Breath, Joy and Letting Go | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Anapanasati Piti Sukha Viraga Patinissagga

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Oct 16, 2020 · 39m

Ānāpāṇasati, mindfulness of the in and out breath, is the Buddha's own favourite meditation object, and the one he has given particular detailed instructions about.

One peculiar advantage is that breath meditation can be used to develop both:

Samatha (calm/samādhi/concentration)

Vipassana (insight/wisdom)

To cultivate and deepen samādhi, with every in and outbreath we develop:

Gladness

Joy

Rapture

Bliss

To develop vipassanā, with every breath we contemplate:

Impermanence

Dispassion

Fading away

Ending

Cessation

Letting go

In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha directs us not to apply the…