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Daily Question, November 7

Take a deep breath. Now take another. How does slowing down make you feel?

  • Ed Schulte

    Take a deep breath. Now take another. How does slowing down make you feel?

    It always feels just as Rumi expresses in this poetic verse's...last line. ....only "That"

    Not Christian or Jew or
    Muslim, not Hindu,
    Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen.
    Not any religion

    or cultural system. I am
    not from the east
    or the west, not
    out of the ocean or up

    from the ground, not
    natural or ethereal, not
    composed of elements at all.
    I do not exist,

    am not an entity in this
    world or the next,
    did...

    Take a deep breath. Now take another. How does slowing down make you feel?

    It always feels just as Rumi expresses in this poetic verse’s…last line. ….only “That”

    Not Christian or Jew or
    Muslim, not Hindu,
    Buddhist, Sufi, or Zen.
    Not any religion

    or cultural system. I am
    not from the east
    or the west, not
    out of the ocean or up

    from the ground, not
    natural or ethereal, not
    composed of elements at all.
    I do not exist,

    am not an entity in this
    world or the next,
    did not descend from
    Adam and Eve or any

    origin story. My place is
    the placeless, a trace
    of the traceless.
    Neither body or soul.

    I belong to the beloved,
    have seen the two
    worlds as one and
    that one
    call to and know,

    first, last, outer, inner,
    only that breath breathing

    human being.

    RUMI

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  • Hot Sauce

    More alert. I feel like when I return to my center of peace, I have more clarity on what is necessary in the moment. It is like the Taoist notion of emptying oneself in order to have the kind of awareness that makes wise decisions in the moment. Have inner peace and awareness, not too much mental clutter.

  • John Turner

    *At peace
    *Centered
    *More aligned with God

  • Deb

    I read the nine comments posted thus far and agreed wholeheartedly with each one. My challenge is to maintain that awareness more often than not today, all my todays and nows.

  • Tori

    I feel more at peace and grateful for the moment.

  • kathleen

    It feels wonderful and centering.

  • Michael

    it feels wonderful. deep breathing is definitely needed throughout the day. this question today led me to read an article on how our shallow breathing messes up our oxygen and CO2 balance. thank you for this question as a reminder of the importance of proper breathing!

  • Barbara

    I feel calm and it opens my perception. I notice the light, the space, everything is more three-dimensional. Thank you for this question!

  • Always Learning

    It makes me feel focused, and yet able to let go.
    That dichotomy seems unlikely, but does so much to make me feel safe, calm, and in the amount of control that is necessary. ????

  • Kevin

    Staying with my breath like this makes me feel wonderful. Depending on what time of day I do this, it would also make me feel that it’s time to take a nap.

  • Pilgrim

    Aware.

  • R.P. de Jonge

    One hour of free time. Nothing needs to be done. I’m drinking a Latte at a famous coffee-selling franchise. Deep breaths remind me of meditation. I would like to attend a retreat, but my time is limited…

  • Antoinette

    Slowing down and breathing allows me more space to be free and to be grateful.
    It’s like a wake up call to life.

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