Anapanasati For Enthusiastic Beginners (Part 1) | Alan #2 | 2.17.21

Alan reports back on his practice; Dhammarato shares about the value of developing fundamental skills in the practice of anapanasati, the inherent limitations of learning from books and, in contrast, the value of learning directly from a teacher. Following this, a nod to the connections anapanasati has to the eightfold noble path and the satipatthana.

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00:00:00 Ānāpānasati after Zen, Mahasi, & Goenka
00:07:02 Practicing according to skill level
00:11:35 Start with the body
00:29:50 Sati and setting boundaries
00:33:05 Investigation is the next skill
00:38:32 The four tetrads
00:56:44 Understanding piti and sukha
01:07:20 Which translation is best?
01:13:05 Perceptions and the fourth tetrad
01:27:45 The West and “Where do I go next?”