References – SN 54: Linked Discourses on Breath Meditation 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 54: Ānāpānasaṁyutta
Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.8: The Simile of the Lamp 

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Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko: [Mindfulness of breathing]

Right Mindfulness pp. 93-96.

Vinaya: Book of the Discipline Part 1 p. 116-121, Pārājikā 3 origin story.

Sutta: AN 9.36: Jhāna.

Sutta: SN 54.8: Simile of the lamp.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness [2015], Session 23


Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.11: Icchānaṅgala 

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Teaching: Mindfulness of breathing is the practice that the Buddha recommended most. Contributed by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Buddha/Biography]

Sutta: SN 54.11: The Buddha practices mindfulness of breathing while on retreat. [Meditation retreats]

Devotion and Ritual: Becoming the Buddha [2017], Session 3, Excerpt 11


Saṁyutta Nikāya 54.12: In Doubt 

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Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Sutta: SN 54.12, Ānāpānasaṁyutta, “In Perplexity.”

Sutta: AN 4.61, “Worthy Deeds.”

The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness [2013], Session 15