meditation¶

anapanasati (अनापानसति) is a compound word made up of these three parts

• "ana" (अन) means "in-breath"
• "apana" (अपान) means "out-breath"
• "sati" (सति) means "mindfulness" or "awareness"

it refers to the buddhist practice of mindfulness meditation focused on the breath, specifically the sensations of the in-breath and out-breath

in this meditation practice, the meditator cultivates awareness of their breath as it naturally occurs, without trying to control or manipulate it

the aim of this practice is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight into the nature of the mind and body

1. MINDFULNESS of breathing in & out (anapana)
2. MINDFULNESS of breathing in & out all the way through (anapana)
3. MINDFULNESS of the whole body (kayanupassana)
4. MINDFULNESS of bodily sensations (vedananupassana)
5. MINDFULNESS of mental states (cittanupassana)
6. Abandoning craving and attachment (viraganupassana)
7. Cultivating a state of equanimity (upekkhanupassana)
8. MINDFULNESS of death (marananupassana)
9. MINDFULNESS of breathing in and out (anapana-sati)
10. Awareness of impermanence (aniccanupassana)
11. Awareness of suffering (dukkhanupassana)
12. Awareness of non-self (anattanupassana)
13. Developing dispassion (viraganupassana)
14. Cultivating detachment (patisantharanupassana)
15. Establishing MINDFULNESS as a habit (sati-sampajanna)
16. Developing CONCENTRATION (samadhiganupassana)
17. Realizing nibbana (nibbananupassana)

• "anapana" (अनापान) - compound word made up of:
• "ana" (अन) - prefix meaning "in-breath"
• "apana" (अपान) - prefix meaning "out-breath"

• "kayanupassana" (कायानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "kaya" (काय) - root meaning "body"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "vedananupassana" (वेदनानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "vedana" (वेदना) - root meaning "sensation"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "cittanupassana" (चित्तानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "citta" (चित्त) - root meaning "mind"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "viraganupassana" (विरागानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "viraga" (विराग) - root meaning "dispassion"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "upekkhanupassana" (उपेक्खानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "upekkha" (उपेक्खा) - root meaning "equanimity"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "marananupassana" (मरणानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "marana" (मरण) - root meaning "death"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "anapana-sati" (अनापानसति) - compound word made up of:
• "anapana" (अनापान) - as described above
• "sati" (सति) - root meaning "mindfulness" or "awareness"

• "aniccanupassana" (अनिच्चानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "anicca" (अनिच्चा) - root meaning "impermanence"
• "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "dukkhanupassana" (दुक्खानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
• "dukkha" (दुक्ख)

sanskrit word map¶

graph
subgraph existence
dukkha --> annica & annata

subgraph noble truths
dukkha
dukkha --> samudaya --> nirodha --> magga
end

end

subgraph four abodes 
maitri & karuna & mudita & upeksha
end

shunyata --> annata

prajna & karuna --> satori 
annica --> upeksha
upeksha -.- karuna
bramaviharas --> maitri & karuna & mudita & upeksha


style annata fill: lightyellow
style upeksha fill: lightyellow

the meditative mind¶