Anapanasati
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Ānāpānasati, meaning "mindfulness of breathing", is the act of paying attention to the breath. It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha, and described in seve
Buddha statue doing anāpānasati
Meditation
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Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique or combination of techniques to train attention and awareness and detach from "discursive, ruminating thought", achieving a mentally cl
Anapanasati
…practice, and set out the goal of the meditation session. According to Philip Kapleau, in Zen practice one may decide to either practice anāpānasati while seated or standing or lying down or walking, or while alternating seated, standing, lying down, and walking meditation. Then one may concentrate on the breath…
Young children practicing meditation in a Peruvian school
Man meditating in a garden setting (19th century)
A statue of Patañjali practicing dhyana in the Padma-asana at Patanjali Yogpeeth
Lord Mahavir attaining omniscience in shukla dhyana, the highest level of meditation