{ Breath Counting Meditation }

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The 1→5→1 counting method learned in Thai temples​

Numbers synchronised with inhale and exhale (1-2-3-4-5 / 5-4-3-2-1 = 1 cycle)

Repeated for a set number of cycles (e.g. 10)

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Purpose = attention stabilisation, concentration training

Traditional context

Pre-Vipassana stage

Used within Anapanasati (breath awareness) to build Samadh (Enlightenment, Nothingness, Sense of Biliousness)

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