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12 Post author: Will_Newsome 04 October 2010 10:40AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 October 2010 12:25:14AM 0 points [-]

Anapanasati in the sense of concentrating on one's breath might be samatha, where anapanasati in the sense of being mindful of one's consciousness as one concentrates on one's breath is a form of vipassana.

This rings true to me. It's the most clear description of their relationship I've come across.