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tags:
  - anapanasati 
  - emptiness
  - signlessness 
  - aimlessness 
  - shamatha 
  - vipassana 
---
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## anapanasati

!!! success "my daily meditation: anapanasati meditation"
    - this meditation uses the breath as a support
    - the book [How to Focus](#how-to-focus) is a good introduction to anapanasati
    - there are 16 steps divided in 4 layers: body, feeling, mind, all phenomena
    - mind: can be extended upsing the [51 mental formations](buddhism/basics.md#the-51-mental-formations)
    - mental formation or emptiness can be extended with [noting](buddhism/noting.md) 
    - or [vipassana](buddhism/vipassana.md)

```mermaid
graph LR
direction LR
anapanasati --> body -- in and out --> breath --> one & two & three & four
one -- aware of breathing in  --> in
one -- aware of breathing out --> out
two -- aware beginning to end --> in_2
two -- aware beginning to end --> out_2
three -- aware of whole body --> in_3
three -- aware of whole body --> out_3
four -- calm the body --> in_4
four -- calm the body --> out_4
anapanasati --> feeling
feeling --> five & six & seven & eight 
five -- aware of joy --> in_5
five -- aware of joy --> out_5
six -- aware of hapiness --> in_6
six -- aware of hapiness --> out_6
seven -- aware of painful feelings --> in_7
seven -- aware of painful feelings --> out_7
eight -- embrace painful feeling --> in_8
eight -- calm painful feeling --> out_8
anapanasati --> mind 
mind --> nine & ten & eleven & twelve 
nine -- contemplate mind --> in_9
nine -- contemplate mind --> out_9
ten -- cultivate happiness --> in_10
ten -- cultivate happiness --> out_10
eleven -- concentrate the mind --> in_11
eleven -- concentrate the mind --> out_11
twelve -- liberate the mind --> in_12
twelve -- liberate the mind --> out_12
anapanasati --> all_phenomena 
all_phenomena --> thirteen & fourteen & fifteen & sixteen 
thirteen -- observe impermanence --> in_13
thirteen -- observe impermanence --> out_13
fourteen -- contemplate letting go --> in_14
fourteen -- contemplate letting go --> out_14
fifteen -- observe disappearance of desire --> in_15
fifteen -- observe disappearance of desire --> out_15
sixteen -- contemplate the extinction of all notions --> in_16
sixteen -- contemplate the extinction of all notions --> out_16
```

### bonus: three doors of liberation

```mermaid
graph LR
emptiness -- contemplate emptiness  --> in
emptiness -- contemplate emptiness  --> out
signlessness -- contemplate signlessness  --> in_s
signlessness -- contemplate signlessness  --> out_s
aimlessness -- contemplate aimlessness  --> in_a
aimlessness -- contemplate aimlessness  --> out_a
```

## others

| Technique          | Method                                        | Focus                            | Topic                                   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Samatha            | Calming the mind through concentration         | One-pointedness, tranquility     | Developing concentration and focus     |
| Vipassana          | Insight meditation, investigating reality      | Mindfulness, awareness           | Gaining insight and wisdom             |
| Anapanasati        | Mindfulness of breathing                       | Breath awareness                 | Cultivating mindfulness and awareness  |
| Satipathana        | Foundations of mindfulness                     | Body, sensations, mind, objects   | Developing mindfulness and awareness   |
| Maranasati         | Mindfulness of death                            | Contemplation of death            | Overcoming fear and attachment to life |


## how to focus

- this book is an excellent introduction to [anapansati](buddhism/anapanasati.md) meditation
- [buy it!](https://www.parallax.org/product/how-to-focus/){ .md-button }

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