Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity.

Try to spend at least 2 or 3 days every month in an ashram. Just breathing the pure air there will purify and strengthen our bodies and minds. Like recharging the batteries, even after returning home we will be able to continue our meditation and japa.

The Church must breathe with her two lungs!

It is difficult to express the state when the breath becomes tranquil, Sthira.

Breath is the manifestation of the Divine.

When one practices breath-control through Kriya, one enjoys a blissful state and becomes free from ego.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

The very way you breathe, sit, stand, eat, walk, work – everything can become yoga. You can use any process of life to transcend your limitations.

To breathe and know you are alive is wonderful. Because you are alive, everything is possible.

There is in India a story of a dying youth who, hearing the sobs of grief around him, cried: Insult me not with your cries of sympathy. When I soar to the land of eternal light and love; it is I who should feel for you. For me, disease, shattering of bones, sorrow, excruciating heartaches no more. I dream joy, I glide in joy, I breathe in joy evermore.

The purpose of breath-control is to keep the body and mind free from negative vibrations.

Breath is your life. Through the breath you will have restlessness or calmness. Watch your breath - then you will have calmness.

Krishna is my life, my breath, my everything. Without Him, I am nothing.

Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what's happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding.

Pay attention to the gap - the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and the out-breath. When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness of 'something' becomes - just awareness. The formless dimension of pure consciousness arises from within you and replaces identification with form.

This means if I am to pass through all these experiences, let it be. But let me never forget You; let my mind be always in You. With every breath, in every moment, try to be conscious of who You truly are.

Being aware of your breath forces you into the present moment - the key to all inner transformation. Whenever you are conscious of the breath, you are absolutely present. You may also notice that you cannot think and be aware of your breathing. Conscious breathing stops your mind.

Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.

Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we're not alone.

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music.