Sutta discussion - From Repulsiveness to Bliss Through Breath Meditation
Description
⚠️ Viewer discretion is advised: This podcast episode discusses suicide and medically-assisted in dying, which some viewers may find distressing.
In this episode, Ven Candā reflects on the healing bliss of breath meditation through a discussion of SN 54.9, from the Ānāpāna Samyutta.
After the initial sutta reading and reflection, she leads a discussion with participants that touches on topics such as our relationships with our bodies, suicide, depression, and compassion.
[0:00 ] Intro and sutta reading
[20:46 ] How do the stages here relate to deep meditation (jhana)?
[24:36 ] Suicide and craving not to be (vibhavatanha)
[30:30 ] Counteracting aversion to the body
[36:58 ] Chronic pain and trauma in the body
[42:45 ] Depression, anxiety, and the breath
[49:11 ] Replacing empathetic distress with compassion
[55:24 ] Feeling the breath in the body
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