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"Now
how is mindfulness of in-&-out breathing developed & pursued so as to
bring the four frames of reference to their culmination?
"There is the case where a monk, having gone to the wilderness, to
the shade of a tree, or to an empty building, sits down folding his legs
crosswise, holding his body erect, and setting mindfulness to the fore. Always
mindful, he breathes in; mindful he breathes out.
"[1]
Breathing in long, he discerns that he is breathing in long; or breathing out
long, he discerns that he is breathing out long. [2] Or breathing in
short, he discerns that he is breathing in short; or breathing out short, he
discerns that he is breathing out short. [3] He trains himself to
breathe in sensitive to the entire body, and to breathe out sensitive to the
entire body. [4] He trains himself to breathe in calming the bodily
processes, and to breathe out calming the bodily processes.
"[5]
He trains himself to breathe in sensitive to rapture, and to breathe out
sensitive to rapture. [6] He trains himself to breathe in sensitive to pleasure,
and to breathe out sensitive to pleasure. [7] He trains himself to
breathe in sensitive to mental processes, and to breathe out sensitive to
mental processes. [8] He trains himself to breathe in calming mental
processes, and to breathe out calming mental processes.
"[9]
He trains himself to breathe in sensitive to the mind, and to breathe out
sensitive to the mind. [10] He trains himself to breathe in satisfying
the mind, and to breathe out satisfying the mind. [11] He trains himself
to breathe in steadying the mind, and to breathe out steadying the mind. [12]
He trains himself to breathe in releasing the mind, and to breathe out
releasing the mind.
"[13]
He trains himself to breathe in focusing on inconstancy, and to breathe out
focusing on inconstancy. [14] He trains himself to breathe in focusing
on dispassion [literally, fading], and to breathe out focusing on dispassion. [15]
He trains himself to breathe in focusing on cessation, and to breathe out
focusing on cessation. [16] He trains himself to breathe in focusing on
relinquishment, and to breathe out focusing on relinquishment.
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