Saṃyutta Nikāya
Mahāvaggo
Ānāpānasaṃyuttaṃ
Ekadhammavaggo
Ekadhammasuttaṃ
SN54.1
Situated at Sāvatthi.
OK, there ... said this:
'One principle, almsmen, when cultivated, when made a lot of, is great of fruit, great of benefit. Which one principle?
Meditation on the in and out breathe.
And from cultivated how, almsmen, from made a lot of how, is meditation on the in and out breathe great of fruit, great of benefit?
Here, almsmen, an almsman gone to a forest or gone to the root of a tree, or gone to an empty home, having folded a seat he sits down, directing the body straight, peripherally attending the meditation.
He either meditative breathes in, or meditative breathes out.
Either while breathing in long he knows: 'long I shall breathe in',
or while breathing out long he knows: 'long I shall breathe out'.
Either while breathing in short he knows: 'short I shall breathe in',
or while breathing out short he knows: 'short I shall breathe out'.
'While wholly experiencing body I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while wholly experiencing body I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While calming inclinations for body I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while calming inclinations for body I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While experiencing pleasantness I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while experiencing pleasantness I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While experiencing happiness I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while experiencing happiness I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While experiencing inclinations for mind I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while experiencing inclinations for mind I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While calming inclinations for mind I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while calming inclinations for mind I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While experiencing mind I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while experiencing mind I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While concentrating mind I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while concentrating mind I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While emancipating mind I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while emancipating mind I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While looking into unstableness I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while looking into unstableness I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While looking into fading I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while looking into fading I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While looking into cessation I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while looking into cessation I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
'While looking into relinquishment I shall breathe in' he trains himself,
'while looking into relinquishment I shall breathe out' he trains himself.
OK when cultivated so, almsmen, when made a lot of so, meditation on the in and out breathe is great of fruit, great of benefit.'