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**Anneskobsen** · 11-13-2010, 03:51 AM

This ties in with not forcing attention to the breath, not thinking about the breath and not being mindful of breath but resting in mindfulness to which the breath then manifests and then there is progression through the stages of anapanasati. Otherwise one enters wrong view which is tied up with adverting and wanting, grasping, etc

Yes. This is my understanding of the Blessed One's teaching.

Further, one cannot be "mindful of the breath", that is impossible. The mind can be 'conscious' or 'aware' of the breath but the mind cannot be mindful of the breath because mindfulness is 'sati' or memory. The mind can remember to watch or be conscious of the breath but the mind cannot directly 'remember' the breath. In short, there is no such thing as 'mindfulness of breathing'. Such a thing is an impossiblity.

MN 119 is the Kayagatasati Sutta. Sati = mindfulness, Kaya = body, Gata = connected with, referring to, concerning, relating to.

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Anneskobsen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	This ties in with not forcing attention to the breath, not thinking about the breath and not being mindful of breath but resting in mindfulness to which the breath then manifests and then there is progression through the stages of anapanasati. Otherwise one enters wrong view which is tied up with adverting and wanting, grasping, etc Yes. This is my understanding of the Blessed One's teaching. Further, one cannot be "mindful of the breath", that is impossible. The mind can be 'conscious' or 'aware' of the breath but the mind cannot be mindful of the breath because mindfulness is 'sati' or memory. The mind can remember to watch or be conscious of the breath but the mind cannot directly 'remember' the breath. In short, there is no such thing as 'mindfulness of breathing'. Such a thing is an impossiblity. MN 119 is the Kayagatasati Sutta. Sati = mindfulness, Kaya = body, Gata = connected with, referring to, concerning, relating to.
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