Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners

by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

(1) “While breathing in long, he fully comprehends, ‘I breathe in long.’ While breathing out long, he fully comprehends, ‘I breathe out long.’35 (2) “While breathing in short, he fully comprehends, ‘I breathe in short.’ While breathing out short, he fully comprehends, ‘I breathe out short.’ (3) “He trains himself, ‘Thoroughly experiencing all bodies, I shall breathe in.’ He trains himself, ‘Thoroughly experiencing all bodies, I shall breathe out.’36 (4) “He trains himself, ‘Calming the body-conditioner, I shall breathe in.’ He trains himself, ‘Calming the body-conditioner, I shall breathe out.’”37