Breath Awareness: The Rise and Fall of the Abdomen

Published: April 28, 2010, 3:14 a.m.

b'This morning we went back to the valuable practice of settling the attention on the rise and fall of the abdomen, a "transitional" practice. The podcast starts with an introduction about struggles, the "casino of samsara," discipline, and counting in breath awareness practice.
After the practice, there is a reflection on the reality of suffering.

The picture is of our gompa, or teaching hall! It\'s part of a bunch of pictures that have been uploaded to Alan\'s facebook today. Here (on the website) is a fancy button in case you want to become a fan! (Or \\u201cLike\\u201d as they now call it):






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