Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Friends: How is continuous Awareness Established only by Breathing ? Sitting cross-legged, with straight back by elevating his chin, in a silent place,the yogi remains focusing all attention on the touch point of air in his nostrils: Fully aware one inhales and fully aware one exhales...When inhaling a long breath, one understands that...When exhaling a long breath, one understands that...When inhaling a short breath, one understands that...When exhaling a short breath, one understands that...Experiencing the whole body, one inhales...Experiencing the whole body, one exhales...Calming any bodily activity, one inhales...Calming any bodily activity, one exhales... One trains thus: Experiencing joyous rapture, I will inhale...One trains thus: Experiencing joyous rapture, I will exhale...One trains thus: Experiencing a happy pleasure, I will inhale...One trains thus: Experiencing a happy pleasure, I will exhale...One trains thus: Experiencing any mental activity, I will inhale...One trains thus: Experiencing any mental activity, I will exhale...One trains thus: Calming any mental activity, I will inhale...One trains thus: Calming any mental activity, I will exhale... One trains thus: Experiencing any mentality & mood, I will inhale...One trains thus: Experiencing any mentality & mood, I will exhale...One trains thus: Satisfying by gladdening the mind, I will inhale...One trains thus: Satisfying by gladdening the mind, I will exhale...One trains thus: Focusing the mind by concentration, I will inhale...One trains thus: Focusing the mind by concentration, I will exhale...One trains thus: Releasing the mind from hindrance, I will inhale...One trains thus: Releasing the mind from hindrance, I will exhale... One trains thus: Considering the impermanent change, I will inhale...One trains thus: Considering the impermanent change, I will exhale...One trains thus: Considering the detaching disillusion, I will inhale...One trains thus: Considering the detaching disillusion, I will exhale...One trains thus: Considering the stilling within ceasing, I will inhale...One trains thus: Considering the stilling within ceasing, I will exhale...One trains thus: Considering open & freed relinquishing, I will inhale...One trains thus: Considering open & freed relinquishing, I will exhale... This is how continuous awareness is established just by breathing!!!Breathing meditation can bring the yogi into 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Jhāna...It is a unique praxis used by all Buddhas at their very Enlightenment!!! Details are found in this Meditation Manual:http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/Manual/Meditation.Manual.htm Source:The Middle Length Sayings of the Buddha. Majjhima Nikaya. Sutta 118 AnapanaSati. http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25072Xhttp://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/mn118.html PS: Please include the word Samahita in any comment, since then will my automatic mail filters pick it up and I will see it & respond!! Bhikkhu Samahita, Sri Lanka. Friendship is the Greatest ... Let there be Calm & Free Bliss !!! http://What-Buddha-Said.net Buddha-Direct What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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