“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

“Breathe out, so that your breath travels infinitely to the ends of the universe: breathe in, so that your breath reaches your one point and continues infinitely there. The ki breathing methods are an important way of unifying mind and body. At night when all is quiet and calm, do this alone, and you will feel that you are the universe and that the universe is you. It will lead you to supreme ecstasy of being one with the universe. At this moment the life power that is rightfully yours is fully activated.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”

“We breathe the light, we breathe the music, we breathe the moment as it passes through us.”

“Life is not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.”

“Life is not measured by the breathes you take, but by the moments that take your breathe away.”

“Hey, I get enough exercise; I breathe in and I breathe out.”

“There are moments when my mind misses a beat. I find myself, in mid-step or mid-breath, feeling as if delivered abruptly into my body after a long absence (spent where, I could not say), or a long, dreamless sleep. I lose not my memory, merely my thread. My attention has inexplicably wandered, but a little calm introspection restores my context and brings me peace. Almost peace.”

“I forced myself to picture the last moments. The penultimate breath. A final sigh. And yet. It was always followed by another.”