Quotes About Breath

Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath. KABIR

What does happen as we intentionally pay attention to our breathing is that we realize pretty quickly that we are

In order to build continuity and momentum in the meditation practice, you will need to keep reminding yourself to come back to the breath over and over again, no matter what the mind is up to from one moment to the next.

we scarcely have time for being anymore, or even for catching our breath, literally and metaphorically—to say nothing of time for knowing what we are doing as we are doing it, and why.

It helps to have a focus for your attention, an anchor line to tether you to the present moment and to guide you back when the mind wanders. The breath serves this purpose exceedingly well. It can be a true ally. Bringing awareness to our breathing, we remind ourselves that we are here now, so we might as well be fully awake for whatever is already happening.

This is the case because, as we noted earlier, it is not the breath that is most important here, but the awareness itself. And the awareness can be of any aspect of your experience, not just your breathing—because it is always the same awareness, whatever the chosen object or objects of attention.

Le miracle de la succession des saisons est dans notre souffle; nos parents et nos enfants sont contenus dans notre souffle; notre esprit et notre corps sont notre souffle.

For me, conscious parenting is staying attuned to your child, being really open and in the moment. It means staying as present as possible in your own breath for the betterment of your whole family.

Into the air, over the valleys, under the stars, above a river, a pond, a road, flew Cecy. Invisible as new spring winds, fresh as the breath of clover rising from twilight fields, she flew.

How can something as necessary as breathing be immoral?

Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.

I breathed and breathed and did feel some calmness enter in, though it was, as always, shot with a sense of loss. Loss and fear.

One must consider that it is never too late, and as long as you have breath in you to live, you have strength in you to fight for what you really desire in life.

Take a breath and enjoy the happy moments in life, they won't wait for you to notice them.

Realize that not all movement is progress. When stress and tension and chaos surround you, pause for a moment and relax. The best time to take a deep breath is when you don't have time for it.

You're blessed everyday when you wake up breathing. Many simple blessings are overlooked.

Another day, Another blessing and Another chance at life. Take nothing for granted and think of every breath as a gift.

Each and everyone of us is an energy source. Our positive thoughts have so much more wattage than our negative ones. If you have a desire for something like a job, money, or happiness, breathe those things into your being like a magnet. When we breath out, we are manifesting that reality already. Stay positive!

Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by its breathtaking moments.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete and as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.

Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Dum spiro, spero (Latin), While I breath, I hope.

Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?