Path of Breathing
The Path
A path is only necessary because you don't know who you are.
Along the Way
What accompanies the breathing
Questions
A dialogue
If I'm already myself, then I don't need to do anything?
Do you know who you are?
I don't. How do I find myself?
By following a path.
What kind of path?
One that trains your mind.
How do I train this mind?
In three simple steps.
What are the 3 steps?
Step 1: Breathe to settle the thoughts
Step 2: Breathe as yourself
Step 3: Breathe
That's it?
That's it.
Have people done this before?
People have been walking this path for 2,500 years.
Is there a name for this path?
Yes. Buddhism.
What do I need to believe?
No beliefs. Just see what your mind is doing.
What do you mean?
Buddhism. Belief. Breath.
They're all just ideas of the mind.
What about the Buddha? Do we need to worship him?
No.
He was just a man who found himself.
An inspiration to those who walk the same path.
What are the 3 fundamental qualities of life?
1. Life is constantly changing.
2. Effort to control change leads to dissatisfaction.
3. To grasp at a permanent self leads to dissatisfaction.
Is this a gradual path?
Yes. But only because you still believe in a 'path' that any 'deepening' must happen.
You're already yourself.
You're exactly where you need to be.
That's why you need to practice.
Because you don't see it.
This path seems selfish. What about others?
Compassion naturally arises as yourself.
You see others for who they are.
You see others lost in who they are.
How can you help others if you are just as lost?
You practice for yourself — for others.