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We can only really grasp the importance of breath control if we realize the fact that every sexual union imitates breathing, that is to say, the rhythmical union of the breath with the lungs. Every breath we draw is an act as life-giving as
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“Your knowledge and love of God grows through prayer, study, and experience, as you seek to do His will and draw close to Him.”
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
“You need God’s help to see what needs to change, and then you need His help to change it. The ability to see yourself clearly is a gift from God, and you must ask Him for it.”
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
“Our problem is that we often find it hard to love ourselves as we are, so we assume that God doesn’t love us either. We hold back the bad parts, so that our prayer is neither as bold nor as honest as it should be.”
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
“The more of our sinful self we discover that needs to be purged by God’s light, the more of God’s light we discover already dwelling inside of us. The more dark places are disclosed, the more light shines, and we are transformed into God’s image.”
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
― A Beginner’s Guide to Prayer: The Orthodox Way to Draw Close to God
“In any way that we hold on to past wounds, we injure ourselves and keep ourselves from the ability to be pure with what is current in our lives.”
― The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice
― The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice
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