Non Breathing.

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Namaste Harsha,

 

Often when I come out of meditation, I take a first

breath and that is what seems to bring me back,

however I have no memory of any prior experience in

meditation, except that I was not conscious but not

asleep either.

 

I wondered for a long time that perhaps I wasn't

breathing for why the sudden breath?

 

I have sometimes had bliss memories but not all the

time.

 

I usually do the three pranayama exercises before

meditation but not heavy. Chanting Gayatri during

retention as a counting method also.

 

Om Namah Sivaya, Tony.

 

 

Hello Sri Tonyji and Namaste!

 

Thank you for sharing. Perhaps you are experiencing what is sometimes called

Yoga Nidra. It is said to be deeply restful. It seems that in deep

relaxation the breath slows done to the extent that it is not noticeable. In

certain rare Samadhis, the breath is completely sucked out from the lungs

and even the heart stops temporarily. Sri Ramana once suggested that there

are two fundamental approaches to Self-Realization. One involves

conservation of sleep energy and other metabolic forces through conscious

regulation of conduct and life style. This leads to Samadhi and

understanding the nature of consciousness and that One is That

Consciousness. The other approach is not to worry about all that but to

remain conscious and self-aware of one's innate wakefulness. Probably both

approaches start intermingling after a while.

 

By the way, like many Hindus, I also did the Gayatri mantra since childhood

and used it as a counting method for breath retention. I did Gayatri in

grade school as well, when I had not done my homework, to escape punishment.

The stories I could tell!:-).

 

Love

Harsha

 

All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside

back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness.

Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is

where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal

Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously

arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a.