Thomas Patton on "Buddhist Wizards, Breath Meditation, and Superpowers"

November 29, 2021 00:11:20
Thomas Patton on "Buddhist Wizards, Breath Meditation, and Superpowers"
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Thomas Patton on "Buddhist Wizards, Breath Meditation, and Superpowers"

Nov 29 2021 | 00:11:20

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Frances Garrett Tony Scott

Show Notes

Preached by the Buddha, prescribed by psychologists, and practiced by people from all faiths and walks of life, breath meditation is one of the most popular meditation practices to have emerged from Buddhism. In this video we will look at how people in the country of Myanmar practice breath meditation and how some, known as “wizards,” use the breath to gain supernatural powers.

This presentation is part of the Buddhism and Breath Summit, which took place online in 2021, with a group of researchers exploring Buddhist practices of working with the breath or the “winds” of the body. The event was co-hosted by Frances Garrett and Pierce Salguero, and co-sponsored by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto and Jivaka.net. You can watch the video of this talk and find other resources from the Buddhism and Breath Summit at Jivaka.net

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