Whole Body Breathing Resources
The following list of the written materials discussed during the course is an excellent primer on this particular approach to meditation as well as a good practical introduction to Buddhism.
- The Path of Mindfulness and Concentration (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Keeping the Breath in Mind: Method 2 (Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo)
- The Joy of Effort (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Tuning Into the Breath (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- Bathed in the Breath (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
- The Steps of Breath Meditation (Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
Anapanasati Sutta
BODY GROUP
- While breathing in long one fully comprehends: I breathe in long.
- While breathing out long one fully comprehends: I breathe out long.
- While breathing in short one fully comprehends: I breathe in short.
- While breathing in short one fully comprehends: I breathe in short.
- One trains oneself: “Sensitive to the whole body, I breathe in.” “Sensitive to the whole body I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Calming the whole body, I breathe in.” “Calming the whole body I breathe out.”
FEELING GROUP
- One trains oneself: “Sensitive to rapture (joy), I breathe in.” “Sensitive to rapture I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Sensitive to pleasure (happiness), I breathe in.” “Sensitive to pleasure I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Sensitive to mental process, I breathe in.” “Sensitive to mental process I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Calming mental process, I breathe in.” “Calming mental process I breathe out.”
MIND GROUP
- One trains oneself: “Sensitive to mind, I breathe in.” “Sensitive to mind I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Gladdening the mind, I breathe in.” “Gladdening the mind I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Steadying the mind, I breathe in.” “Steadying the mind, I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Liberating the mind, I breathe in.” “Liberating the mind I breathe out.”
WISDOM GROUP
- One trains oneself: “Focusing on impermanence, I breathe in. Focusing on impermanence, I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Focusing on fading away, I breathe in. Focusing on fading away, I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Focusing on cessation, I breathe in. Focusing on cessation, I breathe out.”
- One trains oneself: “Focusing on relinquishment, I breathe in. Focusing on relinquishment, I breathe out.”