Counting Breath Meditation "SCIENCE OF BREATH"

Counting the breath is probably the moston the floor.
encouraged meditation for beginners. It is highly3. Take a deep breath, exhale fully, and take
recomended for beginners because it is a greatanother deep breath, exhaling fully.
practice to begin aquainting oneself with both4. With proper physical posture, your breathing will
sitting still and with breaking free from discursiveflow naturally into your lower abdomen. Breathe
though. That being said, this practice should not benaturally, without judgement or trying to breathe
thought of as being pedestrian because if it isa certain way.
truly followed, it is no different than even the5. Keep your attention on your breath whilst
"advanced" practices.practicing this zen meditation. When your attention
wanders, bring it back to the breath again and
1. Zen meditation allows the mind to relax, pleaseagain — as many times as necessary! Remain
follow theses easy instructions. Sit on the forwardas still as possible, following your breath and
third of a chair or a cushion on the floor.returning to it whenever thoughts arise.
2. Arrange your legs in a position you can maintain6. Be fully, vitally present with yourself. Simply do
comfortably. In the half-lotus position, place youryour very best. At the end of your sitting period,
right leg on your left thigh. In the full lotusgently swing your body from right to left in
position, put your feet on opposite thighs. Youincreasing arcs. Stretch out your legs, and be sure
may also sit simply with your legs tucked in closethey have feeling before standing.
to your body, but be sure that your weight is7. Practice easy Zen meditation every day for at
distributed on three points: both of your knees onleast ten to fifteen minutes (or longer) and you
the ground and your buttocks on the roundwill discover for yourself the treasure house of
cushion. On a chair, keep your knees apart aboutthe timeless life of zazen — your very life
the width of your shoulders, feet firmly planteditself.