DEEP BREATHING STRENGTHENS THE WILL

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DEEP BREATHING STRENGTHENS THE WILL

 

A man who breathes fast is a man who has a weak will. If he wants to develop a strong will he must learn how to breathe. Those who are not in condition to control their breathing, also have a weak will because their will is toughened through resistance. This is obvious because when it is necessary to do regular, daily exercises, it requires man's will and persistance. Or put another way, man's breathing activates his spiritual nature, which includes the rational will.

 

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Because the ennoblement of the thoughts, feelings and will has a great effect on forming the character, breathing has a very important part to play. The Master says:

 

Correct breathing reinforces the light of the intellect and the warmth in the heart, and fortifies the will thus helping the formation of the human character. Therefore there is a connection between breathing and developing of the virtues of man because they depend on the correct directing of the intellectual, emotional and volitional life of man.

 

Goodness makes a man capable of breathing correctly as a proper condition. But there is a certain interaction. Before a man is good, he must breathe as a good man. Breathing is the first condition which gives man the possibility of developing his virtues.