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The Power Of Breathing And Concentration
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind — you are the one who hears it.”
― Michael A. Singer,
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been meditating wrong. I know it is popular saying that there are no wrong meditations, and perhaps that is true, but today I realized I was doing it wrong for what I’m looking to achieve with it. I’m trying to establish a laser focus.
And what happened whenever I meditated, was that I became transfixed in my thoughts, and those same thoughts were given themselves the excuses to keep existing inside my head in the name of needing to be accepted and acknowledged so that they could dissipate.
Of course, they began to dissipate after a while, and some others arise, but I wasn't concentrating on my breathing, at least not mostly, but on the passing of thoughts.
I’m telling you, the mind is a tricky bastard, and it will control you in ways you aren’t even aware of. Therefore, the power of breathing
The Power Of Breathing
Breathing is a tool for practicing your attention. That’s where its power comes from, through that relationship. Plus, it is possibly the most important bodily process you go through, it literally keeps you alive and jumping. But…
