<p>You could also "breathe strongly, firmly and rapidly", as they do in <a href="http://www.sunlun.com/sunlway.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Sunlun</strong>'s method</a>. Rapidly means really rapidly, see the last part of <a href="http://www.sunlun-meditation.net/videoen.html" rel="nofollow">this video</a>. </p>

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robermann
<ul>
<li>You should put your attention to the centre of the upper lip</li>
<li>You should be aware of if breath is in or out, long or short to start with</li>
</ul>

<p>There is no need to feel anything like the touch sensation thought this also becomes apparent with practice.</p>

<p>What you should do to strengthen your perception of breath is the to:</p>

<ol>
<li>Sense the start of the breath</li>
<li>The acceleration of the inhaling or exhaling process</li>
<li>The peak of the process</li>
<li>The deceleration</li>
<li>The gap between breaths (This is split second and many miss this as loose or weaken your attention breath at this point. Hence this is the point mostly your mind starts wandering away from the breath.)</li>
</ol>

<p>Also the following book might be of interest: <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0861711114" rel="nofollow">Mindfulness With Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners</a></p>

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<p>Directed mental effort or intention to know the breathing is a thought. Being a thought, it is a hindrance to awareness. It brings limited results because it calms the breath but does not calm the mind commensurately, which makes the breath disappear from awareness when the breath calms. </p>

<p>In my experience, the best method I found to strengthen the perception of the breath was to stop trying to perceive the breath &amp; to just sit still &amp; quiet. This method will allow the mind to collect (gather) itself upon the breath. </p>

<p>I would recommend the introductory parts of Ajahn Brahm's <em>Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond</em>, which can be read <a href="http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/files/pdf/Ajahn_Brahm-Mindfulness_Bliss_and_Beyond-Chapters1-4.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p>

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<p>I would like to hear all the ways to strengthen the feeling of the breath so i will know when it enters the body and when it leaves it </p>

<p>i tried to put a hand on the stomach and feel the air go out and in of the nose - with limited success   </p>

<p>would like to hear tips on how to do the standard methods people use above - maybe i can improve them - and also i wonder if there are different ways to know strengthen my ability to know when the breath enters and leaves the body   -   any interesting way you have i would love to hear about it - it dosnt have to be buddhist in any way it can involve equipment even - whatever can help improve my skill of sensing the breathing</p>

<p>I am not looking for different ways to meditate without the breath (only for ways to iprove my breath sensing skill) - thats a different subject and it can be addressed in another thread i created :  </p>

<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/11469/cant-notice-the-breath">Can&#39;t notice the breath</a></p>

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Ways to strengthen the perception of the breath
# Ways to strengthen the perception of the breath

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-14)

I would like to hear all the ways to strengthen the feeling of the username_0 so i will know when it enters the body and when it leaves it

i tried to put a hand on the stomach and feel the air go out and in of the nose - with limited success

would like to hear tips on how to do the standard methods people use above - maybe i can improve them - and also i wonder if there are different ways to know strengthen my ability to know when the username_0 enters and leaves the body - any interesting way you have i would love to hear about it - it dosnt have to be buddhist in any way it can involve equipment even - whatever can help improve my skill of sensing the username_0ing

I am not looking for different ways to meditate without the username_0 (only for ways to iprove my username_0 sensing skill) - thats a different subject and it can be addressed in another thread i created :

[Can't notice the username_0](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/11469/cant-notice-the-username_0)

**Tags:** personal-practice, meditation-breath


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-16. Score: 2

You could also "username_0e strongly, firmly and rapidly", as they do in [**Sunlun**'s method](http://www.sunlun.com/sunlway.html). Rapidly means really rapidly, see the last part of [this video](http://www.sunlun-meditation.net/videoen.html).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-16. Score: 1

* You should put your attention to the centre of the upper lip
* You should be aware of if username_0 is in or out, long or short to start with

There is no need to feel anything like the touch sensation thought this also becomes apparent with practice.

What you should do to strengthen your perception of username_0 is the to:

1. Sense the start of the username_0
2. The acceleration of the inhaling or exhaling process
3. The peak of the process
4. The deceleration
5. The gap between username_0s (This is split second and many miss this as loose or weaken your attention username_0 at this point. Hence this is the point mostly your mind starts wandering away from the username_0.)

Also the following book might be of interest: [Mindfulness With Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0861711114)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The above book can be downloaded from: https://campuslink.okstate.edu/organization/buddhist-student-association/DocumentLibrary/  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-22. Score: 1

Directed mental effort or intention to know the username_0ing is a thought. Being a thought, it is a hindrance to awareness. It brings limited results because it calms the username_0 but does not calm the mind commensurately, which makes the username_0 disappear from awareness when the username_0 calms.

In my experience, the best method I found to strengthen the perception of the username_0 was to stop trying to perceive the username_0 & to just sit still & quiet. This method will allow the mind to collect (gather) itself upon the username_0.

I would recommend the introductory parts of Ajahn Brahm's *Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond*, which can be read [here](http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/files/pdf/Ajahn_Brahm-Mindfulness_Bliss_and_Beyond-Chapters1-4.pdf).


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