Questions tagged [anapanasati]
Pali term meaning mindfulness of breathing. Can refer to the meditation practice or texts on the subject such as the Ānāpānasati Sutta within the Pali Canon.
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length vs number of times of meditation
Is doing 10 min meditation 6 times same as doing 1 hour meditation? Or is doing 30 mins 4 times same as 2 hour meditation ?
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Where should the eye be oriented during Vipassana (Anapanasati)?
Here is a general meditation technique of Anapanasati where one concentrates on the breath.
My question is during this meditation where should the eye turned.
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How is Zazen different from Anapanasati?
As far as I am aware, in Zazen the hands are folded in a mudra, a larger emphasis is placed on holding the specific posture, the eyes are held open, and attention is placed underneath the navel. But ...
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What other meditation techniques are attributed to Buddha apart from Anapanasati?
Anapanasati is a meditation technique attributed to Buddha himself and it is from Tripitaka.
What other meditation techniques are present in Tripitaka and are attribited authoritatively to Buddha ...
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anapanasati: nimitta or ambient light?
I have started facing a weird problem which I wouldn't earlier.
While meditating during daytime, I sometimes doubt whether I am actually experiencing nimitta or my vittaka has waned and, instead of ...
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Does Shikantaza lead towards attaining Jhana, if not, is there any progression?
I have been practicing two different meditations over the years, one is Anapanasati, i.e. mindfulness of breath as I learned from S.N.Goenka, and the other is Zazen or Shikantaza i.e. just sitting, ...
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Hard breath (intentional breath) in Pali
When your mind is wandering during Anapana, you may use "Hard Breath" (intentional breath).
What is the Pali word for this technique?
What is the Pali text explaining this "hard breath&...
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Please help me to better understand the simile of the turner for the first part of the anapanasati instructions
Can anyone post a video of what a "bhamakāro" from ancient India would be doing? If not, can anyone explain very clearly what we are talking about in terms of the tool that would have been ...
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Is there a point practicing mantra if I can get to samadhi with pure anapana/breath meditation?
Been meditating for some years, been doing most anapana & also a bit of Goenka-vipassana. Have had certain experiences, samadhi states and jhana (although I'm still far from being able to ...
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Help finding “Breath Energy” as described by Thanissaro Bhikku
I plan on calling the Metta forest monastery with this question shortly but have not had the opportunity yet to do so.
In “With Each and every breath” and in many of Thanissaro’s guided meditations he ...
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Finding a Meditation Teacher
I am keen on finding a teacher that is experienced in Samatha meditation. I have come to understand meditation as a skill to be practiced and developed over time. This practice is something I plan to ...
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Between Ana & Apana. What is the terminology for this moment?
Ana (Āna, Āṇā, incoming breath, inhale) & Apana (apāṇa, āpāna, outgoing breath, exhale), there is a moment between them. Or let's say the point switches from incoming breath to outgoing breath.
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Anapanasati vs Vipassana, what to follow? [duplicate]
I have a friend who recently did Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program as designed by Jon Kabat Zinn. I haven't done it myself but he explained to me that it is based on the Vipassana ...
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Was anapanasati and other meditations ever taught to lay followers?
This question springs forth as I haven't found yet any sutta showing this premise, has the Buddha ever taught anapanasati to lay followers ?
And if not, what could be the reason ?
May you be well.
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what is the difference between Anapanasati and the Satipatthana
studying the two, and reading the list of the 4 tetrads, in the Anapanasati - first breathe and body, second studying the two, and reading the list of the 4 tetrads, in the Anapanasati - first breathe ...
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Does Vipassana arise from Samatha/Anapanasati meditation? or is it another trap of monkey mind?
I'm novice to meditation and Buddhism. Apologies if this is silly question
I've been practicing antipasti meditation for few months. While I watch/understand my breath, when a thought arise I use 6 ...
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samatha after vipassana
Can one correctly practice anapanasati when one is very used to Mahasi vipassana?
How? Why?
Can one correctly practice vipassana when one is very used to anapanasati or any other samatha practice?...
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How can I focus on breath at the tip of my nose?
I have chosen to practice meditation on and mindfulness of the breath, at the tip of the nose, as prescribed by the Buddha. My difficulty, simply put, is that I am able to sense and focus on the ...
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meditation - How obvious should the touch of the breath be?
When I try to feel the sensations of the breath at the nostrils/upper lip during anapana, it's so faint that after a certain point, I think I may be imagining the touch of the breath.
I may even feel ...
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Anapanasati - are the 16 considered progressive sequence of steps?
Answers to this question suggest that the 16 are steps or stages of anapanasati, which implies that they are a progressive sequence of steps or stages. They are also related to the four foundations of ...
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Simplest version of anapanasati
Anapanasati is usually described as "mindfulness of breathing" but I've seen a member of this site describing it as "mindfulness with breathing".
Sati or mindfulness (as seen in the parable of the ...
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How to disambiguate between various meditation practices?
From what I understand, different schools of Buddhism teach different subsets of meditation techniques, or different variations of the same techniques. However, many meditation resources don't specify ...
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Anapanasati practice: what’s the correct way to focus on breath?
I have practiced anapanasati for a while and encountered some difficulties. I can easily find my breath in front of nostril. Then I started to pay attention to the in-and-out of the breath ...
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Anapanasati and Compassion
I'm wondering basically whether anapanasati can result in as much compassion as metta. Though the focus is different, can these two meditations have the same potential for altruism? Does meditating on ...
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What is bodily formation? Does it refer to the breath or the body?
