Mindfulness of breathing (ānāpānasati)
Meditation / Meditation/Techniques / Mindfulness of breathing
Part of key topic Meditation Practices
Also a subtag of Mindfulness of body and Recollection
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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 8 – Apr. 28, 2001

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1.2. Quote: ““Sometimes there may be doubt, so you must have sati, to be the one who knows, continually following and examining the agitated mind.”” — Ajahn Chah. Read by Ajahn Jitindriyā. [Doubt] [Mindfulness ] [Knowing itself] [Continuity of mindfulness] [Meditation] [Restlessness and worry] // [Heedfulness] [Concentration] [Feeling] [Mindfulness of breathing]

Simile: Chicken in a coop. [Similes]


New Year, New Life, Session 1 – Dec. 16, 2013

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5. “You said you have to adjust and think about contemplating. But how can you do that in your working time?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Right Effort] [Directed thought and evaluation] [Discernment] [Everyday life] // [Mindfulness] [Clear comprehension] [Happiness] [Recollection]

Quote: “In daily life, in contact with the world, do you still breathe?” — Ajahn Chah. [Ajahn Chah] [Mindfulness of breathing]

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Follow-up: “In Bangkok, there is lots of news that makes people crazy and divisive. When you see this news, you feel upset and angry.” [News ] [Conflict] [Aversion] [Right Speech] [Politics and society] [Proliferation]

Quote: “I don’t care. Not in the sense that I don’t think it’s serious or that it’s not a problem. But I don’t care in the sense that I don’t want to be getting involved in whatever side people are working themselves up about, because the problem is much deeper than that. We have to pay attention to the deeper problem, both in the human condition and politically.” [Human]