1. Dīghaṁ vā assasanto: Dīghaṁ assasāmī ti pajānāti,
1. While breathing in long, he knows: I am breathing in long,

dīghaṁ vā passasanto: Dīghaṁ passasāmī ti pajānāti,
while breathing out long, he knows: I am breathing out long,

2. rassaṁ vā assasanto: Rassaṁ assasāmī ti pajānāti,
2. while breathing in short, he knows: I am breathing in short,

rassaṁ vā passasanto: Rassaṁ passasāmī ti pajānāti,
while breathing out short, he knows: I am breathing out short,

3. Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
3. he trains like this: Experiencing the whole body I will breathe in,

Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Experiencing the whole body I will breathe out,

4. Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
4. he trains like this: Making the bodily processes calm I will breathe in,

Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Making the bodily processes calm I will breathe out,

5. Pītipaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
5. he trains like this: Experiencing joy I will breathe in,

Pītipaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Experiencing joy I will breathe out,

6. Sukhapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
6. he trains like this: Experiencing pleasure I will breathe in,

Sukhapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Experiencing pleasure I will breathe out,

7. Cittasaṅkhārapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
7. he trains like this: Experiencing the mental processes I will breathe in,

Cittasaṅkhārapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Experiencing the mental processes I will breathe out,

8. Passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
8. he trains like this: Making the mental processes calm I will breathe in,

Passambhayaṁ cittasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Making the mental processes calm I will breathe out,

9. Cittapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
9. he trains like this: Experiencing the mind I will breathe in,

Cittapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Experiencing the mind I will breathe out,

10. Abhippamodayaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
10. he trains like this: gladdening the mind I will breathe in,

Abhippamodayaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Gladdening the mind I will breathe out,

11. Samādahaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
11. he trains like this: Concentrating the mind I will breathe in,

Samādahaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Concentrating the mind I will breathe out,

12. Vimocayaṁ cittaṁ assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
12. he trains like this: Freeing the mind I will breathe in,

vimocayaṁ cittaṁ passasissāmī ti sikkhati.
he trains like this: Freeing the mind I will breathe out.

13. Aniccānupassī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
13. he trains like this: Contemplating impermanence I will breathe in,

Aniccānupassī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Contemplating impermanence I will breathe out,

14. Virāgānupassī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
14. he trains like this: Contemplating dispassion I will breathe in,

Virāgānupassī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Contemplating dispassion I will breathe out,

15. Nirodhānupassī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
15. he trains like this: Contemplating cessation I will breathe in,

Nirodhānupassī passasissāmī ti sikkhati,
he trains like this: Contemplating cessation I will breathe out,

16. Paṭinissaggānupassī assasissāmī ti sikkhati,
16. he trains like this: Contemplating letting go I will breathe in,

Paṭinissaggānupassī passasissāmī ti sikkhati.
he trains like this: Contemplating letting go I will breathe out.