meditation

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anapanasati (अनापानसति) is a compound word made up of these three parts

• "ana" (अन) means "in-breath"
• "apana" (अपान) means "out-breath"
• "sati" (सति) means "mindfulness" or "awareness"

it refers to the buddhist practice of mindfulness meditation focused on the breath, specifically the sensations of the in-breath and out-breath

in this meditation practice, the meditator cultivates awareness of their breath as it naturally occurs, without trying to control or manipulate it

the aim of this practice is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight into the nature of the mind and body

1. MINDFULNESS of breathing in & out (anapana)
2. MINDFULNESS of breathing in & out all the way through (anapana)
3. MINDFULNESS of the whole body (kayanupassana)
4. MINDFULNESS of bodily sensations (vedananupassana)
5. MINDFULNESS of mental states (cittanupassana)
6. Abandoning craving and attachment (viraganupassana)
7. Cultivating a state of equanimity (upekkhanupassana)
8. MINDFULNESS of death (marananupassana)
9. MINDFULNESS of breathing in and out (anapana-sati)
10. Awareness of impermanence (aniccanupassana)
11. Awareness of suffering (dukkhanupassana)
12. Awareness of non-self (anattanupassana)
13. Developing dispassion (viraganupassana)
14. Cultivating detachment (patisantharanupassana)
15. Establishing MINDFULNESS as a habit (sati-sampajanna)
16. Developing CONCENTRATION (samadhiganupassana)
17. Realizing nibbana (nibbananupassana)

• "anapana" (अनापान) - compound word made up of:
  • "ana" (अन) - prefix meaning "in-breath"
  • "apana" (अपान) - prefix meaning "out-breath"

• "kayanupassana" (कायानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "kaya" (काय) - root meaning "body"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "vedananupassana" (वेदनानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "vedana" (वेदना) - root meaning "sensation"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "cittanupassana" (चित्तानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "citta" (चित्त) - root meaning "mind"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "viraganupassana" (विरागानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "viraga" (विराग) - root meaning "dispassion"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "upekkhanupassana" (उपेक्खानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "upekkha" (उपेक्खा) - root meaning "equanimity"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "marananupassana" (मरणानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "marana" (मरण) - root meaning "death"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "anapana-sati" (अनापानसति) - compound word made up of:
  • "anapana" (अनापान) - as described above
  • "sati" (सति) - root meaning "mindfulness" or "awareness"

• "aniccanupassana" (अनिच्चानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "anicca" (अनिच्चा) - root meaning "impermanence"
  • "anupassana" (अनुपस्सना) - suffix meaning "observation"

• "dukkhanupassana" (दुक्खानुपस्सना) - compound word made up of:
  • "dukkha" (दुक्ख)

sanskrit word map

graph
subgraph existence
dukkha --> annica & annata

subgraph noble truths
dukkha
dukkha --> samudaya --> nirodha --> magga
end

end

subgraph four abodes 
maitri & karuna & mudita & upeksha
end

shunyata --> annata

prajna & karuna --> satori 
annica --> upeksha
upeksha -.- karuna
bramaviharas --> maitri & karuna & mudita & upeksha


style annata fill: lightyellow
style upeksha fill: lightyellow

cormac mccarthy (and other) quotes translated to mathjax

$$\neg(\forall x)Rx \rightarrow (\exists x)\neg Rx$$

The MathJax symbols used in the previous response were used to typeset the Cormac McCarthy quote "the extinction of all reality is a concept no resignation can encompass". Here's a breakdown of the symbols used:

• "the extinction of all reality" is simply text, so it was not typeset using any MathJax symbols.
• "is a concept" is denoted by the symbol $\text{is defined as}$, which is represented in MathJax as $\equiv$.
• "no resignation can encompass" is denoted by the logical statement $\forall x (\neg R(x) \rightarrow E(x))$, which can be read as "For all x, if x does not have the property of R, then x has the property of E". Here, R stands for "resignation" and E stands for "encompass". The symbol $\forall$ is the universal quantifier (for all), $\neg$ is the negation symbol (not), $\rightarrow$ is the conditional symbol (implies), and the parentheses are used to group the logical expression.

Here's the MathJax formula for the Cormac McCarthy quote "the shadow of the axe hangs over every joy, every road ends in death, every friendship, every love":

$$\forall j\in Joy, r\in Road, f\in Friendship, l\in Love : \left[\exists x\in Axe\left(Shadow(x,j)\right)\land EndsWith(r, Death)\land EndsIn(f, Death)\land EndsIn(l, Death)\right]$$

This formula uses symbols to represent logical operations and the concepts in the quote. Here's what each symbol means:

• $\forall$ represents the universal quantifier "for all" and is used to state that the statement that follows applies to every object in a specified set.
• $\in$ represents the membership relation, meaning "belongs to".
• $\exists$ represents the existential quantifier "there exists" and is used to state that at least one object in a set has a certain property.
• $\land$ represents the logical conjunction "and" and is used to connect two statements that must both be true for the entire statement to be true.
• $:$ is used to specify the condition that must hold for the statement to be true.
• $Shadow(x,j)$ is a predicate that indicates that the shadow of an axe $x$ is over a joy $j$.
• $EndsWith(r, Death)$ is a predicate that indicates that a road $r$ ends in death.
• $EndsIn(f, Death)$ is a predicate that indicates that a friendship $f$ ends in death.
• $EndsIn(l, Death)$ is a predicate that indicates that a love $l$ ends in death.

Therefore, the entire formula can be read as: "For every joy, road, friendship, and love, there exists an axe whose shadow hangs over that joy and the road ends in death, and the friendship and love both end in death."

MathJax formula for "every road ends in death":

$$\forall r\in R, E(r)=D$$

In this formula, the universal quantifier symbol "$\forall$" represents "for every," and the variable "$r$" represents a road. "$R$" represents the set of all roads, and "$E(r)$" represents the endpoint of a road, with "$D$" representing death. Therefore, the formula can be read as "for every road $r$ in the set of all roads $R$, its endpoint $E(r)$ is death $D$."