Ok, but 'discern' , 'breath... sensitive to the entire body...', 'breath... calming bodily fabrications...' there's where I don't know if it's up to my own interpretation or if it needs further explanation.simsapa wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:44 am ...
Here is the original instruction:
..."[1] Breathing in long, he discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long.' [2] Or breathing in short, he discerns, 'I am breathing in short'; or breathing out short, he discerns, 'I am breathing out short.' [3] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in sensitive to the entire body.'[2] He trains himself, 'I will breathe out sensitive to the entire body.' [4] He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming bodily fabrication.'[3] He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming bodily fabrication.'
And yes I just finished Bhikkhu Bodhi's text you mentioned and it helped me a lot. Thank you for recommending it.