What does it feel like to breathe?
Nothing.
Nothing.
The adorable one who is seated In the heart rules the breath of life. Unto him all the senses pay their homage. When the dweller in the body breaks out In the freedom from the... More »
"The best things in life are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
The power of such an exercise is demonstrated in the popularity of such films as It's a Wonderful Life. Something essential is drawn to the surface when we recognize that This day may be the... More »
One should meditate upon speech (the Vedas) as a cow. She (speech) has four teats: the sounds Svaha; Vashat, Hanta and Svadha. The gods live on two of her teats, Svaha and Vashat; men, on... More »
I'm the one who has the body, you're the one who holds the breath. You know the secret of my body, I know the secret of your breath. That's why your body is in mine.... More »
Some say that food is Brahman; but this is not so, for food decays without the vital breath (prana). Others say that the vital breath is Brahman; but this is not so, for the vital... More »
Supremacy of the Prana He who knows what is the oldest and greatest becomes the oldest and greatest among his kinsmen. The vital breath (prana) is indeed the oldest and greatest. He who knows this... More »
The mind is often compared to a horseman and the breath to the horse. A wild and untamed horse is difficult for the rider; a very good and well-trained horse is quite useful. If both... More »
Know him to be the supreme God of gods, From whom all the worlds draw their breath of life And who rules every creature from within. May he be worshipped by everyone! -Shvetashvatara Upanishad