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| − | Also, counting-of-breath meditation. One of the five meditations. A method of quieting the mind by counting one's breaths. This meditative practice prepares one to enter samadhi, a high level of serene meditative contemplation. The Sanskrit word anapana means breath or breathing. Smriti means mindfulness, awareness, memory, or remembrance, and samadhi means concentration, contemplation, or meditation. | + | Also, [[counting-of-breath meditation]]. One of the five [[meditations]]. A method of quieting the [[mind]] by counting one's breaths. This [[meditative]] practice prepares one to enter [[samadhi]], a high level of serene [[meditative]] contemplation. The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[anapana]] means [[breath]] or [[breathing]]. [[Smriti]] means [[mindfulness]], [[awareness]], [[memory]], or [[remembrance]], and [[samadhi]] means [[concentration]], [[contemplation]], or [[meditation]]. |
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breath-counting meditation
数息観 (Skt anapana-smriti or anapana-samadhi; Jpn susoku-kan )
Also, counting-of-breath meditation. One of the five meditations. A method of quieting the mind by counting one's breaths. This meditative practice prepares one to enter samadhi, a high level of serene meditative contemplation. The Sanskrit word anapana means breath or breathing. Smriti means mindfulness, awareness, memory, or remembrance, and samadhi means concentration, contemplation, or meditation.
