In science, an anomaly is generally regarded as a phenomenon that cannot be explained in terms of the laws of science established during the past few centuries, such as unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and paranormal experiences, such as extrasensory perception (ESP).

It is a paradox that an anomalous life experience that brings universal order to the world of learning should derive from a Greek word meaning ‘uneven, unequal, irregular’, literally ‘not the same; not united’, from PIE bases meaning ‘not one, not together with’.

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In Buddhism, Samādhi denotes the sixth, seventh, and eighth steps in the Eightfold path, as ‘perfect effort’, ‘perfect mindfulness’ and ‘perfect concentration’. In Hinduism and Buddhism, Samādhi denotes ‘total absorption in the object of meditation’ and ‘a nondualistic state of consciousness in which the experience of the experiencing subject becomes one with the experienced object’.