[Anypeny]

it follows the first two tetrads of Anapanasati follow exactly the same structure

the first tetrad is:

1. experiencing long breathing
2. experiencing short breathing
3. experiencing the breathing is the body conditioner (kaya sankhara)
4. calming the body conditioner

the second tetrad is:

5. experiencing rapture
6. experiencing happiness
7. experiencing rapture & happiness are the mind conditioner (citta sankhara)
8. calming the mind conditioner


I have also taught the step-by-step stilling of fabrications & fabricators (sankhara).

When one has attained the first jhāna, speech has been stilled.

When one has attained the second jhāna, directed thought & evaluation (vaci sankhara) have been stilled.

When one has attained the third jhāna, rapture (citta sankhara) has been stilled.

When one has attained the fourth jhāna, in-and-out breathing (kaya sankhara) has been stilled.

When one has attained the dimension of the infinitude of space, the perception of forms has been stilled.

When one has attained the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space has been stilled.

When one has attained the dimension of nothingness, the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness has been stilled.

When one has attained the dimension of neither-perception nor non-perception, the perception of the dimension of nothingness has been stilled.

When one has attained the cessation of perception & feeling, perception & feeling (citta sankhara) have been stilled.

When a monk's effluents have ended, passion has been stilled, aversion has been stilled, delusion has been stilled.

Rahogata Sutta: Alone