References – SN 55.40: Nandiya the Sakyan 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 55: Sotāpattisaṁyutta / SN 55.40: Nandiyasakkasutta

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“I find it very difficult to stay with the breath. After 15-20 minutes, the mind will be very bored with the breath and cannot stay with it. Could you advise what is a good meditation for an easily restless mind?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Restlessness and worry] // [Attitude] [Desire] [Meditation/Techniques] [Investigation of states] [Gladdening the mind] [Happiness]

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Suttas: AN 11.1, AN 11.12, and SN 55.40 illustrate the causal chain between happiness and samādhi.

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