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Practising pranayama and concentration

Breath awareness is a foundational practice. Begin with normal, relaxed breathing. Inhale through the nostrils and exhale through the mouth, but do not force it. The process should be gentle and humble. Observe the natural qualities of the breath, feeling the cool inhalation and warm exhalation. Ensure the breath flows evenly through both nostrils, not just one side. This practice reveals the condition of one's internal energy. Regularly clean the nostrils with water to purify this pathway. Inhaling clean air, such as from flowers, further refines the breath, though only a fraction of its benefit may be retained.

"Inhalation is beautiful, very good. Relax."

"Every day, or at another time, we have to clean our nostrils. Very clean. That is real cleaning."

So, close your eyes. Inhale and exhale through the mouth. Inhale with the nostrils and exhale with the mouth. But not too hard. Normal, just like breath. Normal breath. We all had one hour for lunch here, and we had dinner here in the U.S. Yes, our stomach is very good, full, and very much it is already covered. But now, still, we should inhale and exhale. Last trills, inhale and exhale. See, those who have problems, time that they cannot, left or right side from the stomach, so near the navel, may be left or right side, that all will come again back right in the stomach, in the navel. Very normal breath, but you inhale and exhale. Very relaxed, both nostrils. It will also come together very nicely, each other’s. Very nice. Inhale and exhale with the mouth. Inhale through the nostrils and exhale through the mouth. It means that you can see one hand and exhale; the air comes from the mouth. Inhale and exhale, but don’t feel the sound, but it will come near our hand, then we see the sound. We have very nice inhaling, it’s cool, very nice, and exhale, it’s warm. How God has made this very normal. Inhale and exhale. If you have a problem sitting like this, then go into another. But never do something which is hard. No hard, very humble. We will send one bhajan without any voice, others, like water, like mantra or this, on a different sound in the breath, like something. If you can, I do that only, but normally you do, please, and we will hear if they can give us, otherwise don’t do. And next time, always be ready. When Swamiji says something, you should immediately speak on it. Inhale and exhale from both nostrils, and also breathe out from the mouth. You should know if, on both sides, inhalation and exhalation, the breath goes in and out, both, not from the half side of the breath. Make both exactly very good. Exhale and exhale, but normal breath, not long, just normal. Very normal, just, but inhale with the nose and exhale. Feel out, feel out. You may see you are exhaling your air; it is warm. Inhalation is beautiful, very good. Relax. Exhale comes from you, from your nostrils. Nostrils out, how is your air coming? We have to practice so far, meaning exhale the air from the nostrils. Washing in and out, you will know how the air is from my body and how the food, what you are eating, which kind of things. Then when we exhale, it is not good. Many times when we are in the train or in the aeroplane, how is the inhale and exhale? We cannot see because we have our energy. Our inhale is good, but not good also this. When we inhale through our nostrils, then it comes to our nostrils from others. And when we exhale from there, comes and others say, "My God." In this, we have done it, and it’s very hard to clean all this ourselves. And that’s why we are doing, but many things. First, we bring the water, warm and cold, and we inhale with the water from the left, out, and then from the other, inhale water and outside. Every day, or at another time, we have to clean our nostrils. Very clean. That is real cleaning. Outside, otherwise, no cleaning. Yes. And second, after we should have very nice, very good flowers or some good air, a little we can take in our nostrils. It will go from the nostrils in, and it will come out, and it will be only 20% that will come out good. Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā...

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