I went to Suanmokkhabalārāma Grove to participate in the 68^th birthday anniversary of Ven. Ācariya Buddhadāsa. The occasion was celebrated by keeping fast on the 27^th day of May, 1974. I offered my services to help mark the occasion. Ven. Ācariya Buddhadāsa said, “Just two days ago, I gave a talk on Ānāpānasati. Everyone seemed very satisfied with the talk. Could you translate it into English for the good of the many”.

That very day, I asked my friend, Ven. Kosol Kosalo, to transcribe the talk from the tape. As he began the transcription, I started the translation.

I am grateful to my friend in the dhamma, Ven. Piyānanda Bhikkhu, a Canadian monk, who painstakingly improved the style of my English wherever deemed necessary.

The first volume of Ānāpānasati by Ven. Ācariya Buddhadasa has already been published in English. The second and third volumes are in the process of publication. This present booklet can be regarded as a condensed version of the first volume.

The reader is requested to become well – established in the practice of the first tetrad of Mindfulness of Breathing (as explained in this booklet). Then he will find the next two volumes on the next three tetrads more meaningful and useful.

(Introduction)

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