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**nasdfrdg** · 01-06-2011, 03:16 PM

Hi CyJackX,

I've found that counting breaths and using mantra's like Buddho are very helpful initially, but then after a while they become too coarse, and there's just too much activity in the mind for it to settle into a state of calm and one-pointedness.

To me it sounds like you're ready to drop the counting altogether and just simply observe the breath at the nostrils. But perhaps just continue to progress to counting in-breaths as you mentioned above and see what effect this has on the mind.

When you do eventually decide to drop the counting altogether, I wouldn't expect your mind to stay with the breath as well as it has, but you might find that you can abide in a new found state of peace that previously hasn't been experienced. And once the mind gets a taste of this calmness, you can see how aides such as counting, up to a certain point, are no longer conducive towards your meditation practice deepening.

01-06-2011, 03:16 PM	#7
nasdfrdg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 373 Senior Member	Hi CyJackX, I've found that counting breaths and using mantra's like Buddho are very helpful initially, but then after a while they become too coarse, and there's just too much activity in the mind for it to settle into a state of calm and one-pointedness. To me it sounds like you're ready to drop the counting altogether and just simply observe the breath at the nostrils. But perhaps just continue to progress to counting in-breaths as you mentioned above and see what effect this has on the mind. When you do eventually decide to drop the counting altogether, I wouldn't expect your mind to stay with the breath as well as it has, but you might find that you can abide in a new found state of peace that previously hasn't been experienced. And once the mind gets a taste of this calmness, you can see how aides such as counting, up to a certain point, are no longer conducive towards your meditation practice deepening.
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