One aspect of healing is restoration, and beyond restoration is transformation. During the zoom call today about coronavirus, Pir Zia talked about the importance of working with breath, including regularly doing the purification breaths. I found the following wonderful quote from Murshid about the power of breath as a means of transformation:
“When exhaling, the mind and body expel the refuse, the undesirable vibrations and gases; when inhaling, the mind and body draw from the sphere strength and power. Of course, those who know how to utilize the undesirable vibrations and gases that come out when exhaling are the alchemists of life - they can turn iron into gold. Their breath becomes the River Ganges; it heals them and all upon whom it falls. It is just like producing electric light from rubbish.”
May all beings be well,
Azar Baksh
This is a deeply meaningful quote from Murshid, thank you for sharing it
Avalon
Thank you for this quote from Murshid, dear AzarBaksh
Dear Friends,
Naima and I taught the Breath Module online this past weekend to friends from around the world. Uppermost in many people’s minds was the Coronavirus.
In teaching the section on Health and Breath I found this teaching from Murshid. Sharing it now. Apologize if it was already shared during Bawa 's class on Coronavirus yesterday…have not had the opportunity to watch it yet.
Remembering also that one of the
Most well known definitions of a Sufi is “one who breathes well”
Again apologize if already mentioned!
Take good care of yourselves, your families, your communities!
Sanaya Tara Chishti
"They say that contagious diseases can be passed from one person to another, because they feel the existence of a disease as a physical thing; but if man knew that thoughts and feelings are conveyed and partaken, consciously or unconsciously, by the channel of the breath, one would know how much undesirable substance could be gathered and accumulated in the mind and in the spirit if one were not careful to guard against it. The practice if Fikr, by the Sufi is taught to purify the Breath and balance it. By the practice of respiration and by keeping the rhythm.
…And as electricity when controlled can be utilized for a great many useful purposes, still so greater purposes and important purposes can be controlled by the Breath.
Qasab is the first practice given for control of the breath; and once man has mastered Qasab, he can produce the desired effect upon his mind and body."
Please stay safe, engage in all safe practices to keep the very real virus from taking hold of the body…AND…take care to not partake of the fear, panic, and other impressions out there which we are taught, equally have their affect on our health and well being.
Beautiful, Tara, Thank you!
Love,
Hermione
A beautiful reminder to deepen our breath practices. Thank you Tara! Blessings