References – SN 54: Linked Discourses on Breath Meditation 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 54: Ānāpānasaṁyutta
Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.8: The Simile of the Lamp 

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“If I understand this afternoon’s reflection correctly, then the body is capable of responding to things independently of the mind. So while I may have learned to refrain from facial, verbal, and other expressions of anger, impatience, humiliation, etc., the body may still respond. As I sit now, day after day, I feel all of that stored up tension in my neck and waves of anxiety in my belly. How to help the body release the pent-up emotions I have stuffed?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Body/form ] [Heart/mind] [Aversion] [Emotion] // [Conditionality] [Tranquility] [Mindfulness of breathing]

Sutta: SN 54.8: “When I practiced mindfulness of breathing, neither my body nor my eyes were tired.” [Buddha/Biography]

Thanksgiving Retreat 2010, Session 6, Excerpt 10


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Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko: [Mindfulness of breathing]

Right Mindfulness pp. 93-96.

Vinaya: Book of the Discipline Part 1 p. 116-121, Pārājikā 3 origin story.

Sutta: AN 9.36: Jhāna.

Sutta: SN 54.8: Simile of the lamp.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness [2015], Session 23


Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.9: At Vesālī 

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“What did the Buddha mean by delighting in seclusion? Was he not a people person?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Seclusion] [Community] // [Arahant] [Leadership]

Suttas: SN 45.11-12; SN 54.9; SN 54.11: The Buddha goes on retreat. [Buddha/Biography] [Meditation retreats]

Thanksgiving Retreat 2011, Session 8, Excerpt 6


Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.11: Icchānaṅgala 

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“What did the Buddha mean by delighting in seclusion? Was he not a people person?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Seclusion] [Community] // [Arahant] [Leadership]

Suttas: SN 45.11-12; SN 54.9; SN 54.11: The Buddha goes on retreat. [Buddha/Biography] [Meditation retreats]

Thanksgiving Retreat 2011, Session 8, Excerpt 6


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Teaching: Mindfulness of breathing is the practice that the Buddha recommended most. Contributed by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Buddha/Biography]

Sutta: SN 54.11: The Buddha practices mindfulness of breathing while on retreat. [Meditation retreats]

Devotion and Ritual: Becoming the Buddha [2017], Session 3, Excerpt 11


Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.12: In Doubt 

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Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Sutta: SN 54.12, Ānāpānasaṁyutta, “In Perplexity.”

Sutta: AN 4.61, “Worthy Deeds.”

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 15