Sutta discussion - From Repulsiveness to Bliss Through Breath Meditation

⚠️ Viewer discretion is advised: This podcast episode discusses suicide and medically-assisted in dying, which some viewers may find distressing.

In this episode, Ven Candā reflects on the healing bliss of breath meditation through a discussion of SN 54.9, from the Ānāpāna Samyutta.

After the initial sutta reading and reflection, she leads a discussion with participants that touches on topics such as our relationships with our bodies, suicide, depression, and compassion.

[0:00] Intro and sutta reading

[20:46] How do the stages here relate to deep meditation (jhana)?

[24:36] Suicide and craving not to be (vibhavatanha)

[30:30] Counteracting aversion to the body

[36:58] Chronic pain and trauma in the body

[42:45] Depression, anxiety, and the breath

[49:11] Replacing empathetic distress with compassion

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