You know that our breathing is the inhaling and exhaling of air. The organ that serves for this is the lungs that lie round the heart, so that the air passing through them thereby envelops the heart. Thus breathing is a natural way to the heart. And so, having collected your mind within you, lead it into the channel of breathing through which air reaches the heart and, together with this inhaled air, force your mind to descend into the heart and to remain there.
Showing posts with label Breathing Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breathing Quotes. Show all posts
Who will tell whether one happ...
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.
When the breath wanders the mi...
When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath.
What can we do but keep on bre...
What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places?
To one who has been long in ci...
To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, - to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament.
The best things in life are ne...
The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life.
Inhale, and God approaches you...
Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.
In an underdeveloped country, ...
In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.
If you woke up breathing, cong...
If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance.
I took a deep breath and liste...
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.
Freedom is strangely ephemeral...
Freedom is strangely ephemeral. It is something like breathing; one only becomes acutely aware of its importance when one is choking.
For breath is life, and if you...
For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth.
Focusing on the act of breathi...
Focusing on the act of breathing clears the mind of all daily distractions and clears our energy enabling us to better connect with the Spirit within.
Fear less, hope more; eat less...
Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.
Breathe. Let go. A...
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
Angels are all around us, all ...
Angels are all around us, all the time, in the very air we breathe.
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