Breathing Meditation -Controversial New Teaching -Part1

[AimforAwesome]

4:30 - bingo... relax... it is, along with "letting go", refocusing on the breath, and mindfulness - the key to having jhanas come... When i sit for 20 mins and no jhana... and then look at the body - and relax it - consciously - it all falls into place and jhana visits... the process can continue... lovely...

[TripInsure]

calming and contemplation have really helped me.

[hearts0ngs]

This exposition by Bhante Vimalaramsi has helped me SO much with the stage of 'calming' as discussed in the anapanasati section of Satipatthana Sutta. I have a long way to go, but already I can report that to be fully aware of the entire body, in silence - simply observing it's breathing, in and out - and then, gently calming this process - is healing to both mind and body. That's my experience, anyway.

[begintosee]

Hello Billymac, There are 6 books of Vinaya and in it has the postures for both the monk and the audience as to how you teach. Following the rules is very important to the training. Many people ignore the Vinaya and even the 5 precepts but this is a package: Precepts (Sila), Generosity (Dana) build the base and Meditation (Samatha) sits on top of these two.

Perhaps what you see is confidence and not Ego. He does refer to himself only as a Bddhist monk and tries to avoid all other titles.

[billymac29]

I wish more "teachers" would live what they preach.. HH the Dalai Lama is a prime example of love and compassion.. This guy is about ego and titles.. he contradicts himself the way he teaches..  many lamas and bhikkus are better suited to teach.. i once saw him refuse to teach dhamma to an audience because some people had their arms and legs crossed.. i would think a true buddhist would be able to teach dhamma without clinging to absurd regulations! that shows little compassion.

[yadsik]

Bhante V. always presents clear teachings, very nice to listen to.

In regards to cessation in the Suttas. From my readings it seems that the 'clear moment' he is talking about, is sustained in the 4th Jhana with equanimity, and it is then that one contemplates the arising and cessation of phenomena. Would this be accurate?

Best wishes.

[jaysson111]

in another source of buddha he stated that "bodily formation" is simply the breath itself.

so you are supposed to tranquilize the breath and not your mind itself by "extra effort" before returning to your object of meditation.

what do you say to that?

[begintosee]

@jaysson111 - Please tranquilize your whole body - especially the tension in your head. You don't tranquilize the breath as it is only breath. You tranquilize where tension arises which is anywhere in your body but esp simply tranquilize and relax your head -this relaxes mind directly. The breath is just somthing to keep you in the present. Don't focus on it but just be with it with no desire for the past or the future- Just now and relax anything that takes your mind away.

[Bakmoon]

@jaysson111 The context is diferent. I highly doubt that in the Anapanasati Sutta, when the Buddha talks about the body in one sentence, but uses the same word to mean

[Bakmoon]

Sorry, I mistyped. Why don't you just try out both methods and see for yourself which method is correct?

[maleebull]

Interesting. I thought I was the only one who had this understanding of the Sati Pathana Sutta.

'must listen to what else he has to say...

[danielfedorchuk]

Michael Singer in the untethered soul speaks a great deal about letting, releasing. Lester Levinson main thing was releasing, giving rise to the release technique and the sedona method. Mantak Chia's feebe is the inner smile. Of course none of these people are buddhists, so I can see how one might think that this a new and or controversial technique. But here all of this is being applied to meditation, with the others it's more like a therapy, or a preparation to meditation.

[velvetsunvibes]

Thank you David for this and to this man also if you are not one in the same. I will add that smile to distractions - I like it the wholesome smile (: that was suppose to be one! Thanks again!

[begintosee]

Excellent- If you have any questions you can write to me privately and I will give you some further tips or answer questions. Try it - it works quickly. David

[velvetsunvibes]

It's good to hear this because I find that I don't like to focus on the breath...my mind starts then making this breath noise or expecting this noise and also i notice on the inbreath it harder to relax the body more fully then on the out breath...whats up with that? ha I have a craving so this is good and yes that tightening and I had no idea how work through distractions - 6 R'S? is there more videos on this?i can smile (: would be so great to let go of that tightness!

[velvetsunvibes]

I meant to say you make the meditation clear and this is helpful - Peace and many thanks

[begintosee]

@velvetsunvibes

Thanks for your kind comment.

david at begintosee

[velvetsunvibes]

I am not Buddhist, do not belong to religion but have much respect for your tradition...so thank you for taking the time out to make this. I wonder though how there can be any original idea...but you make this clear and it is appreciated. Thank you

[bc9k7]

Reading what the text actually says! Nice.