Break free from one's chain.

I would greatly appreciate a response to this question, and extreme gratitude for your contributions to the world. Does calming bodily fabrication or sankaras really refer to calming bodily and mental volition - ie "i want to do this or that, i dont like this or that" and the intention of the body to do this or that beyond remaining still and erect? So it's less about creating a sensation or state of calm, and more about calming that which is driving action? Im also curious because my body often starts twisting around during practice. Ive just let it be on its own, but I think this contradicts the very clear instruction "he holds his body erect" or something along those lines. According to my understanding of the word sankara and this talk, it seems that thr correct course of action is to calm the subtle intention to move the body, which must exist to some extent.

Aroumd 11:30 Ajahn makes a comment about the ' internally vs externally' that is found in Satipatthana that i've always been confused about and did not see the signifigance of in commemtaries, others saying it meant referring to one own body,feelin, etc (internally) vs others body, feeling, etc. (Externally). Ajahn mentions generally internally is referring to the peripheral and externally that which attends directly. Can anyone point out any other vids on this channel or essay which Ajahn deals with this more? Kind regards

Bhante, thanks for the explanation. One point that struck me is that vijnana and nama/rupa pairing. My understanding is that this is the only thing that is necessary to make real progress. And your connecting it to solitary practice in that if there are thoughts of a person, that already is a hindrance to this practice. I am reminded of the Diamond Sutra, maybe that is what the sutra is all about, except it doesn't say the how of practice

Anyone know at translation does he mention in complementary fashion? venerable ariyawansa/ ariyavanksa? I can't make it out and the link in description is dead. Anyway another valuable talk from Ajahn Nyanamoli

Bhante, it is amazing this explination you are providing. I am finding out that it its much easier than i tought to be mindfull(providing understanding of seclusion), i was caught traying to 'do' or 'make' the mindfulness (wich i now understand was objectifying and attending the sensations). Turns out that what i had to do was to stop trying and just back off and let awarness of the immanent 'body there' just to flow, without specific concentration on it. Am i interpreting this in the correct way? In this way, also jhana seems to be already immanent just waiting for that backing off. Thank you

See I think why this is tricky to grasp is that its not super clear what is at the fore. Essentially it sounds like understand that you are breathing and then put that at the fore too. But really from listening over and over, its the act of breathing and everything else that comes with it at the fore, the knowledge itself is peripheral. So you feel the breath, you feel the feelings, you experience the thoughts, and you are attending that experience as a whole. But you know you are breathing.