To watch a buddha is a blessing in itself -- how he walks, how he sits, how he makes
gestures, how he looks at you. Each moment is a radiant moment of awareness. That's
why Ananda reports. There must have been great silence when Buddha came, arranged
his dress, washed his feet, sat on the seat arranged for him, sat upright, then focussed his
whole attention in front of him. What is this 'fixing your attention in front of yourself'?
That is a special Buddhist method called ANAPANSATIYOGA -- mindfulness of breath
coming in and breath going out. That is the meaning of focussing your attention in front.
When Buddha is doing something, for example dressing, then he is attentive of that act.
When he is walking he is attentive of walking. When he is not doing anything then he is
attentive of breath coming in and breath going out. But he is attentive; even while he is
asleep he is attentive
gestures, how he looks at you. Each moment is a radiant moment of awareness. That's
why Ananda reports. There must have been great silence when Buddha came, arranged
his dress, washed his feet, sat on the seat arranged for him, sat upright, then focussed his
whole attention in front of him. What is this 'fixing your attention in front of yourself'?
That is a special Buddhist method called ANAPANSATIYOGA -- mindfulness of breath
coming in and breath going out. That is the meaning of focussing your attention in front.
When Buddha is doing something, for example dressing, then he is attentive of that act.
When he is walking he is attentive of walking. When he is not doing anything then he is
attentive of breath coming in and breath going out. But he is attentive; even while he is
asleep he is attentive
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