Breath Watching (Mindful Breathing)- Part 2
Basic 2
- Breathe with gratitude. (I am breathing in with gratitude and breathing out with gratitude.)
- Breathe with good wishes to others. (I am breathing in with good wishes to others and breathing out with good wishes to others.)
- Breathe with joy. (I am breathing in with joy and breathing out with joy.)
- Breathe with joy of others. (I am breathing in with joy of others and breathing out with joy of others.)
Basic 3
- Breathe with mind. (I am breathing in with my mind and breathing out with my mind.)
- Be aware of your mind that is watching breathing. (I know I am aware of my mind that is watching breathing.)
- Be aware that you are alive. (I know I am alive.)
- Be aware that you are breathing with the world. (I know I am breathing in with the world and breathing out with the world.)
- Breathe to know breathing. (What is it?)
Learning from Breathing
- Learning about body from breathing. Breathing (I am learning about my body from breathing.)
- Learning about mind from breathing. Breathing (I am learning about my mind from breathing.)
- Learning about self from breathing. Breathing (I am learning about me from breathing.)
- Learning about nonself from breathing. (I am learning about nonself from breathing.)
- Learning about what I do not know from breathing. (I am learning about what I do not know from breathing.)
Discovering Self
- Be aware that you have the capacity to feel. (I know I have the capacity to feel.)
- Be aware that you have the capacity to think. (I know I have the capacity to think.)
Intentional Breathing
- Breathe with gratitude. (I am breathing in with gratitude and breathing out with gratitude.)
- Breathe with joy. (I am breathing in with joy and breathing out with joy.)
- Breathe to benefit others. (I am breathing in with intention to benefit others and breathing out with intention to benefit others.)
- Breathe to notice whole body. (I am breathing in to experience my whole body and breathing out to experience my whole body.)
- Breathe to notice a part of my body. (I am breathing in to experience a part of my body and breathing out to experience a part of my body.) Note: Each time, you focus your attention on different part of your body starting from your toes and moving up to the top of your head.
- Breathe with good wishes to others. (I am breathing in with good wishes to others and breathing out with good wishes to others.)
- Breathe with joy of others. (I am breathing in with joy of others and breathing out with joy of others.)
Body
- Be aware of breathing in and out.
- Be aware of breathing long.
- Be aware of breathing through the whole body experience.
- Be aware of breathing with calm body.
Concentration
- Be aware of breathing with pleasure.
- Be aware of breathing with mental activities (or mental object).
- Be aware of breathing with calm mind.
- Be aware of breathing with happiness.
- Be aware of breathing in concentrated mind.
Relation
- Be aware of breathing to know relation between your breath and the world.
- Be aware of breathing to know relation between your breath and your body.
- Be aware of breathing to know relation between your breath and your mind.
- Be aware of breathing to know relation between your breath and yourself.
Insight
- Be aware of your breathing to know your breath. (I am breathing in to know what this truly is. and breathing out to do so.)
- Be aware of your breathing to know your body.
- Be aware of your breathing to know your mind.
- Be aware of your breathing to know yourself.
- Be aware of your breathing to know cause of your breath.
- Be aware of your breathing to know the world.
Others
- Be aware of your breathing in gratitude.
- Be aware of your breathing to heal.
- Be aware of your breathing for the world.
- Be aware of your breathing to just to be.
Active Breathing
- Breathing to heal.
- Breathing for the world.
- Breathing to just be with your breath.
Seeing Breath in Another Angle
- Experiencing the world in your breath.
Dual Awareness
- Be aware of your breath and your whole body.
- Be aware of your breath and your mind.
Breathing for a Result
- Be aware of your breath to calm your whole body.
- Be aware of your breath to calm your mind.
- Be aware of your breath to experience joy.
- Be aware of your breath to focus mind.
Note
Maintain unbroken continuous awareness of your breath from a beginning to an ending while doing the above practice as much you can.