Anapanasati meditation pdf

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I have heard it this way: Once the Blessed One was staying at Sāvathī, in the Eastern Park in the Palace of Mīgīra’s mother together with a large number of well-known Elder Disciples [including] Venerable Sāriputta, Venerable Mahā-Moggallāna, Venerable Mahā I don't say that there is mindfulness of in-&-out breathing in one of lapsed mindfulness and no alertness, which is why the monk on that occasion remains focused on the mind in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world Mindfulness of Breathing. Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated, it is of great fruit and great benefit. very act of being aware tends to calm the breath and body Calming the breath and body has the fruit of calming the mind The step of breathing in and out sensitive to the entire body relates to the many similes in the suttas depicting jhana as a state of whole-body awareness (see MN)In-& Ānāpānasati Sutta (Majjhima Nīkāya)Translated by Gil Fronsdal. A. (1) “On whatever occasion, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu abides contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having put away covetousness and grief Ānāpānasati Sutta (Majjhima Nīkāya)Once the Blessed One was staying at Sāvathī, in the Eastern Park in the Palace of Mīgīra’s mother together with a large number of well Mindfulness of Breathing •Bhikkhus, when mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated, it is of great fruit and great benefit. When mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated, it fulfills the four foundations of mindfulness •When mindfulness of breathing is Noticing to the inter-relationship of breath, body and mind.