Mindfulness of Breathing
A Practice Guide and Translations
Windhorse Publications · Print & ebook · December 6, 2019
Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta.
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- Who it’s for
- A practice guide to the Ānāpānasati Sutta pairs instructions with early translations.
- Genres
- Meditation, Buddhist Practice & Ritual, Buddhist Sacred Writings
- Published
- Windhorse Publications, December 6, 2019
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Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. This is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators whatever their tradition or background. In the first six chapters Anālayo presents practical instructions comparable to his Satipatthāna Meditation: A Practice Guide.
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The remaining chapters contain his translations of extracts from the early Chinese canon. With his accompanying commentary, these help the practitioner appreciate the early Buddhist perspective on the breath and the practice of mindfulness of breathing. Anālayo presents his understanding of these early teachings, arising from his own meditation practice and teaching experience. His aim is to inspire all practitioners to use what he has found helpful to build their own practice and become self-reliant. The book is accompanied with freely downloadable audio files offering guided and progressive meditation instructions from the author.
Sixteen Breathing Steps
A practice guide to the Ānāpānasati Sutta pairs instructions with early translations.
Come here for
- Practical instructions for mindfulness of breathing
- Translations of extracts from the early Chinese canon
Expect
- Commentary on early Buddhist perspectives on breath practice
- Downloadable guided, progressive meditation audio
Where it sits
| Buddhist Practice & Ritual | 52% |
|---|---|
| Meditation | 51% |
| Buddhist Sacred Writings | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Buddhism - General
- Buddhist Sacred Writings
- Theravada Buddhism
- Authors
- Analayo, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Anālayo
- Publisher
- Windhorse Publications
- Published
- December 6, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Buddhism - General