Mindfulness of Breathing

Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. This is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators whatever their tradition or background. Anālayo presents practical instructions, translations of extracts and an accompanying commentary which help the practitioner appreciate the early Buddhist perspective on the breath and the practice of mindfulness of breathing. His aim is to inspire all practitioners to use what he has found helpful to build their own practice and become self-reliant.

Resources: The book is accompanied with freely streamable audio files offering guided and progressive meditation instructions from Anālayo.

Other books by Analayo offering practical meditation guidance include:

• Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: A Practice Guide (with guided meditations)
• Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises
• A Meditator’s Life of the Buddha: Based on the Early Discourses