Q5-19890406-Larry_Rosenberg-UNK-anapanasati_full_awareness_of_breath_series_tape_8-33811 Leandra Tej

Talk: 19890406-Larry_Rosenberg-UNK-anapanasati_full_awareness_of_breath_series_tape_8-33811 Leandra Tejedor Start_time: 00:32:47 Display_question: I notice that my when breath is soft and calm, my body is soft and calm. Keyword_search: breath, soft, calm, body, traffic, reaction, relationship, heart, compassionate, Anapanasati sutta, awareness Question_content: Questioner: I find it’s extraordinary because my attention now is…I notice that my when breath is soft and calm, my body is soft and calm. So, I'm in the middle of traffic and I'm stuck at a red light, and I'm getting impatient, and I know. I watch the impatience, but my body also, because I come back to the breath, my body becomes soft again, and I'm no longer reacting to this situation. So, I'm walking down the street, I'll come in touch with the breath. My breath is my friend right now. It’s a very good relationship. Larry: Good. That's where it starts, and then what it'll grow into, is your best friend, will become your own heart. See don't get fixated on the breath. It's a physical phenomenon. It's nice. We wouldn't be able to even say that if we weren't here, Questioner: I guess you’re right with the heart because I don't know whether this is right or wrong, but I feel my responses to the world are more gentle, and compassionate. Larry: You sound like the president. Oh, I get it. Okay. Finally, anapanasati sutta has nothing at all to do with the breath. I know it's a lot of work we're going through. I mean it does and it doesn't, because the breath is an end in itself, we all know. But what it really leads to is you could say awareness. End_time: 00:34:27