• mleffler replied to the topic Faint Breath in the forum Meditation 7 years, 10 months ago

    Since posting my question, I read a response by Culadasa. Apparently, the degree to which the breath is detectable is not so important. Keeping attention in the “space” of breath sensations is what’s important. This is nice for me–seems to take the pressure off of needing to feel something. Plus, I feel like I can keep my attention in that…[Read more]

  • mleffler started the topic Faint Breath in the forum Meditation 7 years, 10 months ago

    Hi All,
    I’m really enjoying The Mind Illuminated since getting it recently. All seems to be going well, except for maybe one issue regarding the breath.

    Like other meditators that I’ve heard from at times, it’s sometimes difficult or impossible for me to detect the breath at the nose. For my last 3 sits, or so, I feel the breath for the first…[Read more]

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