i watched one of your videos about the first jhana, and immediately went "nope, i'm not THERE yet", and you mentioned access concentration and i came to this video, and bingo, exactly what i've been experiencing. thanks for such a precise and coherent explanation.
As someone who is approaching this point and is not in any kind of hurry to find out where we are actually going, i am 100% getting off the bus here for a bit 😂
Hello, Beth. I would like to ask if it is not a mistake to concentrate on the sensation at the beginning of the nostrils when inhaling, but when exhaling on the sensation in the area between the nose and the upper lip. Or is it the case that when inhaling and exhaling one should concentrate on the same place?
I don' think Beth answers personal meditation questions outside of interviews, so I encourage you to go to her website to schedule a meeting with her and she will happily answer your questions! ~With metta ~
@@rejivarghese8108 I already know the answer from a Myanmar/Sri Lanka monk/scholar. One should concentrate on the nostrils during inhalation. In the theravada texts it is written to concentrate on the upper lip during exhalation. By the "upper lip" it isn't actually meant lip but the area between lip and nose. He also said that although concentration on the breath is so common it isn't appropriate. The best object for concentration is loving kindness, which agrees with tenets of buddhism better.
i watched one of your videos about the first jhana, and immediately went "nope, i'm not THERE yet", and you mentioned access concentration and i came to this video, and bingo, exactly what i've been experiencing. thanks for such a precise and coherent explanation.
Happy to hear you found it helpful!
Thank You
Great analogy, I am staying strapped on the bus. This reminds me of Odysseus journey back to Ithaca, and the sirens of Calypso attracting his men.
Love your videos Beth keep up the amazing work.
Thanks again Beth you are always on point.
Staying on the bus Beth! Thanks.
Fantastic advice, delicately put and explained - Sadhu!
Sadhu 🙏🙏🌻
Gracias 🙏❤️
As someone who is approaching this point and is not in any kind of hurry to find out where we are actually going, i am 100% getting off the bus here for a bit 😂
😂
Not in any hurry unless death approaches before you've made good use of your meditation :(
Hello, Beth. I would like to ask if it is not a mistake to concentrate on the sensation at the beginning of the nostrils when inhaling, but when exhaling on the sensation in the area between the nose and the upper lip. Or is it the case that when inhaling and exhaling one should concentrate on the same place?
I don' think Beth answers personal meditation questions outside of interviews, so I encourage you to go to her website to schedule a meeting with her and she will happily answer your questions! ~With metta ~
@@arirodriguez9891 I already know.
@@mispanludensprinck5652 Wonderful :)
Best wishes!
I have the same issue. Two different places where the breath touches during inhale and exhale
@@rejivarghese8108 I already know the answer from a Myanmar/Sri Lanka monk/scholar. One should concentrate on the nostrils during inhalation. In the theravada texts it is written to concentrate on the upper lip during exhalation. By the "upper lip" it isn't actually meant lip but the area between lip and nose. He also said that although concentration on the breath is so common it isn't appropriate. The best object for concentration is loving kindness, which agrees with tenets of buddhism better.
Transcription for this video is available at: samathavipassanabhavana.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/deepening-access-concentration/