Then he cuts the board with his saw along the straight line he
drew. He does not look at the teeth of his saw as they move in and out of the board. Rather he focuses his ent
ire attention on the line he drew so he can cut the board straight. Similarly, keep your mind straight at the rims of your nostrils.
A gate keeper does not take into account any detail of the people entering the house. All he does is notice people entering the house. and leaving the house through the gate. Similarly, when you concentrate you should not take into account any detail of your experiences. Simply notice the feeling of your inhaling and exhaling breath as it goes in and out right at the rims of your nostrils.
As you continue your practice, your mind and body become so light that you may feel as if you are floating in the air or on water. You may even feel your body is springing up into the sky. When the grossness of your in-and-out breathing has ceased, subtle in-and-out breathing arises. This very subtle breath is your mind's object of focus. This is the sign of concentration.
Buddhist meditation
A gate keeper does not take into account any detail of the people entering the house. All he does is notice people entering the house. and leaving the house through the gate. Similarly, when you concentrate you should not take into account any detail of your experiences. Simply notice the feeling of your inhaling and exhaling breath as it goes in and out right at the rims of your nostrils.
As you continue your practice, your mind and body become so light that you may feel as if you are floating in the air or on water. You may even feel your body is springing up into the sky. When the grossness of your in-and-out breathing has ceased, subtle in-and-out breathing arises. This very subtle breath is your mind's object of focus. This is the sign of concentration.
Buddhist meditation
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