The second result of conscious breathing is that we come in contact with life in the present moment, the only moment when we can touch life. The life which is in us and around us is wonderful and abundant. If we are not free, we cannot be in contact with it, and we are not really living our lives. We should not be imprisoned by regrets about the pa

“Bhikkhus, we meditate on impermanence and fading in order to see into the true nature of all dharmas so that we will not be bound by them. Enlightenment and freedom cannot be attained by escaping the world. They can only be attained when one sees deeply into the true nature of all dharmas. These brothers did not understand and so they foolishly so

Your body, your presence, and your consciousness overlap and occupy all of time and space. In that sense there is no “before” and “after” we die. We should generate enough of the energy of mindfulness and concentration so we’re able to have this awareness. Then we’ll transcend the notion of birth and death.