What Do Semblance Samādhi and Semblance Anutpattika-Dharma-Kṣānti (Patient Endurance of Non-Arising) Mean?

"Similar" (相似) means resembling, approximating—similar in form but not in essence, not real yet resembling the real. Similar meditative concentration (samādhi) has not yet reached the level of samādhi; it is close to samādhi, resembles samādhi, seems like samādhi, but is not true samādhi. Similarly, the similar patience with non-arising and the patience with the non-arising of dharmas likewise have not yet reached the level of the patience with non-arising and the patience with the non-arising of dharmas; they are merely similar to and resembling the patience with non-arising and the patience with the non-arising of dharmas, not the genuine patience with non-arising and the genuine patience with the non-arising of dharmas.

Once you clarify the noun concepts in the Chinese language, the general meaning of a sentence or a paragraph becomes mostly clear. If your mind is not lazy and you think diligently, gradually you will be able to comprehend some of the Dharma meanings on your own. Always relying on others or on ready-made answers is a sign of unwillingness to think with care; this will not increase wisdom. You must learn to rely on your own mental wisdom, with the prerequisite being diligent cultivation of merit and meditative concentration (samādhi).