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it. given t it. your body. Way with any of your material senses or thoughts; you are only observing Observe your breath as it flows up the side of your nostrils and disappears at the top of your nose. DO NOT FOLLOW IT. This would take your attention away from your observation spot. The inhaling and exhaling usually becomes noticeable as a cool stream of air that keeps moving. Even if your observation is strictly concentrate on the fixed point of the sides of the nose (nostrils), a peripheral awareness of the course of the breath through the body is produced, arising from the slight pressure of the air we breathe. No further consideration should be As your concentration continues, you will begin to notice exactly w ere the breath enters the nostrils, where it starts to flow up the sides of the nostrils, and where it disappears. These three spots mark the beginning, middle, and end of the breath, and they become clearer and clearer as the concentration continues. Awareness of Your Body If you become very uncomfortable during this exercise, you will not be able to continue and may have to start over. However, if you only become aware of your body, you should simply treat this awareness as an observation which has disturbed the tranquil harmony of the concentration. Simply visualize that the respiration EXISTS, completely independent of the intention of the meditation exercise, and discard the awareness of