It helps to have a focus for your attention, 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.
- John Kabat-Zinn
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krisha, Arjuna's Charioteer and Advisor, offers this piece of wisdom to Arjuna regarding the breath:
6.6 As you gain control of your mind, with the help of your higher Self, then your mind and ego become your allies. But the uncontrolled mind behaves as an enemy.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
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