(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) When the Buddha taught detailed instructions for breath meditation he often used 16 steps from initial meditation to complete freedom. The first 12 steps on the common meditation guidelines to develop stable concentration and experience a mind temporarily free from inner turmoil.

Tempel Smith: 12 Steps of Breathing Concentration (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Tempel Smith spent a year ordained as a monk in Burma and teaches Buddhist psychology and social activism in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently part of the IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program.

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Tempel Smith: 12 Steps of Breathing Concentration (Retreat at Spirit Rock)

Tempel Smith: 12 Steps of Breathing Concentration (Retreat at Spirit Rock)