breathing meditation always makes me suffocate

• Cenarious

  14 Dec 06, 11:59

  any alternatives?
• longchen

  14 Dec 06, 12:34

  Aiya
  
  You focus too hard already.
  
  Don't have to control the breathe... just be aware of it.
  
  After a while, you may wonder... am I really is aware of the breathe or it is that i am having thoughts of the breathe? This also doesn't matter. Just relax and stay on the breathe.
  
  
• An Eternal Now

  14 Dec 06, 14:09

  Yup exactly.. you should be aware of the sensation of the breathing - cold or hot, everything is clearly being perceived.
  
  But if you suffocate means there is intention involved to try to do something about the breathing or control it. If there is no thoughts about the breathe it should breath normally like any other time.