Mindfulness Of Our Breath
May 18th, 2008 | Teachings |I think it would be very useful if we could all maintain a mindfulness of our breath. To do so would eliminate the useless chattering of the mind all day. Think about what you think about. Most thoughts during our day are primarily worthless. Reliving the past, daydreaming of the future. We cannot revisit the past no matter how much we would like to, and we may not live to see the future we dream about!
So we have all these idle thoughts just coming and going all day long. Drifting in and out of our consciousness. We may find ourselves gossiping silently about someone or complaining about someone or something. To what end? These thoughts seldom lead to anything productive. More often than not, they drag us down into the mud and dirty us.
On the contrary, if we can learn to keep our focus on the breath, what a pleasant change! It will help us to stay in the present. Yes, we can pay attention to the breath and become extremely mindful of what we are doing because we are in the present. Not the past, not the future, not caught up in some trivial thoughts.
Your breath is your best friend. It is always with you, keeping you going. Stop ignoring such a valuable resource. A resource for calm, peace, balance, and harmony. Start practicing and at first you will find the mind wandering a good deal. This is normal, the mind likes to be in control. If you keep at it however, you will be in control. More and more time will be focused on the breaths you take. You will be in the moment, one with what is in front of you. Please try this.
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