Mindfulness With Breathing - Giác Niệm Về Hơi Thở
Bhikkhu Buddhadasa
Translated from the Thai by Santikaro Bhikkhu
Thiện Nhựt phỏng dịch
Source-Nguồn: dhammatalks.net, ftp.budaedu.org, budsas.org, thuvienhoasen.org
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HOW DID THE LORD BUDDHA DWELL?
Bhikkhus, Mindfulness with Breathing that one has developed and make much of has great fruit and great benefit.
Even I myself, before awakening, when not yet enlightened, while still a Bodhisatva (Buddha to be), lived in this dwelling (way of life) for the most part. When I lived mainly in this dwelling, the body was not stressed, the eyes were not strained, and my mind was released from the asava (corruptions, cankers) through non-attachment.
For this reason, should anyone wish "may my body be not stressed, may my eyes be not strained, may my mind be released from the asava through non-attachment," then that person ought to attend carefully in his heart to this Mindfulness with Breathing meditation.
(Samyutta-nikaya. Samyutta LIV, Sutta 8)
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TRANSLATOR-EDITOR'S PREFACE KNOWLEDGEMENTS TEXTUAL NOTES LECTURES
01. LECTURE ONE: WHY DHAMMA?
Dhamma and the Secrets of Life Dhamma: Four Aspects Developing Life beyond Dukkha The Kind of Anapanasati We Need Four Things We Ought to Contemplate Stage One: Flesh Body and Breath Body Stage Two: Our Masters the Feelings Stage Three: The Subtle Mind Stage Four: Realizing the Supreme Dhamma
02. LECTURE TWO: GETTING STARTED
Physical Preparations Time and Teacher Sitting Posture Cool, Concentrated Eyes Following the Breath with Mindfulness Many Kinds of Breath Step One: The Long Breath Step Two: The Short Breath Breathing away Emotions
03. LECTURE THREE: CALMING THE KAYA
Step Three: Experiencing all Bodies The Three Meanings of Sankhara Experiencing Sankhara Step Four: Calming the Breath Five Skillful Tricks A Mental Image Appears The Final Image Perfect Concentration At The Peak It's Easy when...
04. LECTURE FOUR: MASTERING THE VEDANA
Defiled or Not? Common or Exalted? Knowing Ourselves Delighting the Mind Delighted by Dhamma Concentrating the Mind Stability - Purity - Activeness Liberating the Mind Four Kinds of Attachment
05. LECTURE FIVE: CONTEMPLATING THE CITTA
Defiled or Not? Common or Exalted? Knowing Ourselves Delighting the Mind Delighted by Dhamma Concentrating the Mind Stability - Purity - Activeness Liberating the Mind Four Kinds of Attachment
06. LECTURE SIX: THE SUPREME
The Impermanence of Anapanasati More to it than just Impermanence The Dissolving of Attachment The Quenching of Dukkha Throwing it all Back Dropping the Burdens of Life The Supreme Emancipation
07. LECTURE SEVEN: THE HIGHEST BENEFITS
Kaya: Cooling Emotions Vedana: Stopping the Spinning Citta: Working Correctly Dhamma: Two Basic Facts The Four Comrade Dhammas Practicing Fundamental Truths The Heart of the Triple Gem Buddhism in its Entirety Nibbana Here and Now The Last Breath
APPENDICES
08. APPENDIX A: THE FIVE REQUISITES
Mode of Living The Material Necessities Intimate With Nature The Mental Necessity
09. APPENDIX B: WHAT IS ANAPANASATI?
Satipatthana is Anapanasati Condensed Version Kayanupassana Vedananupassana Cittanupassana Dhammanupassana
10. APPENDIX C: SAMADHI-BHAVANA IN BUDDHISM
The Short Cut Method for Ordinary People The Complete System of the Buddha Our Highest Duty Nothing Surplus
11. APPENDIX D: TRANSLATOR'S WRAP-UP
Natural Evolution / Intentional Practice One Step at a Time, Please The Middle Way Patience & Progress Getting Started: Establishing Sati Tricks to Aid Sati Long & Short Breaths Step Three: A New Object Life is Meditation 16 Steps to Everything
12. APPENDIX E: MINDFULNESS WITH BREATHING DISCOURSE
13. GLOSSARY SUGGESTED READING ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR
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