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Samadhi

dingdao

The eternal Tao cannot be told - Tao Te Ching
Start with square breathing:
Inhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Exhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Repeat

Extend the time until you get to about a minute.
This will 3 months.

Expect the the question "What would you like more of in your life?"
Choose wisely

You get one question then get the hell out!
 

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
Start with square breathing:
Inhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Exhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Repeat

Extend the time until you get to about a minute.
This will 3 months.

Expect the the question "What would you like more of in your life?"
Choose wisely

You get one question then get the hell out!

Uh...what?
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
I don't see much value in yogic breathing techniques outside of perhaps a health aspect.
 

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
My previous sarcasm in this thread notwithstanding, the basic meditative breathing practices followed by the subsequent word salad in the OP have nothing to do with samadhi.

Samadhi is a state of meditative consciousness where the dichotomy of I/other is transcended. There is nothing to "like more of" or anything to "get the hell out" of.
 

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
In my case, calming would be a health benefit :)
Perhaps it is more than that. With a calm mind and clear vision, one can better contemplate on any question, relating to this world or the other (spiritual). It is a step-by-step process covering Yama, Niyama, Asana, Prānāyāma, Pratyāhāra, Dharana, Dhyāna and then Samādhi. See details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtānga_(eight_limbs_of_yoga), Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Wikipedia, Yoga - Wikipedia.

योगश्‍चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः (yogah citta-vṛitti-nirodhaḥ) - Yoga Sutras 1.2
"Yoga is the inhibition (nirodhaḥ) of the modifications/deformation (vṛitti) of the mind (citta)"
 
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atanu

Member
Premium Member
Start with square breathing:
Inhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Exhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Repeat

Extend the time until you get to about a minute.
This will 3 months.

Expect the the question "What would you like more of in your life?"
Choose wisely

You get one question then get the hell out!

Post seems interesting to me. Please further clarify on the question "What would you like more of in your life?" and also on the link between breath control and samadhi.
 

Martin

Spam, wonderful spam (bloody vikings!)
Start with square breathing:
Inhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Exhale for a count of 10
Hold for a count of 10
Repeat

Extend the time until you get to about a minute.
This will 3 months.

Expect the the question "What would you like more of in your life?"
Choose wisely

You get one question then get the hell out!

Whats the point of this breathing exercise?
 

Aupmanyav

Be your own guru
"What would you like more of in your life?" and also on the link between breath control and samadhi.
The more you want, the more troublesome and unsatisfactory the life would be. Happiness is in wanting less. Breathe control is the first step to calming the mind. Samadhi comes after many steps. However, that is not the only way. I progressed by chanting. Slow the tempo every time, take breaks, elongate the breaks, stop chanting -> still mind.
 

Vinayaka

devotee
Premium Member
Whats the point of this breathing exercise?
Pranayama is breath control. Mind, and activity of the mind is related. By slowing the breath, we slow the mind. Less random intrusive thinking allows for greater concentration. Greater concentration gives greater understanding.

Breathing exercises also change the heart rate, and blood pressure. I'd never heard of this one until now. (Would have to experiment.) Most will slow it.
 

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
Whats the point of this breathing exercise?

Breathing in meditation brings a focal point for the mind to silence random thoughts. The mind tends to jump from thought to thought if left unattended. If you are thinking about your breath, you're not thinking about something else.

Eventually, once you have created a pathway in your mind (a habit) to focus on breath during meditation, the goal then becomes to let thinking of breathing go as well, and the mind becomes completely silent.
 
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