10-DAY ANAPANA AND VIPASSANA MEDITATION

FOUR FORMALITIES

1. Taking the Triple Refuge

2. Taking five or eight moral precepts
3. Surrendering to the Buddha and Teachers
4. Making a formal request to the teacher to be taught the technique.

1. Taking the Triple Refuge

Buddham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Buddha.”

Dhammam saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Dharma.”

Sangham saranam gacchami. “I take refuge in the Sangha.”

2. Taking five or eight moral precepts

1. Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. "I undertake the precept to abstain from
killing."

2. Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. "I undertake the precept to abstain

from taking what is not given."

3. Abrahmacariya veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. “I undertake the precept to

refrain from sexual activity. “

4. Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. "I undertake the precept to abstain from
false speech."

5. Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi. "I undertake the

precept to abstain from alcoholic drink or drugs."

6. Vikālabhojanā veramaṇi sikkhāpadaṃ samādhiyāmi. . "I undertake the precept to

abstain from taking food after noon time. "

7. Nacca gīta vādita visukadassanā mālā gandha vilepana dhārana mandana

vibhūsanaṭṭhānā veramaṇi sikkhāpadaṃ samādhiyāmi. "I undertake the precept
to abstain from dancing, singing, music, contortionist shows, from any opportunity for
wearing garlands, smartening with scents and embellishment with unguents."
 8. Uccāsayana mahāsayana veramaṇi sikkhāpadaṃ samādhiyāmi. . "I undertake
the precept to abstain from hight seats and luxurious beds."

3. Surrendering to the Buddha and Teachers

Imaham bhante attabhavam jivitam Bhagavato pariccajami.

“Reverend Sir, I relinquish this my person to the Buddha.”

Imaham bhante attabhavam jivitam acariyasa pariccajami.

“Reverend Sir, I relinquish this my person to the Teacher.”

4. Making a formal request to the teacher to be taught the technique.

[ON ANAPANA DAY]

Nibbanassa sacchi-karanatthaya me bhante: ANAPANA kammatthanam dehi.

”Reverend Sir, please teach me ANAPANA Meditation so that I may experience the Nibbanic
Peace within.”

[ON VIPASSANA DAY]

Nibbanassa sacchi-karanatthaya me bhante: VIPASSANA kammatthanam dehi.

”Reverend Sir, please teach me VIPASSANA Meditation so that I may experience the
Nibbanic Peace within.”

ANAPANA INSTRUCTIONS
Now focus your entire attention below the nose, at the center of the upper lip. attentively
breathing in, attentively breathing out, feeling the touch of the breath as you breath in, feeling
the touch of the breath as you breath out, at the same time noting in, as you breath in, Noting
out, as you breath out. Again with a few slightly harder intentional breathing, conscious and
steady breathing. After a while when the attention settles, and become steady, slowly with used
to natural, normal breathing.
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