Breath Meditation (3rd Instructions) - (Unbinding the Heart) @boubabuddha

Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Talk titled: "Breath Meditation (3rd Instructions)", given during the event "Unbinding the Heart". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2009-09-11.

Topics covered: samadhi, breath meditation, hindrances, working with tiredness / dullness, goals and effort, qualities of attention: softness versus intensity, working with thought in practice
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Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/9821
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/e346423f7a5d050e4537358856280322/d91963ba/2009_0911BreathMeditation-3rdInstructions.pdf

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