Body scanning
Meditation / Meditation/Techniques / Body scanning
Part of tag cluster Mindfulness of body in key topic Meditation Practices
11 excerpts, 1:43:27 total duration

All excerpts (11) Most relevant (4) Questions about (2) Answers involving (4) Stories (2)

Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 8 – Apr. 28, 2001

Download audio (9:25)
1. Reading: “Meditation” from Living Dhamma by Ajahn Chah, pp. 50-53. Read by Ajahn Jitindriyā. [Meditation ]

“Cultivate the tree right from the seed.” [Similes] [Practicing in accordance with Dhamma]

“To practice in a way that’s peaceful means to place the mind neither too high or too low, but at the point of balance.” [Middle Path] [Ajahn Chah]

“So many teachers, so many teachings.” [Teachers] [Doubt] [Meditation/Techniques]

“Where there is knowing, there is no need to think.” [Knowing itself] [Directed thought and evaluation] [Tranquility] [Mindfulness ] [Discernment] [Proliferation]

Download audio (3:34)

“Resolve that right now is the time for training the mind and nothing else.” [Ardency] [Meditation ] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Body scanning] [Relinquishment] [Sense restraint]

Download audio (3:05)

“Sometimes there may be doubt, so you must have sati, to be the one who knows, continually following and examining the agitated mind.” [Mindfulness ] [Continuity of mindfulness] [Restlessness and worry] [Heedfulness] [Concentration] [Feeling]

Simile: Chicken in a coop.


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 17 – Apr. 28, 2001

Download audio (8:37)
2. “My life has been hugely impacted by Ajahn Chah, his teachings, and the spiritual family he introduced me to.” Reflection by Kittisaro. [Gratitude] [Teaching Dhamma] [Saṅgha] [Ajahn Chah] // [Happiness] [Teachers] [Learning] [Respect for elders] [Meditation retreats] [Body scanning] [Conceit] [Ajahn Sumedho] [Goodwill] [Humility] [Mentoring]

Story: Ajahn Chah sniffs around like a dog. [Kittisaro] [Similes] [Humor] [Body scanning] [Mindfulness of breathing]

Quote: “He gave me a practice path that goes on and on to this day.” [Eightfold Path]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 24 – Apr. 29, 2001

Download audio (25:55)
2. Guided meditation offered by Ajahn Sundarā. [Meditation] // [Posture/Sitting] [Body scanning] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Present moment awareness]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 8 – Sep. 19, 2010

Download audio (15:32)
1. Guided meditation: Resolve right now is the time for training the mind and nothing else. From “The Key to Liberation” by Ajahn Chah. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Calming meditation] [Proliferation] [Determination] [Ajahn Chah] // [Mindfulness] [Discernment] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Body scanning] [Relinquishment] [Unification] [Restlessness and worry] [Concentration] [Present moment awareness] [Clear comprehension] [Impermanence] [Continuity of mindfulness] [Sense restraint]

Quote: “Sitting and walking meditation are in essence the same, differing only in the posture used.” [Posture/Sitting] [Posture/Walking]

Simile: Chicken in a coop. [Similes]

Simile: Mindfulness, clear comprehension, and wisdom are like three workers lifting heavy planks.


Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 2 – Nov. 24, 2013

Download audio (5:26)
8. “Dear Ajahn Pasanno, Thank you for all the guidance and encouragement. The past months have been very busy and stressful for me. Now as I begin to let my mind settle, I’m noticing lots of patterns of tension in my heart, diaphram, belly, etc. These tensions sometimes make the breath an unpleasant object to stay with. Any advice?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of body] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Suffering] // [Body scanning] [Visualization] [Calming meditation] [Goodwill]


Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 3 – Nov. 25, 2013

Download audio (3:43)
1. “Is body scan as a meditation practice done in the Ajahn Chah tradition? Is there a sutta where the Buddha talks about it?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Body scanning] [Ajahn Chah lineage] [Sutta] // [Unattractiveness] [Mindfulness of body ] [Elements] [Recollection/Death] [Disenchantment]

Quote: “Ajahn Chah would recommend doing anything that worked.” [Ajahn Chah] [Right Effort]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 60: Reflection on the Thirty-Two Parts.

Sutta: MN 10.4: Satipaṭṭhānasutta Sutta, mindfulness of body section.


Mindfulness of Breathing, Session 1 – Oct. 26, 2014

Download audio (2:51)
3. “I have a hard time breathing normally due to congestion and athsma. How does one get past the initial fear, ‘I just can’t breath. How am I going to do this?’” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Health] [Fear] [Mindfulness of breathing ] // [Mindfulness of body] [Body scanning] [Tranquility]


Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat, Session 9 – Jan. 16, 2015

Download audio (13:49)
3. Readings from the Introduction to Listening to the Heart by Kittisaro and Ṭhānissarā (commercial). Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Kittisaro]

Story: Kittisaro’s first meeting with Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah] [Conceit] [Body scanning] [Humor]

Stories: The Squirrel Story and the Donkey Story. [Learning]


2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 1 – Nov. 21, 2015

Download audio (9:52)
10. “For those of us who need to routinely rest more due to aging, illness, or disability, could you share some suggestions and advice for how to optimize ths time as mediation in a lying down posture?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ageing] [Sickness] [Posture/Lying down ] // [Determination] [Body scanning] [Clear comprehension] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Pain] [Buddha images] [Tranquility] [Perception]

Recollection: Ajahn Pasanno develops lying down meditation after breaking his pelvis. [Ajahn Pasanno]


Two Kinds of Thought and the Removal of Distracting Thoughts, Session 3 – Jun. 4, 2017

Download audio (2:15)
2. Comment: Our group talked about body scanning, coming back to the body, as a way to find your center. Everyone was conscious of skillful means in knowing themselves. We all had different ways of knowing what works and adapting to different circumstances that arise. [Body scanning] [Mindfulness of body] [Right Effort] [Directed thought and evaluation]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno. [Body scanning] [Long-term practice]


Ānāpānasati Daylong at Abhayagiri, Session 2 – Sep. 9, 2023

Download audio (6:02)
1. “When my mind settles, my hands go away from my awareness. Hands feel like they are twisted or in the air. Why is this?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Concentration] [Meditation/Unusual experiences] [Mindfulness of breathing] // [Body scanning] [Goodwill] [Mindfulness of feeling]