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 1 20|               meditation, as when we keep the breath in mind. This is what gets
 2 22|                         Now, as for how we do breath meditation: The texts say
 3 22|                       at any one point of the breath and keep this up until the
 4 22|                      time you're aware of the breath. ~
 5 23|                       t focus directly on the breath. You focus on the mind that
 6 23|                      that you're aware of the breath coming in and out, without
 7 23|                      actually focusing on the breath. You simply stay with the
 8 23|                       it with each in-and-out breath. Usually when you are doing
 9 23|                     can't you be aware of the breath? After all, it's part of
10 24|                 normalcy with each in-and-out breath without focusing directly
11 24|                      focusing directly on the breath itself. What we're doing
12 25|                  Start out by focusing on the breath for about 5, 10, or 20 minutes.
13 25|                 mindfulness watching over the breath. You've got to make a point
14 25|                        You don't focus on the breath; you're not really aware
15 25|                  quite simple. After all, the breath comes in and out on its
16 26|                     mind with each in-and-out breath, but only in the very beginning
17 27|                       down to be aware of the breath with each in-and-out breath.
18 27|                   breath with each in-and-out breath. It will begin to be still,
19 28|                       the mind instead of the breath. Let go of the breath and
20 28|                     the breath. Let go of the breath and focus on the mind --
21 28|                     but still be aware of the breath on the side. You don't have
22 28|                      of how long or short the breath is. Make note of the mind
23 28|                 normalcy with each in-and-out breath. Remember this carefully
24 29|                  posture: For focusing on the breath, sitting is a better posture
25 29|                overcome the sensations of the breath. Walking jolts the body
26 29|                 observe the subtleties of the breath and the mind naturally and
27 30|                      to condense the steps of breath meditation to show how all
28 31|                gathering our awareness at the breath long enough to make the
29 31|               formations with each in-and-out breath. If you can keep at this
30 32|                practicing a condensed form of breath meditation....Give them
31 33|                      going to meditate on the breath is to sit straight and keep
32 33|                     in. Breathe out. Make the breath feel open and at ease. Don'
33 33|                    heavily, and gradually the breath will shorten -- sometimes
34 34|                  focused mindfully on it, the breath will gradually change. Watch
35 34|                    then be aware of the whole breath, all of its subtle sensations.
36 34| sabba-kaya-patisamvedi -- focusing on how the breath affects the whole body by
37 34|                      body by watching all the breath sensations in all the various
38 34|                     related to the in-and-out breath. ~
39 35|                       on the sensation of the breath at any one point. When you
40 35|                   long while, the body -- the breath -- will gradually grow still.
41 35|                     calm. In other words, the breath grows still together with
42 35|                     with the awareness of the breath. When the subtleties of
43 35|                    When the subtleties of the breath grow still at the same time
44 35|                   awareness settles down, the breath grows even more still. All
45 37|                already passed -- watching the breath come in and out, long or
46 37|                       on the idea -- that the breath is inconstant. It's continually
47 37|                 should enable you to read the breath, to understand that there'
48 38|                        in other words, of the breath -- you'll be able to see
49 38|                       ve been focusing on the breath. Even though they are feelings
50 38|                     themselves, just like the breath. ~
51 39|                Practicing the first tetrad of breath meditation contains all
52 39|                  contains all four tetrads of breath meditation. In other words,
53 40|                  times, with every in-and-out breath. Keep this up in all your
54 42|                        This is what condensed breath meditation is like. I call