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 breathe and out breathe.
And from cultivated how, almsmen, from made a lot of how, is meditation on the in breathe 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.
Or while breathing in long fathoms 'long, I'll breathe in',
or while breathing out long fathoms 'long, I'll breathe out'.
Or while breathing in short fathoms 'short, I'll breathe in',
or while breathing out short fathoms 'short, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while wholly experiencing body, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while wholly experiencing body, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while relaxing inclinations for body, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while relaxing inclinations for body, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while experiencing pleasantness, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while experiencing pleasantness, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while experiencing happiness, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while experiencing happiness, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while experiencing inclinations for mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while experiencing inclinations for mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while relaxing inclinations for mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while relaxing inclinations for mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while experiencing mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while experiencing mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while gratifying mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while gratifying mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while concentrating mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while concentrating mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while emancipating mind, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while emancipating mind, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while looking into unstableness, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while looking into unstableness, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while looking into fading, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while looking into fading, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while looking into cessation, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while looking into cessation, I'll breathe out'.
Trains 'while looking into relinquishment, I'll breathe in',
trains 'while looking into relinquishment, I'll breathe out'.
OK when cultivated so, almsmen, when made a lot of so, meditation on the in breathe and out breathe is great of fruit, great of benefit.'