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In this very breath that we now take lies the secret that all grea

In this very breath that we now take lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us. – Peter Matthiessen

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The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to bear this mindfulness of now into each event of ordinary life. – Peter Matthiessen

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When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath. – Svatmarama, Hatha Yoga Pradipika

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. – Swedish Proverb

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To live is not breathing it is action. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. – Andrea Boydston

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