Anapanasati – Welfort

Ānāpānasati (meaning “mindfulness of breathing” in Pali) is a meditation that was originally taught by Gautama Buddha in several sutras including the Ānāpānasati Sutta. A traditional method given by the Buddha is to go into the forest and sit beneath a tree and then to simply watch the breath, if the breath is long, to notice that the breath is long, if the breath is short, to notice that the breath is short. There are sixteen stages of anapanasati. Any anapanasati meditation session should progress through the stages in order, beginning at the first.

Build Your Willpower, Decrease Stress and Depression With Anapanasati Meditation

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Buddha Deva | 0 Comments

The meditation technique described in the book “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works” by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D. (Stanford University Psychologist) is exactly the technique practiced and taught by Buddha. It’s Anapanasati Stage One. In accordance with Kelly McGonigal, research shows that…

What is Anapanasati? Short and Easy Instructions

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Ānāpānasati means “mindfulness of breathing” in Pali and it’s a meditation that was originally taught by Gautama Buddha in several sutras including the Ānāpānasati Sutta. A traditional method given by the Buddha is to go into the forest and sit…

Anapanasati Sutta (Mindfulness of Breathing) Original Text by Gautama Buddha

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translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi in the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara’s mother, together with many well-known elder disciples — with Ven. Sariputta,Ven. Maha…

Anapanasati Stage One – Breathing Long

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Breathing out long, he knows, “I’am breathing out long;” Breathing in long, he knows, “I’ am breathing in long.” Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage One by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu This Stage deals primarily with the long in- and out-…

Anapanasati Stage Two – Breathing Short

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Breathing out short, he knows “I am breathing out short.” Breathing in short, he knows “I am breathing in short.” Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage Two by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu This Stage differs from the first only in that it deals with…

Anapanasati Stage Three – Experiencing The Whole Body

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“Experiencing the whole body (of breath), ‘I’ shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself; “Experiencing the whole body, ‘I’ shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself. Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage Three by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu “Experiencing” means knowing everything completely, clearly,…

Anapanasati Stage Four – Calming The Body Activities

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“Calming the bodily-formation. ‘I’ shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself; “Calming the bodily-formation, ‘I’ shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself. Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage Four by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Breathing is very closely co-ordinated with the rest of the body,…

Anapanasati Stage Five – Experiencing Rapture

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“Experiencing rapture, I shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself; “Experiencing rapture, I shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself.” Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage Five by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu In the present Stage, the meditator contemplates rapture rather than the…

Anapanasati Stage Six – Experiencing Bliss

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“Experiencing bliss, I shall breathe out,” thus he trains himself; “Experiencing bliss, I shall breathe in,” thus he trains himself.” Buddha, Anapanasati Sutta Explanation of Anapanasati Stage Six by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu The explanation of this Stage follows in all respects the pattern of…