Thich Nhat Hanh:~"Breath is the bridge, which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts."
Remember:~
But it is not so.
Sage Sankara: ~ VC ~ 165-166- The vital- air-Sheath cannot be the Self because it is the modification of air (Vayu). Like air, it enters the body and goes out of it never knowing the joy and sorrow like others. It is ever dependent on the Self.
The Breath, the body, and the world are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. The Soul, the Self, is present in the form of consciousness.
The Breath, the body, and the world are part and parcel of the illusion. By holding the breath (vital force) as the Self, one cannot get rid of the ignorance.
Without getting rid of ignorance, the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn. Advaitic Wisdom dawns only when one realizes the form, time and space are one in essence. –
Santthosh Kumaar
