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Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations
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About Mindfulness Of Breathing: A Practice Guide And
Product Description Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. This is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators whatever their tradition or background. In the first six chapters Anālayo presents practical instructions comparable to his Satipatthāna Meditation: A Practice Guide. The remaining chapters contain his translations of extracts from the early Chinese canon. With his accompanying commentary, these help the practitioner appreciate the early Buddhist perspective on the breath and the practice of mindfulness of breathing. Anālayo presents his understanding of these early teachings, arising from his own meditation practice and teaching experience. His aim is to inspire all practitioners to use what he has found helpful to build their own practice and become self-reliant. The book is accompanied with freely downloadable audio files offering guided and progressive meditation instructions from the author. Review Praise for Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation 'Venerable Analayo brings a meticulous textual analysis of Pali texts, the Chinese Agamas and related material from Sanskrit and Tibetan to the foundational topics of compassion and emptiness. While his analysis is grounded in a scholarly approach, this study is a helpful guide for meditation practice.' Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo 'Arising from the author's long-term, dedicated practice and study, this book provides a window into the depth and beauty of the Buddha's liberating teachings.' Sharon Salzberg Praise for Mindfully Facing Disease and Death 'An invaluable and extraordinary resource on the profound teachings by the Buddha on dying, death, and grieving. Bhikkhu An?layo has given a great gift to all of us by bringing together in this book the compassionate wisdom of the Buddha on our mortality.' Roshi Joan Halifax 'I believe the Buddha would rejoice in this book and exhort all of us to read it and apply the medicine within. This will help to bring about the deepest healing of all - the healing of the mind and the heart - even if we are slipping over the final frontier of death itself.' Vidyamala Burch Review 'In this book Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the seminal topic of ānāpānasati with characteristic thoroughness, openness and skilful reference to the textual tradition behind this practice. Through linking the central theme to topics such as walking meditation and the aggregates, he broadens its relevance to a wide range of Dhamma-cultivation. Here then is a valuable resource for us to dip into, or to steadily work through, to gain access to this liberating practice.' Ajahn Sucitto About the Author Bhikkhu Analayo is a faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a professor at the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg. His main area of academic research is early Buddhism, with a special interest in the topics of meditation and women in Buddhism. At the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies he regularly teaches residential study and practice courses, participates in online programs and undertakes research into meditation-related themes. He completed a PhD on the Satipatthana-sutta at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2000, published in 2003, by Windhorse Publications under the title Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction In this book I explore the practice of mindfulness of breathing in detail and from a predominantly practice-orientated perspective. In other monograph publications on satipatthana meditation, I have already had the opportunity to study aspects of mindfulness of breathing (Analayo 2003b: 125-136, 2013b: 227- 237, 2016b: 242-249, 2017e: 63-66, and 2018c: 90-95). Nevertheless, the practice of mindfulness of breathing in sixteen steps is of such
