| Anapasati Meditation
Anapanasati, meaning mindfulness of breathing ("sati" means mindfulness, "anapana" refers to breathing) is a basic form of meditation taught by the Buddha. According to the Buddha's teaching in the Anapanasati Sutra, practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation as a part of the Noble Eightfold Path leads to the removal of all defilements and finally the attainment of Nibbana. Buddha's teaching was based on his own experience in using Anapanasati as part of his means of achieving his own enlightenment. However, mindfulness of breath should be practiced along with metta bhavana so one does not withdraw from the world and lose emotional attachment and compassion.
The Anapanasati Sutra is specifically about the mindfulness of in-and-out breathing. It recommends the practice of Anapanasati meditation as a means of cultivating the seven factors of awakening: mindfulness, discernment, and persistence, which leads to rapture (piti), then to calm (sukha), which in turn leads to concentration and then to equanimity. Finally, the Buddha taught that with these factors developed in this progression, that the practice of Anapanasati would lead to release or nirvana.
Anapanasati meditation is normally practiced either in conjunction with Vipassana Meditation, with zazen, or zen meditation in the soto Zen tradition (shikantaza). However, before the meditator can use Vipassana, the meditator must first develop enough concentration using Anapanasati meditation to be able undertake Vipassana Meditation.
Other Types of Meditation: Vipassana, Anapanasati, Metta Bhavana, Twin Hearts Meditation.
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