'I will breathe in tranquilizing the bodily formation'; he trains thus: 'I will breathe out tranquilizing the bodily formation.'" ---Satipatthana (Bhiku Bodhi's translation)
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Help Me Choose which meditation i Should do Anapanasati or Brahmaviharas?
I have been going through this dilemma for almost a year now in choosing a meditation object..
I only wish to take one meditation object.The reason being i maintain this object through out the day ...
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Level of Focus in Anapanasati
I've been practising meditation with the breath as an object. While meditating, I am mindful of whatever arises. I feel that such awareness gives insight into the mind.
However, I am wondering ...
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Samatha vs Vipassana. What are the mechanics?
So correct me if im wrong samatha and vipassna are the goals of all forms of meditation. Anapanasati can be either for the goal of samatha or vipassana (or both). Vipassana is very cognitive, ...
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Four Satipatthanas
In this Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Buddhadasa and Santikaro Bhikkhhu explained at around minute 51:30 - 54:00 that the four Satipatthanas are always investigated.
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'Sankhara' Dependent Origination: Bhikkhu Analayo vs Bhikkhu Thanissaro. Which is right?
About 'sankhara' in Dependent Origination as found in SN 12.2 of the Pali suttas, Bhikkhu Analayo said the following:
Bhikkhu Thanissaro said the following:
Which is right and why? Bhikkhu Analayo ...
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Should one literally think "I am breathing in long, I am breathing out long."
Per the teachings of the Anapanasati Sutta, should one literally think about what they are doing, or focus on the breath itself?
Meaning, should I think "I am breathing in long," or should I focus ...
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Did Lord Buddha teach any other meditation technique than the Anapana?
Meditation and cultivating awareness is the heart of Buddhism. You need meditation for attaining jhanas and also for doing Vipassana, metta bhavana...
So as far as I've discovered, the only ...
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Samatha Meditation
This summer I got the chance to spend 20 days at Pa-Auk Tawya forest meditation center in Myanamar and I did Anapana-Sati for 20 days. Now I'm back at my university but when I look back I see than ...
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Mindfulness and Pushing Away Emotions
With objectless mindfulness, if I am in a bad mood the mood perseveres. I just observe the bad mood but it doesn't easily stop.
However, if I applied concentration on an object such as the breath, ...
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Satipathanna sutta in audio English (long version)
Can anyone direct me to the full audio version of the satipathanna sutta?
NOTE: I'm not looking for a guide or a talk just the plain sutta spoken clearly in English.
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How are the fetters by Anapanasati diminished?
According to the Anapanasati Sutta it is this practise that leads to liberation but how does the destruction of (a) fetter(s) exactly happen? Let's take the stage from once-returner to non-returner. ...
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Anapanasati and Metta
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Hi all, i have been practicing Metta and self-compassion meditation for a while but have just switched (back) to following the first couple of exercises in the Anapanasati Sutta (...
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Anapannasati - Why the breath?
Is there a specific reason why the breath is used as the object of anapanasati or to be more precise: Why did the Buddha chose the breath.
Does it mean then that in daily life our main object should ...
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Avoiding inner narration while practising Anapanasati
I began meditating a few months ago with the help of guided online meditations for a long time from different sources and read some articles on how to do Anapanasati while continuing my practice. ...
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Correct Version of Meditation
I wonder if I have been practising wrongly all this time. I notice two patterns in my meditation:
(1) Usually, I meditate, but discursive thought still comments on objects, perceptions, other ...
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Anapanasati in Pali script
Does anyone know how Anapanasati is written in Pali script? I failed to find a dictionary online that could give the correct script form.
Thanks!
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Mindfulness of Breathing, Mindfulness with Breathing
I saw a comment in another post suggesting that these are two different things. Can anyone explain or refute?
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Is Anapanasati a complete path? Does it, by itself, lead to nirvana?
I have been doing meditation of various forms (Goenka body-scanning, anapanasati, just sitting, kaya, citta, and vedana nupassana, etc.) but am trying to figure out something about anapanasati in ...
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Anapanasati with Dhatu Manasikara
In Maha-Rahulovada Sutta monk Rahula asks the Buddha for instructions on developing Anapanasati. The Buddha didn't directly give instructions to him of Anapanasaati but instead, gives instructions on ...
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Skillful ways to induce Rapture and Pleasure in meditation
The fifth and six steps in Ananpansati, talk about training ones' self to be sensitive to these feelings, how can a mediator do this and avoid the dangers of getting caught up in them?
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Should I teach an infant practice Anapana?
I want to know what the right age for a child to learn meditation, for example if I do anapana with a toddler, can it stop the development or it will help the child to stay into panya later.
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What is "Anapanasati" day which is coming on this November 14?
What is "Anapanasati" day? I used to fasting on Uposatha, I became unable to do after my health got down. Last time I had asked to what to do on Uposatha Day but as I mentioned above and still unable ...
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'Kaya-sankhara' in Anapanasati & Paticcasamuppada? Are they related?
The term 'kaya-sankhara' is defined in MN 44 as the 'in & out breathing'.
The same term is found in step 4 of Anapanasati & in the 2nd nidana of Paticcasamuppada, as follows:
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How should the terms 'kaya, vaci & citta sankhara' be translated?
In MN 44 is found an explanation of the terms 'kaya, vaci & citta sankhara' (which are terms also found in Anapanasati steps 4, 7 & 8 and in the 2nd nidana of Dependent Origination).
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Does the Maha Parinirvana Sutra acknowledge the existence of eternal spirit/soul?
The Buddhist scholar Sallile King has the following interpretation made from the Mahayana Maha PariNirvana Sutra:
[I]t is obvious that the Mahaparinirvana Sutra does not consider it impossible for ...
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