, and the more we see the need to stabilize our mind in order to discover that fact. The crucial link is that the practice sustains itself through the direct perception of interconnection, and for most people that requires a stable mind. Samadhi is now being used within the whole of the Eightfold Path, supported by Wise View, Wise Intention, and Wise Effort.