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**SodeSceriobia** · 11-10-2011, 09:46 PM

I posted about this elsewhere just this morning; my understanding is that the sum total of sensory input from the body, when treated as a single percept, can then be distinguished according to whether or not any particular sensory impact is related to breathing, or not.

Hi Dave,
In your opinion, does it follow that if a sensory impact is not related to breathing, it should be disregarded?

Therefore, rather than thinking of the body in terms of gross anatomy (belly, lip, nose, foot), one takes the sum total of sensory impacts arising in the body, some of which are to do with breathing and some of which are not. Thereafter, the sensory impact of breathing is a 'body' within the larger context of the other sensory impacts, to wit "body among bodies". Interesting idea, I've never encountered that one before - I'll ruminate on it for a while.

Focusing on the breath moving past the lip or nostrils helps in the beginning perhaps, but the expansiveness of the four steps of Tetrad I altogether mean that nose-focus &tc. are a crutch, not a meditation object to become absorbed in. I think the commentarial literature makes missteps here. I agree. Like counting breaths, it's just a crutch.

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SodeSceriobia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	I posted about this elsewhere just this morning; my understanding is that the sum total of sensory input from the body, when treated as a single percept, can then be distinguished according to whether or not any particular sensory impact is related to breathing, or not. Hi Dave, In your opinion, does it follow that if a sensory impact is not related to breathing, it should be disregarded? Therefore, rather than thinking of the body in terms of gross anatomy (belly, lip, nose, foot), one takes the sum total of sensory impacts arising in the body, some of which are to do with breathing and some of which are not. Thereafter, the sensory impact of breathing is a 'body' within the larger context of the other sensory impacts, to wit "body among bodies". Interesting idea, I've never encountered that one before - I'll ruminate on it for a while. Focusing on the breath moving past the lip or nostrils helps in the beginning perhaps, but the expansiveness of the four steps of Tetrad I altogether mean that nose-focus &tc. are a crutch, not a meditation object to become absorbed in. I think the commentarial literature makes missteps here. I agree. Like counting breaths, it's just a crutch.
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