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The Breath for the Enlightenment - Ekadhamma Sutta (09-12-2018)

12/10/2018

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​Namo  Tassa  Bhagavato  Arahato  Samma  Sambuddhassa !
Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Supremely Enlightened One !
Ekadhamma Sutta - The Discourse on One Thing.So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the monks:  “Mendicants ! ” -  “ Venerable sir, ” they replied. The Buddha said this:  “Mendicants, when one thing is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial. What one thing ? Mindfulness of breathing. And how is mindfulness of breathing developed and cultivated to be very fruitful and beneficial ? 
( 1 )  It’s when a mendicant has gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut. They sit down cross-legged, with their body straight, and establish mindfulness right there. 
( 2 )  Just mindful, they breathe in. Mindful, they breathe out.
( 3 ) When breathing in heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing in heavily.’ When breathing out heavily they know: ‘I’m breathing out heavily.’ 
( 4 )  When breathing in lightly they know: ‘I’m breathing in lightly.’ When breathing out lightly they know: ‘I’m breathing out lightly.’ 
( 5 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing the whole body.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing the whole body.’ 
( 6 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in stilling physical processes.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out stilling physical processes.’
( 7 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing rapture.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing rapture.’ 
( 8 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing bliss.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing bliss.’         
( 9 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing mental processes.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing mental processes.’ 
( 10 ) They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in stilling mental processes.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out stilling mental processes.’
( 11 ) They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in experiencing the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out experiencing the mind.’ 
( 12 ) They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in gladdening the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out gladdening the mind.’ 
( 13 )   They p ractice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in immersing the mind in samādhi.’ ( concentration )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out immersing the mind in samādhi.’ 
( 14 )  They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in freeing the mind.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out freeing the mind.’ 
( 15 )   They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing impermanence.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing impermanence.’
( 16 )   They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing fading away.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing fading away.’ 
( 17 )   They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing cessation.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing cessation.’ 
( 18 )   They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe in observing letting go.’ They practice like this: ‘I’ll breathe out observing letting go.’
Mindfulness of breathing, when developed and cultivated in this way, is very fruitful and beneficial.”
Sādhu ! Sādhu !! Sādhu !!!  ( Excellent )
Reference : https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/sujato - Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato.
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Honk
4/20/2020 06:55:25 am

Thank you for this publication.
This is the only instruction from the Buddha himself how to meditate.
About 20 years ago I searched the Pali canon in search of meditation instructions and found no others.
i had no teacher. I then followed the instructions in the Anapanasati sutta. I looked for help in other suttas, in Visuddhimagga and everywhere else where I hoped to find something. The Visuddhimagga really irritated and discouraged me, especially the part about Nimitta, which never showed up with me. At least not in the form as described there.

Everywhere I could only find promotions for Vipassana except in the Pali Canon, the original source of Buddhism. This gave the impression of being the real Buddhist meditation.

Nonetheless, I continued meditating according to the instructions of the Buddha and finally reached all 8 Jhanas which are easily repeatable now. Wonderful experiences that I would never want to do without and that will surely continue to lead me to higher insight. I no longer believe in Vipassana meditation. I never did.I don't understand how Buddhism could forget these clear instructions and replace them with something newly created that doesn't come from the source..

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