Breath Sweeps the Mind
About This Book
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What You'll Learn
• Understand why the breath is considered the foundation of Buddhist meditation: its constant availability, its intimate connection to both physical and emotional states, and its capacity to anchor attention in the present moment
• Learn the classical sixteen stages of anapanasati as taught in the Buddha's own Anapanasati Sutta, and how each stage deepens the quality of awareness the practitioner brings to their experience
• Grasp how mindfulness of breathing functions as both a calming (samatha) and an insight (vipassana) practice: how the same basic technique, developed with increasing refinement, leads both to stillness of mind and to direct perception of the three characteristics of existence
• Recognise the role of the breath in emotion regulation: how sustained, fine-grained attention to the breath's qualities during difficult emotional states transforms the relationship to those states without suppressing or dramatising them
• Appreciate the diversity of approaches to breath meditation across the Buddhist schools: how Zen, Tibetan, and Theravada teachers each bring distinctive emphases that together form a rich and complementary toolkit for practitioners at all levels
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