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# Breathing and its relation to EOM/VOM

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- Subject: Breathing and its relation to EOM/VOM
- From: "Regulus Magus" <RegulusMagus@...>
- Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 14:08:38 -0000
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    Please forgive me if this question has been covered before (I did do
    a message search on "emptiness of mind" but the search retrieved a
    gazillion messages --- "gazillion" is a middle-American word
    meaning "more than I can count on my fingers and toes").

    As I have worked with the emptiness of mind exercise in Step 1, I
    notice that it is much easier to silence my mind (and even my
    sensory awareness) during an exhale. Almost all of my distractions
    occur during the inhale. I was curious why that might be. Can anyone
    suggest an answer or point me to an archive on this?

    On a (possibly) related note ? I find my psychic awareness of other
    people seems to be stronger on the inhale than the exhale. This is
    something you might want to try.

    (1) stand close to a cooperating friend.
    (2) achieve emptiness of mind as best you can
    (3) inhale deeply and slowly while focusing your attention on your
    friend.

    For me at least, this usually produces an inrush of emotion and
    physical sensations. If I ask the friend to describe what he or she
    is feeling --- there is usually a pretty good match (this works best
    if you are both at least 50 feet from other people and about 3 feet
    or less from each other).

    I wonder if this experience is somehow related to the "exhale ---
    mind empty / inhale --- mind full of distractions" problem. Your
    thoughts, helpful suggestions would be most welcome.

    Sincerely, /RM/

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