the difference between breathing and thinking about breathing

A teacher of shamatha meditation, after instructing a newcomer in the proper sitting posture, proceeds to the second instruction. The abbreviated form of this instruction goes something like this: "Having assumed the proper posture, now place your attention on the breath." Or, "Begin to notice the breath." The gist of the second instruction is to bring greater awareness to the breath, the vital fluid whose passage through your tissues, for the most part, escapes your attention, fading into the background unnoticed.

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With a peaceful exercise and a duration selected from the two drop-down menus, the user of the app establishes a daily practice goal, for example, “I will enjoy tea mindfully for five minutes each day.”

a smartphone is the opposite of a bubble bath

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