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by tesator12
Sat May 26, 2012 12:11 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Meditation object
Replies: 19
Views: 3417

Re: Meditation object

Yeah, if you are observing the 'touch' feeling of the air against the skin as the breath goes in and comes out, then yes, you are observing the sensation of breathing at that spot. I think this is sort of where my question/wondering was occurring, I was thinking "What is 'the breath'" . I...
by tesator12
Sat May 26, 2012 10:09 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Meditation object
Replies: 19
Views: 3417

Re: Meditation object

Looks like Mike beat me to it... From your post, T, it isn't clear who you have been practicing under and what the difficulty is that you are experiencing. In my experience of using anapana-sati to develop samadhi, its normal to go through difficulties. The object itself is as slippery as an eel, h...
by tesator12
Sat May 26, 2012 8:31 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Meditation object
Replies: 19
Views: 3417

Meditation object

Hi I have decided to spend some time bringing my practise back to working on Anapanasati. A problem I have discovered is that I am taking the sensation or the physical location I feel the breath to be my meditation object, which is leading to some problems. I'm working through this and it would help...