A vital truth to share: In both spirituality and tantra, breathing is not merely about oxygenating the body but about infusing it with prana—the life force. This prana transcends physical oxygen and can only be drawn through slow, mindful breaths. It is this prana that grants us vitality, longevity, and life itself.
With consistent practice, you will begin to feel detached from the "doer" in your activities. This realization deepens your focus and paves the way for success in your endeavors. At the same time, it elevates the quality of your meditation, allowing you to reach higher states of awareness effortlessly.
With advanced practice, you can revisit and resume unfinished dreams. Moreover, this mastery may offer glimpses into future events and even insights into the nature of your own death.
The core of this method lies in listening to the sound of your breath while deepening it. As your breathing becomes long and profound, the activity of your mind will naturally slow, and eventually, the mind itself will dissolve.
In stillness, the body becomes perfectly stable, and this stability leads effortlessly to meditation. The pause between breaths at the navel center holds immense spiritual significance. By remaining aware of this middle state, all thoughts dissolve. The body achieves stillness, and consequently, the mind becomes serene.
Lord Shiva seeks to reveal to Shakti in this sutra that before the breath reverses—when inhalation transforms into exhalation and vice versa—a moment of void or emptiness occurs. This void is a profound stillness, a gap that cannot be seen or felt through the ordinary senses.