url:: https://spiritualessence.in/2022/04/19/preliminary-steps-for-anapanassati/ Related:: [[{Vilas Blog} Practical Anapanassatikatha]] # Preliminary Steps for [[Anapanassati|Ānāpānassati]] – Anumodana Sankalpa | by [[Vilas]] Posted by [Spiritual Essence](https://spiritualessence.in/author/spiritualessence2181/) [April 19, 2022](https://spiritualessence.in/2022/04/19/preliminary-steps-for-anapanassati/) Posted in [Uncategorized](https://spiritualessence.in/category/uncategorized/) Tags:: [[Anapanassati|Ānāpānassati]], #anapanassatikatha, #dhamma/beginner/practice, #dhamma/practice/important In order to have fully functional 32 steps of Ānāpānassati, one needs to establish preliminary aspects which then helps in investigation using Ānāpānassatikatha through which one can attain release or vimutti. **Here are the steps:** **Step 1** – Check the mental and physical state. If in a state of confusion, chaos, disturbed, running etc., do **20 times deep breathing** **Step 2** – After that, start with “namo tassa bhagavato” chanting for 3 times – reciting loudly or mentally repeating depending upon mental state. **Step 3** – Then, do Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha chanting x 3 times (*itipi so bhagava arahan…svakhato bhagavata dhammo, sandittiko…..supati panno bhagavato savakasangho…*.) **Step 4** – Observe the breath and then start with implementing 10 moral deeds in place of 10 immoral deeds using *[Cundasutta](https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato)*  **Step 5** – After around 30 minutes or an hour of constantly looking at mind for any immoral aspects, one gets into a “very cool” feel stage **SPECIAL NOTE: It is very ideal to use U Ba Khin and S.N Goenka method to achieve a particular state and also Pa Awk Sayadaw tradition as well to have a better hold on calming the body and mind.** **Approximate time for this whole process: 60 minutes to 180 minutes** This is required when mind is unstable, body is not able to be made “supple” and one cannot feel any breath in the nostril area to investigate. If you have already achieved this, then directly you can move to Ven.Sariputta way of analysis of Ānāpānassati which definitely provides you complete liberation when all steps indicated by Ven.Sariputta is followed. **Step 6** – You are now ready to embark journey into [Practical Ānāpānassatikathā](https://spiritualessence.in/2022/04/17/practice_anapanassati/)