<p>The breath does not stop. What happens is the breath stops being an object of awareness because the breath calms but the mind remains too coarse or gross to be aware of the breath. </p>

<p>Here, the mind must let go more &amp; be more quiet, until the mind can feel the breath again. </p>

<p>Trying to focus will not help because it is the very act of trying (to focus) that makes the mind too coarse or gross to know the breathing. </p>

<p>The <em>supramundane</em> path of the Buddha is only about letting go. </p>

<p>The Buddha taught <em>supramundane</em> meditation (<em>jhana</em>) is developed by making letting go (<em>vossagga</em>) the meditation object (<a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn48/sn48.010.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SN 48.10</a>; end of MN 118). </p>

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  <p><em>And what is the faculty of concentration? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the noble ones, making it his object to let go (vossagga),
  attains concentration, attains singleness of mind. SN 48.10</em></p>
  
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  <p><em>There is the case where a monk develops mindfulness as a factor for awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent
  on cessation, resulting in relinquishment (vossagga). MN 118</em></p>
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Dhamma Dhatu
<p>This is uddhacca-hindrance. </p>

<p>Right concentrated consciousness, of ānapanassati-meditation, has only thinking of breath. <strong>Stopping of thinking is wrong of meditation. Stopping of breath is wrong, too, for a newbie.</strong></p>

<p>To correct it, Focus back to breath. If you can find it, just focus on breath point at nose.</p>

<p>In pali canon, the buddha and commentary concern(paccavekkhaṇavasī) ānāpanassati-jhāna after meditation. They have not know the description of ānāpanassati-jhāna while still meditating.  <strong>In contrast, they just know only breath while still meditating, non stop.</strong></p>

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Bonn
<p>This experience is called Asanna in Buddhist meditation. (see no 22 in the link)
Please make sure you practice this meditation in conjunction with Vipassana meditation.It also advisable to practice meditation in conjunction with Noble Eightfold Path.  </p>

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<p>l experienced stopping of thoughts comes to the mind at a point  and starts again.During that time my breathing has completely stopped.it is like mind has stopped for a moment.could that be possible?</p>

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what happens to the mind during meditation?
# what happens to the mind during meditation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-24)

l experienced stopping of thoughts comes to the mind at a point and starts again.During that time my breathing has completely stopped.it is like mind has stopped for a moment.could that be possible?

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This experience is called Asanna in Buddhist meditation. (see no 22 in the link)
Please make sure you practice this meditation in conjunction with Vipassana meditation.It also advisable to practice meditation in conjunction with Noble Eightfold Path.

<http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html>


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-25. Score: 1

The breath does not stop. What happens is the breath stops being an object of awareness because the breath calms but the mind remains too coarse or gross to be aware of the breath.

Here, the mind must let go more & be more quiet, until the mind can feel the breath again.

Trying to focus will not help because it is the very act of trying (to focus) that makes the mind too coarse or gross to know the breathing.

The *supramundane* path of the Buddha is only about letting go.

The Buddha taught *supramundane* meditation (*jhana*) is developed by making letting go (*vossagga*) the meditation object ([SN 48.10](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn48/sn48.010.than.html); end of MN 118).

> *And what is the faculty of concentration? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the noble ones, making it his object to let go (vossagga),
> attains concentration, attains singleness of mind. SN 48.10*
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> *There is the case where a monk develops mindfulness as a factor for awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent
> on cessation, resulting in relinquishment (vossagga). MN 118*


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-25. Score: 1

This is uddhacca-hindrance.

Right concentrated consciousness, of ānapanassati-meditation, has only thinking of breath. **Stopping of thinking is wrong of meditation. Stopping of breath is wrong, too, for a newbie.**

To correct it, Focus back to breath. If you can find it, just focus on breath point at nose.

In pali canon, the buddha and commentary concern(paccavekkhaṇavasī) ānāpanassati-jhāna after meditation. They have not know the description of ānāpanassati-jhāna while still meditating. **In contrast, they just know only breath while still meditating, non stop.**


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