May 29, 2026
The Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118) provides a succinct roadmap to Nibbāna. The first stage of Ānāpānasati only involves embracing the ‘Buddha’s worldview’ (‘āna‘) and rejecting the ‘mundane worldviews’ (‘āpāna‘); see “Ānāpāna – Adopting Buddha’s Worldview and Discarding ‘Mundane Views’,” “First Stage of Ānāpānasati – Seeing the Anicca Nature of ‘Kāya’” and “First Stage of Ānāpānasati – Verses in Ānāpānasati Sutta.” That enables one to attain the Sotāpanna stage.
- Then, the second stage of Ānāpānasati is to cultivate Cattārō Satipaṭṭhāna.
- That enables one to fulfill Satta Bojjhaṅga and the Noble Eightfold Path (ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko magga) in the third stage of Ānāpānasati.
- The second and third stages of Ānāpānasati are discussed in “Ānāpānasati – Mindfulness (Sati) Based on Buddha’s Worldview,” “Kāye Kāyānupassanā – Details in Satipaṭṭhāna,” and “Ānāpānasati Sutta – Complete Overview.”
- This new section will focus on the first stage of Ānāpānasati.
- Previous posts leading to this section are in the “Buddha Dhamma” section.
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Unique Worldview of a Sotāpanna
Paṭicca Samuppāda – Starting Point to Sotāpanna Stage
Mind ‘Starts’ at the Kāma Dhātu Stage With Kāma Saññā
Critical Role of Saññā in Mind Contamination
Yoniso Manasikāra – Connection to Saññā
Distorted Perception – The World We Experience Doesn’t Exist
Distorted Perception – According to the Suttās
