Letting go is wisdom in living. In this day and age,
humans have a tendency to hold on to anything and everything they can get hold
of. Just take a look at your basement: it may be cluttered with junks that you
don’t have the time to sort out or to get rid of. It is human nature to attach
to anything that identifies them or they can identify themselves with.
Attachment can be material, such as the clothes you wear or the car you drive;
it can also be mental and emotional, such as the feeling of being successful or
the toxic emotion of regret and bitterness. Letting go is the key to living a
happy life as if everything is a miracle.
Letting go is like breathing out, which has to be deep and
complete. Learn how to breathe correctly; many people don’t breathe right
because they are not conscious of their breathing. Breathe right to help
you in your everyday life and living. Remember, a healthy mind always has an
easy breath, giving a relaxed body. Humans tend to focus on breathing
in—which is akin to holding on or refusing to let go of any attachment—to the
extent that they may completely neglect what happens when they breathe out, as
if it were not that important. This discrepancy needs to be corrected, in order
to create a free-flowing breath. Concentrating on breathing in may fill up the
lungs with air all the time, such that the breathing becomes quicker and
shorter, and thus stressing both the body and the mind. This may, ironically
enough, lead to “feeling out of breath.” The wisdom of correct breathing is,
paradoxically, to empty the lungs of air so that it may be filled completely
with air.
Stephen Lau
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