Watch the Gap in the Breath

Discover the pause between in-breath and out-breath

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Passive Meditation

Watch the Gap in the Breath

Do not change the breath. Follow inhalation and exhalation, and notice the very brief natural gap between them.

Open-endedCore: Witnessing

Practice style

  1. Let the breath remain natural.
  2. Be aware of the breath coming in, turning, going out, and turning again.
  3. Do not create a pause; simply stay aware when a natural pause appears.
Do Not Lose the Witness
The method is only an entrance. Whether it uses breath, dance, sound, darkness, sitting, or relationship, what matters most is gradually seeing what is happening rather than only chasing an experience.