The One Breath
Breath of Breaths

• What Is The One Breath?
• How Does The One Breath Work?
• What Is The Secret Key?

What Is The One Breath?

You may also be interested in PART 1 "Breath Of Life" here.

Please be aware that this is the very simple version of What The One Breath Is.

To untrained people, this technique can (can) be very dangerous in that they are not mentally prepared for the heavy weight of truth which will pass across the bridges of their mind.

You must first learn to be aware of your breath (which most are not) and then learn to control your breath.

Anapanasati ↟↟

I have included so links below for you to get more information on other Anapanasati techniques.

Most people may have heard of Pranayama and Anapanasati - (आनपानस्मृति).

Prāṇa (प्राण) means breath and more specifically "life force" or "life energy" and it is divided into multiple layers which most people are completely unaware of.

In Buddhism, the "One Breath" focuses on how you breath and most people do not know this, but there are actually many ways to breath, and these "breathing techniques" are "most" commonly known as "Pranayama".

Most people do not experience their breath - because it is automatic - and as such, they often have difficulty focusing on breathing.

Another major problem most people have is that they breath "shallow" - which means that they do not completely fill up their lungs and this "shallow breathing" comes with its own set of problems.

Including - but not limited to - mental and spiritual balance.

Anapanasati Sutta ↟↟

The Anapanasati texts state that we are not aware of the actual breath per se, it is the "action" that gives us awareness that the breath is occuring.

It is said that we should focus on the tip of the nose or the lungs or the solar plexus (Chi center), when breathing because these are all "sensations" we can physically experience when breathing.

The Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118) discourse, details sixteen steps of heightened awareness related to breathing.

These are further divided into four Tetrads (groups of four) that correspond to the four Satipaṭṭhānas (the foundations of mindful awareness).

These 4 groups are:

1. Tetrad 1 (Physical Formations)
2. Tetrad 2 (Mental Formations)
3. Tetrad 3 (Mind)
4. Tetrad 4 ("Dharma" )

The practice guides a meditator from simply being aware of the breath to deeper states of serenity, insight, and with enough practice, even the different levels between breaths.

You should also remember that when "Anapanasati Sutta" was invented, there were no clocks or watches so time was measured by counting and timing was applicable to various factors such as the specific technique, the specific teacher and even the group method.

The basic unit of measurement (in most cases) for most of the "timing" techniques was your own body's pulse.

Remember "Stop and Listen to" and focus on the sensations of the nose, lungs (chest), stomoch (gut) or solar plexus (chi center) while breathing.

These are your "Sign Posts".

Anapanasati Sutta Teacher ↟↟

It is strongly suggested that if you want to learn Anapanasati Sutta properly, you should find a qualified teacher and practice daily.

Anapanasati Sutta is about breathing control.

This control will become more relevant to you when you read "The Secret Key".

If you want to really expand your mind even further, please consider the "Holographic Universe" theory.

Pranayama ↟↟

When you become more advanced, then the correct Pranayama technique becomes your focal point to traveling on the spiritual bridge between Earth and (for example) the "Akashic Records" or higher.

Another benefit of specific breathing techniques is that it "may" also allow some to connect with the divine.

One of the simplest methods I was taught was to focus on "learning" your breath first and in order to do this, I was taught that I needed to be acutely aware of my breathing.

This is because most of us do not even think about breathing (like blinking) and so we are completely detatched from this valuable spiritual resource.

The easiest way to become aware of your breathing before you start anything else, is to focus on its timing.

You should NOTE that the Anapanasati texts only discuss the 10 second count and do not recommend anything beyond the 10 second count.

To help beginners do the 10 second count, I have created a "10 Second Meditation Ping" and for more advanced "students", I have created a "15 Second Meditation Ping". (please see previous NOTE)

By observing your breath you may learn to anchor your mind in the now and eventually in the state of no-mind.

You can only (ONLY) do this with "Controlled Meditation" and other techniques will not allow you the opportunity to experience protracted higher states because you will constantly be distracted.

Some Books On Anapanasati ↟↟

I have linked to 3 books which may help you better understand Anapanasati.

Please remember that there are various techniques and different teachers.

Also remember that not all students are at the same level - so someone starting off learning Anapanasati will not be given advanced techniques.

1. Buddhawajana Anapanasati
2. Handbook of Anapanasati Bhavana
3. Breath of Awakening: A Guide To Anapanasati

How Does The One Breath Work?

First you need to control your breathing and thus be aware of your breathing.

First there are the basic breathing exercise like timing your breath to every 10 seconds, 15 seconds or 20 seconds and then there are advanced methods. I have created these soft 10, 15 and 20 Second "Meditation Pings" set for you to download and loop on your computer or walkman.

The different methods are called Pranayama and there are at least "37 Breathing Exercise" techniques you can experiment with until you find the one which resonates with you.

I would also suggest that every 3 or 4 months that you cycle through these techniques and see if your preference has changed.

This is because some of these techniques are steps up to higher experiences.

If you are doing the current technique correctly, and you feel like changing, then this means that you are evolving.

