Answer by blue_ego for Is this a mistake when meditating?
With regards to your statement: "...aware of being aware of my breath (if that makes sense)":I'm not sure, but how can this be? If I understand correctly, awareness always arises with an object - it's...
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There's no single "the meditation", just like there's no single "the exercise". There are many exercises and many meditations. What you do in a meditation is tied to what you are trying to achieve, and...
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Answer by Dhamma Dhatu for Is this a mistake when meditating?
The primary goal of meditation is to maintain equanimity of mind.Therefore, when your awareness of the breathing becomes uncertain & vague, you should not worry about it; as though you are doing...
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The Buddha taught many suttas about meditation. For example, here is part of a sutta about breathing:SN54.8:1.1: “Mendicants, when immersion due to mindfulness of breathing is developed and cultivated...
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I am a beginner in meditation practice (have been meditating for about a week now). Sometimes when I meditate the following occurs: once I am able to keep focus on my breath for some time (some minutes...
View ArticleAnswer by Ukh for Is this a mistake when meditating?
Please do not overthink of meditation. First step is to accept that a man is a machine. Just take a computer, you use it non stop for hours and hours. It becomes overheated. And if you run even more...
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