Guided Breath Meditation - Ānāpānasati ~ Mindfulness of Breathing - Jayasara 

This is a guided meditation using the breath as our anchor to establish mindfulness. The teaching of Ānāpānasati as taught by the Buddha, is one of the foundational focuses from the Sattipatthana Sutta. As highlighted by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, "anapanasati is the heart of all four satipatthana in a form that can be readily practiced."
On the topic of mindfulness with breathing, the Buddha was reported to have said:
"Bhikkhus, Mindfulness with Breathing that one has developed and make much of has great fruit and great benefit.
Even I myself, before awakening, when not yet enlightened, while still a Bodhisatva (Buddha to be), lived in this dwelling (way of life) for the most part. When I lived mainly in this dwelling, the body was not stressed, the eyes were not strained, and my mind was released from the asava (corruptions, cankers) through non-attachment.
For this reason, should anyone wish "may my body be not stressed, may my eyes be not strained, may my mind be released from the asava through non-attachment," then that person ought to attend carefully in their heart to this Mindfulness with Breathing meditation."
(Samyutta-nikaya. Samyutta LIV, Sutta 8)
For further resources of this foundational and key teaching, please find the following reputable texts:
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www.buddhanet....
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