Excerpts from teachings by Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Anan about Breath Meditation.

A meditation using the mantra "Buddho" (Knowing) to help keep attention focused on the breath.

The meditation starts with a period of body awareness before moving to the breath and noting "Rising - Falling" to help keep attention focused.

The meditation starts with a period of body awareness before moving to the breath and using counting to help keep attention focused.

In this guided meditation Ajahn Achalo presents a variety of methods to work with the breath. 

A guided meditation in which the attention is focused on the sensations of the body.

Ajahn Achalo gives a talk about the "Five Hindrances" and working with mental and emotional pain.

A talk that explains how to generate mindfulness through awareness of the body and the breath.

Guidance on establishing good meditation posture and how to work with physical pain.

On the face of it, encouragements to 'be mindful' and 'have more loving-kindness' are simply good, common sense. Yet without the development of important skills the mind's habitual resistance and distractedness make these simple injunctions difficult to realise. Learning how to meditate skilfully requires guidance, support and regular practice. The Readings and Talks in this collection help you to understand how to generate Mindfulness and develop Loving-Kindness through meditative training. To address the fact that people's minds and characters differ, a variety of guided meditations are presented in a graded sequence. All of the meditations begin by encouraging meditators to establish body-based-mindfulness, and move to awareness of breathing. May these teachings and practices help you realise your potential to experience inner peace, and to radiate the joy of Loving-Kindness both inwardly and outwardly.

For more Dhamma talks and guided meditations by Ajahn Achalo please visit: www.peacebeyondsuffering.org