Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 > Namah Shivaya > > At Amarnath¹s invitation to share on this: > > It has been fruitful to notice the space between breaths, > especially the space between the exhale and the inhale. > There are practices that involve deliberately counting that space and > increasing the count. > A subtle yet very meaningful exercise. > > pranams, > premarupa > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ammachi, Kenna <itskenna@c...> wrote: > Namah Shivaya > > At Amarnath¹s invitation to share on this: > > It has been fruitful to notice the space between breaths, > especially the space between the exhale and the inhale. > There are practices that involve deliberately counting that space and > increasing the count. > A subtle yet very meaningful exercise. > > pranams, > premarupa Thanks for your reply, premarupa. Amma does recommend "breath- awareness" and as you say there are many approaches to working with breath all of which should eventually lead to : 1)as you point out, notice(ing) the space( stillness, silence ) between breaths 2)also, one will notice that the stillness is different after the inhalation and after the exhalation; after the inhalation there is the potentiality to act; after the exhalation there is the potentiality to totally surrender 3)for example, Dr William Martin a Native American who got struck by lighting twice(?) recommends using the breath for healing as follows ~ After the inhalation hold breath for a second or two and say( in that stillness ) "Heavenly Father( or Mother, God, Christ, Amma ) please Bless and Heal ( my tummy, my liver, my friend, etc )". This charges the energy in that Stillness. Then on exhalation, release the healing energy ~ relax, let go and let God, "Let Thy Will not my Will Be Done, O Lord ! " 4)another example is simply to do some simple mantra along with breath like (Ma, Om), (So, Ham), (I, AM), (Je, sus), (Jesus, Jesus ), (am, mA), (ammA, ammA ) (Who, Am I?) 5)but eventually, (noticing) the Stillness, the Silence will grow more and more I ask forgiveness from all the bhaktas that are drowning in Devotion, in God's Pure Love and are wondering why the need of techniques ? Clearly Amma emphasizes Love, Compassion, and Seva the most. But She also teaches us many techniques( many options to chose from ) and says that these are necessary to make us strong enough to serve the world without collapsing. Om Hrim Namah Sivaya, amarnath May All Beings Everywhere Be Peaceful and Happy ! PS ~ at a Christmas service at a Self Realization Fellowship Church, I once saw( in my minds eye ) the beautiful Form of Christ coming toward me; Yogananda's teachings emphasized a lot that the message of Krishna and Christ are the same. Above, I offer William Martin's Healing Breath Technique to all those suffering from chronic illnesses, etc. May you all be healed by Amma's Love, God's Grace and some self-effort ! Thanks for listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 >I ask forgiveness from all the bhaktas that are drowning in >Devotion, in God's Pure Love and are wondering why the need of >techniques ? Or, the techniques also can be a path to increasing devotion! Max -- Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives Global Women's History http://www.suppressedhistories.net Paintings of bold and spirited women http://www.maxdashu.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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