Focus Point ↟↟

Then you need to focus on the "source" of the Creator.

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF you call the Creator a name, any name, then everything you are doing is a waste of time.

Consider this:

You do not even know the true name of your own soul, so how can you possibly know The Creators name?

Let go of your arrogance and focus on the "Source" of all creation using visualizations BUT not including any kind of physical or spiritual representation.

Visualizations ↟↟

What do I mean by visualizations?

To go UP you must first go down.

This has multiple meanings of which I will explain just 1.

Everything you see is "external" and your entire perception of physical reality is based on an expanding universe.

But ask yourself, "what is The Source for all of this energy - because everything is made up of energy?"

What creates and holds the atom together?

What recreates ALL of Creation "Ex-Nihilo" ?

I was taught to see The Creator as beyond any concept, idea or ideological belief that I could possibly imagine.

Whatever your mind perceives The Creator ro be is simply part of the "Matrix" system that we are also part of and as such, it is the "Illusion of the Illusion" that you must first overcome.

This is the meaning of "You will have NO other gods before me".

For people starting out - this will not be something you will want to read or hear because it breaks with the totality of what you have been taught about God.

But for those of you who truly seek The Creator with ALL your heart, this will ring true and the real secret to "visualizing" The Creator is to "SEE" with your heart and not your eyes, ears or ego.

Perhaps it is because I "Died" twice in 2023 that I "see" The Creator as Light which is so fine that sunlight is like giant boulders compared to the atoms of refined light of The Creator.

There is NO name and there is no faux-connection.

I simply acknowledge that The Creator exists and that I have "something" that I am put here to do and I should get on and do it.

You see, the only way that you can begin to connect with The Creator is if you have Truth, Humility and Charity in your heart and you must live this as your life and not study these as educational concepts like people who study philosophy.

Having a diploma in truth means nothing once you have died.

Yahweh ↟↟

Most people think that God is called Yahweh but in truth, the 4 letters of the "Ineffable Name" has 72 vowel points. (nikudot - נְקֻדּוֹת)

So if you call out to Yahweh, then you get Yahweh and NOT the true source of the Creator.

And By-The-Way, the "Tetragrammaton" יהוה is said to be the "trunk" of the "Tree" and not the whole tree.

There are so many obfuscated layers between the Creator "Source "and us, that any name you give The Creator will be wrong just based on probability.

If you think that winning the Lottery is hard by picking just 6 numbers, imagine having to pick 72 in the right order?

The "Key" to success is Love, and it must flow out of your heart like a giant waterfall.

IF you try doing this to seek power, then you grossly underestimate The Creator and there is a saying for those who think that they are smarter and it goes like this, "it is better that you were never born" - (take the hint).

What Is The Secret Key?

Time ↟↟

One of them is time.

On our side, "Time" seems to be linear - starting at "Year Dot" and proceeding until the "End of time" - and in between those 2 events is us.

However...

On the "other" side, Time can be faster or slower and not by microseconds.

When you die you "may" spend "hours" on the other side (and even days or weeks) and then come back and find out that only seconds or minutes have passed "on this side".

I also had this experience. Time is not the same when you die.

As I state several times throughout this website, I used to regress people back into past lives.

One experience I remember was when the person said that they had drowned in a frozen river for over 10 minutes and they were revived. They said that "on the other side, they felt as if they had been gone months".

I am telling you this to qualify what I was taught about breathing and also what I experienced when I regressed people back to their past lives through the window of their previous death.

Your Perception Of Time ↟↟

Your perception of time is limited to what basically boils down to a 1 dimensional experience in our 3D world which excludes the higher spiritual dimensions.

In the "A Great Secret" section below, I will tell you a great secret about your breath.

A Great Secret ↟↟

This "Secret" is that there is a dimension "Between" your breaths that you do not even know about.

It is only when you Master your breathing that you may even get a glimpse at this hidden dimension.

Remember that only "Truth + Love + Charity" can be your passwords when you encounter the "Guardians" (שומרים), so if you are dishonest, then please consider that The Creator is not stupid and that the reward for dishonest people is extremely severe.

I have personally seen people who were honestly seeking these higher "connections" but they were not prepared for the experience and they were mumbling incoherently and literally foaming at the mouth - and I have seen worse than that as well.

There is a saying in Kabbalah for those who try and ascend without permission, and it says.

"It is better that you had not been born."

Please consider.

Personal Note ↟↟

While I have personally been to some of these levels, and I have seen and felt powers beyond human comprehension, I am (was) also smart enough to realize that I (personally) was not ready to ascend higher.

One of the "Guardians" I encountered felt like it could split every atom in my body, mind and soul - (and yes I know that there are no atoms in my mind and soul, It simply FELT like it could dissolve my entire being down to soul dust) - and that was from a distance - I shudder to think what would have happened if I had gotten closer.

I say this as a warning to those who think that this is all a big game.

Those who take psychotropic drugs and try these methods will encounter "real" spiritual events which will damage their minds - so CAVEAT EMPTOR warning here.

Further Reading ↟↟

You may also find the "Breath Of Life" page very interesting to read.