The connection between breath and thought

When we breathe in, it generates new thoughts

When we breathe out the thought goes away.

When we breathe in again and we continue to have the same thought, it means the breath we took is partially or fully wasted.

This is because at the point where the inhale changes to exhale, or the exhale changes to inhale, the moment the switch over takes place, thoughtlessness should prevail in order to convert the oxygen into prana. The more thought preoccupy us, the faster our breathing gets in order to get more pranic energy. This is the reason why a person with lot of things in his mind breathes heavily even at rest.

When there is no thought, maximum amount of air we breathe in/out gets converted into pranic energy, Hence a person who has no thoughts in his mind breathes very lightly.

Thoughts are like clouds in the moonlit sky, they come and go. Sometimes we can see the moon and then again another cloud comes and covers of direct visual connection to the moon. 

The lesser the thoughts cloud our vision, the more time we get to see the moon clearly.

A completely thoughtless mind will breathe so lightly that it can even be considered as not breathing at all. 

The mind is like a lake of water, when there is no wind there are no waves at all. Only at that time we can see what lies at the bottom of the lake.

In order to connect to our higher self (the real me) one need to be thoughtless for 45 minutes. Once this is achieved a permanent link is established with the spiritual dimension which remains active for this lifetime.

The only thing that is common for all spiritual practices is to remain thoughtless during meditation. For only this purpose, lots of spiritual gurus and seekers have created various techniques. Most of the techniques work based on faith, and believing that the technique works. The only reason why they work is because the seeker has started walking the road.

This is the connection between breath and thought.

In order experience enlightenment, only these 2 interrelated things are important. Rest of the processes and methods shown may vary among Gurus.

Take some time for yourself. Sit and focus on your breathing. Feel the air entering your body through your nose, then stopping for a moment and then flowing out of the body, then again stopping for reversal and repeats the same process. 

Become aware of your breathing, feel every aspect, in minute details. 

Imagine the air is filled with energy as it flows in. At the turning point the energy enters your body and the all the wastes are given off back into the air. During exhale the wastes are being thrown out.

Start showing some respect to the pranic energy, inhale gently, let the energy soak in, then exhale a bit faster to get rid of the wastes. Start breathing in 3:2 inhale to exhale ratio and feel the difference.

Try your own ways to observe your own breathing.

Once you are acquainted with your breathing process, it's energy flow, the next process is to observe your thoughts. 

Watch your thoughts as they come and go in your mind. Do not get carried away, just observe them. If you get carried away focus on your breathing until the emotion generated by the thought is no longer catching you. 

Imagine yourself watching a movie in a theatre. There are scenes of anger, hate, love, sorrow, pain. But you know that this is just a movie and all characters are actors. So are you in this life and all the emotions are nothing but movie scenes. So don't let them grip you. Keep watching them and slowly the thoughts will pass.

From the moment you start letting go your thoughts, they slowly stop coming to you. There is no effort needed, nothing to focus on. It is plain and simple rejection of emotion arising from the thoughts which causes them to stop coming to you.

Slowly your mind attains the thoughtless state. There is a feeling of immense peace and this also gives happiness. Also in the thoughtless state our body gets fully charged with pranic energy and no energy is being wasted. Hence our breathing also slows down. 

If we remain in this state for 45 minutes a connection open up with our higher self.

The longer we continue to be in this state, due to the abundance of prana our body heals much faster, our DNA repairs itself, our overall health improves. If we are already in good health, our breathing stops during this state.