The Breath and its Sojourn

I say I breathe

And you say you breathe

But breath is something that happens

Inspite of us...

Breath passes in and out of us

But all we can do is breathe in a certain way

Like a boatman who directs his boat

But cannot keep it afloat.

But a boatman can help the boat stay afloat

By bailing out water that enters the boat

Still he cannot float his boat.

And so, you and I

Can’t breathe

But we can allow breath happen to us

In a certain way...

As long as we keep our attention there.

Then where’s the difference?

Between you and I?

That which passes through me as breath

Passes through you, too...

You and I may witness the breath

If we like

But we can never really breathe...

And then one day the breath may tire of us

And depart like a guest who must leave...

Will he carry a pleasant memory

Of how we treated him

Or will he leave happy to go

For we paid him no attention

Nor looked after him well...

Can you stop and ask your breath?

- rajyogi

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