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 “…Whenever we breathe in or out, the in-coming and the out-going air touches somewhere in or near the nostrils. The sensitive matter (kayapasada) registers the touch of air. In this process, the entities touching are matter and the entity knowing the touch is mind. So don’t go around asking others about mind and matter; observe your breathing and you will find out about them for yourselves. When the air comes.

Sayagyi U Ba Khin was born in Yangon, Myanmar, on 6th March 1899. Though he had been a brilliant pupil throughout elementary and secondary school and passed theuniversity entry exams, he did not go to university. His parents were not well off and hefelt that he had to earn an income as soon as possible to support them.He entered the British administration and through diligent work and study became oneof.

Paṭiccasamuppāda Vibhaṅga Sutta (including SN 12.2 excerpt) Dependent Origination is the insight described by the Buddha on the occasion of his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. "Dependent on ignorance, volitional formations arise Dependent on volitional formations, consciousness arises Dependent on consciousness, the mind and matter arises Dependent on mind and matter, the six sense-bases arise Dependent on the six sense-bases, contact arises Dependent on contact, sensations arise Dependent on sensations,.

The Buddha Dhamma is very profound and subtle. It can be understood completely only by those who have developed Panna, wisdom in its fullest sense, meaning penetrative insight into causes and their effects.*Yet, at the same time, because the Dhamma is universal, it has some aspects that are very simple and can be understood, appreciated and followed by ordinary people of mundane outlook. Of it's three basic divisions, Sila, Samadhi.

“Nothing is improved by not being attentive. When we improve our awareness, so many other things improve. If you keep your attention focused on the spot and are aware from moment to moment, then you will reach your goal. The Buddha did teach this and the wise people of old did reach their goal by this practice. You can reach your goal if you keep knowing in- and out-breath at.

“Please take it from me that [Buddhist meditation] will give you an escape from the normal conditions of life, a lotus as it were in a pond of crystal water immune from it’s fiery surroundings. It will give you that Peace Within which will satisfy you that you are getting not only beyond day to day troubles of life, but slowly and surely beyond the limitation of life, suffering and.