Breathe Easy

You, of yourself, can do nothing.  You think you are autonomous, but you are not.  You can try to hold your breath, and what happens?  Aha!  The body has a Mind of its own, does it not?  Where do you think that Mind comes from?  You may want to continue breathing, but if the Mind that breathes you says, “Enough,” then you will move on to another experience.  So why do you struggle to have autonomy over your life?  Relax.  Surrender, even, and allow yourself to be breathed.  The greater part of you has been doing a fairly good job of breathing you your whole life. 

If your life is not going as you wish, perhaps there is a little struggle going on.  Go into the silence and ask how you might have an easier go of it.  There, when you are calm and the breaths come easily, you will find your answers.  Once back out in what you perceive as reality, when the breaths are constricted, you will have your indicators of how well you are listening.