Questions concerning meditation which focuses on the breath. This could be advice around certain aspects of this practice or questions around relevant texts such as the Anapanasati Sutta,
Questions tagged [meditation-breath]
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What to focus on between breaths
i've been trying to practice following the whole length of the in-breath and the whole length of the out-breath, and i can see that my attention often slips between the breaths. Any thoughts on what to focus on between two breaths?
Grateful for help…
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Detachment in breathing meditation
I read this answer, and it made me wonder something deeply; the answer seemed to imply strenuous or volitional attention was inferior to watching the mind for breath meditation, and that merely observing was more effective. I have heard such a…
user7302
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Meditation and Mouth breathing
Some meditation techniques use the nostrils as a point of concentration, others only mention that we should breathe via the nose.
Many people have problems with that and can only breath through their mouths. Is this a problem for meditation? How…
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Idea of the Breath
I heard a few times the notion that in meditation one must focus on the sensations of breathing (which seems to make sense to me) but not the idea of the breath. What would be the 'idea' of the breath? Is there a single thought or mental entity one…
user7302
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What does "nose breath" mean?
What does the following mean?
You should not try to find the point where the moving air strokes the nostrils, but keep your focus at the nose breath.
This comes from the followingpage that was linked to from another…
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Observing the breath vs Pranayama
Is it better to just watch the breath as it unfolds or sometimes we need to control it to slow it down ,calming down and noticing it in the same time ?.
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Holding my breath
I don't breath appropriately.
Most of the time i hold my breath its like I'm tensed.
When i was a child i started doing this when i was near people but today (40 years old) i hold my breath all the time even when i walk.
When i am sleeping i breath…
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Timeframe of meditation's relaxing effect
I'd like to meditate on the breath to calm myself and diminish stress. Yet, when I meditate on the breath, I typically feel more stressed afterwards.
How long should I practice this technique before seeing effects? How can I tell if it actually…
user7302