The Benefits of Concentrating on the Breath

The Buddha did this through Jhana or fixed concentration, meditations on the breath, sounds, casinos, or objects from the world like candles. All of these fixed, very focused states of tension can dissolve self-consciousness,. The Buddha noted that it can provide what's called Dibhicatru, which is a divine eye. It allows to cultivate a non-dual state where we no longer perceive the world simply behind our eyes and between our ears.