Spiritual Portal

Ever notice how awareness of breath brings your attention back to practicing the presence and a mantra? After many years and perhaps lifetimes of practicing meditation the awareness of the length of breath and the spaces in between breaths becomes more and more prominent. Often in solitude this awareness leads to a constant inspiration to return to the practice of meditation because of the various states of consciousness and states of peace and bliss associated with its practice. Awareness of how breath ties the soul to the attachment to body awareness and thus the illusion of the consciousness of bodily attachment becomes more and more of a conscious awareness in daily life.

The brain is like scratch paper. But usually brainstorming is better left to listen to the silence.  All that is left is the breath. The one thing that ties us to this existence.

Late at nite when life becomes quiet and the world settles down, sometimes we can be inspired by many phenomena. Romantic encounters, memories of friends and lovers from the past and spiritual or psychic experiences we have had. But we also are so quiet that we notice the breath, tune into it and begin to meditate spontaneously.

We think of ourselves as human bodies. It is difficult and challenging for most of us to get beyond this notion and challenges are notion of spiritual awareness. But we can connect with spirit through a bodily function. That function is breath. We can observe it and treasure it in the life we’ve been given and finally calm it so the presence of spirit descends upon us.

Laying down and very conscious of breath? Time to sit up and focus on it with the sudden inspiration given to you!