meditation 4
aware
Inhale
withhold
the breath.
Exhale
withhold
the breath
aware of each
process
as well
as
the end
of each.
Peace dawns.
Notes:
In The Manual for Self Realization, Swami Lakshmanjoo advises that this practice is in the in realm of hatha yoga and requires some effort.
Before proceeding with this practice, kindly read and internalize (a) Swami Lakshmanjoo's comments in The Manual for Self-Realiaztion and (b) Jaideva Singh's comments in The Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment.
This dhāraṇā is Āṇavopāya, for beginners.
