Meditation, Stability, Clarity: Experiencing the Liberating Power of Full Attention
D2S2 - Sensations of the Breath and the Bodyguard of Shamatha
Lama Alan · 98 minutes · recorded June 5, 2025
Distinguishing the actual passage of air from the sensations it leaves at the nostrils, the final session on mindfulness of breathing covers how to stay with the target area through the pauses between breaths. Lama Alan tells the parable of the minister and his bodyguard to show why shamatha grounds vipassana, then answers questions on posture, including practising lying down for scoliosis or illness.
Illness and pain Teacher and student Mindfulness of breathing Shamatha (calm abiding) Vipashyana (insight)