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=25072X
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/mn118.html