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Breath Quotes

"How art thou out of breath when thou hast breathTo say to me that thou art out of breath?"

"How art thou out of breath when thou hast breathTo say to me that thou art out of breath?"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Breath, Truth, Life, Happiness

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"The deeper and slower your breathing becomes, the more space you will create inside you. Eventually, it will become so big that all your thoughts and emotions look trivial in the vastness of your inner space."

"The deeper and slower your breathing becomes, the more space you will create inside you. Eventually, it will become so big that all your thoughts and emotions look trivial in the vastness of your inner space."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Breath, Space, Mindfulness, Calm

26

"Breathe in deeply - life is happening now."

"Breathe in deeply - life is happening now."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Breath, Presence

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"I have breathed my way through so many people I felt wronged by; through so many situations I couldn't change. Sometimes while doing this I have breathed in acceptance and breathed out love. Sometimes I've breathed in gratitude and out forgiveness. Sometimes I haven't been able to muster anything beyond the breath itself, my mind forced blank with nothing but the desire to be free of sorrow and rage."

"I have breathed my way through so many people I felt wronged by; through so many situations I couldn't change. Sometimes while doing this I have breathed in acceptance and breathed out love. Sometimes I've breathed in gratitude and out forgiveness. Sometimes I haven't been able to muster anything beyond the breath itself, my mind forced blank with nothing but the desire to be free of sorrow and rage."

Cheryl Strayed, American Writer

Breath, Healing, Emotion, Acceptance

22

"In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them 'thinking', and return to the breath."

"In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them 'thinking', and return to the breath."

Pema Chodron, American Author

Breath, Meditation, Thought, Awareness

19

"If the object of meditation were something concrete, something solid and graspable - an image or a statue or a dot on the floor or a candle - it would be much more of a concentration exercise. But the breath is very elusive; even if you wanted to give it one hundred percent attention, it would be difficult because it is so ephemeral, so light, so airy and spacious. As the object of meditation, it brings a sense of softness and gentleness."

"If the object of meditation were something concrete, something solid and graspable - an image or a statue or a dot on the floor or a candle - it would be much more of a concentration exercise. But the breath is very elusive; even if you wanted to give it one hundred percent attention, it would be difficult because it is so ephemeral, so light, so airy and spacious. As the object of meditation, it brings a sense of softness and gentleness."

Pema Chodron, American Author

Breath, Meditation, Focus, Awareness

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