Become a Breathaholic

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Become a Breathaholic

By Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari

We have heard the word alcoholic, describing people who are addicted to alcohol, and shopaholic, meaning people who are addicted to shopping. Can we not coin a word “breathaholic,” so that we could be addicted to being in the company of our breath? Can we not learn to adore it, love it, and surf with it, give our whole mind to it, absorb it so that it intoxicates us with the heavenly peace and happiness that we so much strive to attain in life?

Why the breath? Breath is mystical. Breath is life. Breath is not only the bridge between body and mind, but also between the individual and the universal. It is our one stop solution for every misery and unhappiness in life. We may not observe that every inhalation is new, fresh life energy, and every exhalation is the release of all the negative emotions and clutters of body-mind. But if only we could love our breath as much as we crave many sense-appealing transient pleasures, we would be always in a state of happiness and health, love and compassion, harmony and peace.

In the rush of our lives we almost forget to breathe. Yes, we can breathe without thinking, but there is a qualitative difference between conscious breath and breathing by default. Know that at any point of time our happiness is just a breath away from us, in the deep mindful breath of gratitude and love for God.

 
Breathaholic Mysteries

God has given us the key to unravel the mystery of this mini-universe, our body-mind, and the bridge is prana, the life force that manifests in the gross form as breath. If we can focus on our breath and align with the universal rhythm, we can dance through the course of life and feel light and radiate the aura of love without any effort! Prana is the gateway to reach the core within; take deep, loving breaths welcoming all positive possibilities.

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