GUIDED MEDITATION: Not-Self Contemplation with the Breath

In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha suggests to develop the perception of "Not-Self; Not-Me; Not-I; Not-Mine" together with the breath as our meditation object.Rather than fighting them or trying to suppress them, we regard all disturbing thoughts, emotions, phantasies, and so on as:This is not meThis is not mineThis is not my SelfSeen as not really belonging to us, they loose their power over us, and we can let go of them.Additionally, 'Anatta-Saññā' can be applied even to our meditation object, the breath. If we see the breath as 'not-me', we do not hold it too tightly, and the meditation goes swimmingly.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.youtube.com/channel/UCJINt0JJBfFm_x0FZcU9QJwwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks