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**maxtp** · 05-01-2012, 04:47 AM

...the Buddha put emphasis on awareness, not whether the breath is long or short. Don't mean to be polemical but I do think this is an EXTREMELY important point.

hi again, Stefos

what exactly is awareness? is it awareness of the discursive mind? what exactly is the purpose or goal of awareness?

in my understanding, when the mind has genuine awareness, it is silent. when the mind is aware & silent, it naturally converges with the in & out breathing

do not many esoteric Hindu traditions designate the breathing in & out as one of the "signs" of God? in Buddhism, the in & out breathing is the preliminary "sign" of right awareness. the Bible reports Jesus Christ "breathed" the Holy Spirit onto his disciples. what is "spirit" other than "breath"? is the Holy Spirit not Anapanasati?

to alienate Anapanasati from 'awareness' does not conform with most meditative traditions

regards

05-01-2012, 04:47 AM	#14
maxtp Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	...the Buddha put emphasis on awareness, not whether the breath is long or short. Don't mean to be polemical but I do think this is an EXTREMELY important point. hi again, Stefos what exactly is awareness? is it awareness of the discursive mind? what exactly is the purpose or goal of awareness? in my understanding, when the mind has genuine awareness, it is silent. when the mind is aware & silent, it naturally converges with the in & out breathing do not many esoteric Hindu traditions designate the breathing in & out as one of the "signs" of God? in Buddhism, the in & out breathing is the preliminary "sign" of right awareness. the Bible reports Jesus Christ "breathed" the Holy Spirit onto his disciples. what is "spirit" other than "breath"? is the Holy Spirit not Anapanasati? to alienate Anapanasati from 'awareness' does not conform with most meditative traditions regards
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