The Sacred Breath
The Sacred Breath meditation has historically been a well protected "secret"
among the Children of the Law of One (from the book "Lost Teachings of Atlantis").
Even within this ancient spiritual order, this meditation was never written down
or even passed on to a student until an awareness on the part of the student
prompted him or her to ask a teacher about it. Nevertheless, throughout time,
certain other spiritual traditions have adapted The Sacred Breath after learning
of it through careful observation.
The reason it could be easily concealed was that unlike other meditations which
require visible effort, once someone masters The Sacred Breath, it becomes quite
natural, and isn't even noticeable to a casual observer. This exercise has
always been a "staple" meditation for true teachers. For them it is a natural
extension of breathing, and they automatically do it periodically without any
effort. With just an almost imperceptible shift in energy and a little breathing
(which could easily be mistaken for a sigh), a teacher doing this meditation
wouldn't "show" much. Even elder students have to be extremely "tuned in" to
discern that their teacher is even doing anything at all. Only when a student
observed "something" and asked the teacher about it, did the teacher pass along
the meditation exercise, since the student was now ready. However, the time has
now come, for teachings like those of The Children of the Law of One to be
openly revealed and available for any truth seeker.
The Sacred Breath involves several aspects of meditation:
- Conscious, active control of the breath;
- Experiencing what some call the "little death" which is a period of lingering
just after exhalation, and before the next inhalation;
- The intake of Universal Life Energy (or Ki/Chi, prana, bio-cosmic energy, or
whatever you call it) via the breath into the Solar Plexus;
- Concentration, of course.
DOING IT:
The first step is simply to inhale, following with a deep and complete exhale (much
like a deep sigh). Now here’s the complicated part: Your objective is to inhale
so slightly and gradually that you are barely aware you are inhaling at all -
but of course, you must be inhaling. (Suffice it to say, this meditation has a
built in Zen-like paradox to it!) Try to avoid even thinking of your subtle
inhalation, as an inhalation at all. Just visualize yourself taking in the prana,
the Ki, the Universal Life Energy, directly into your solar plexus.
When you begin to experience the urge to actually take a breath, do so. Take one
breath, then another and be sure you are exhaling deeply and fully as if
releasing a big sigh. It is ideal to repeat this as long as your time allows.
This is a wonderful exercise to do throughout the day to help return your
consciousness back to true reality (which breaks the illusion of the day to day
"reality" which most people actually believe is more real).
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