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Slower breathing -- longer life

Every breath is a precious diamond, for its total number in a lifetime is fixed by destiny. You cannot increase this count, but you can slow the rate of breathing. Those who practice prāṇāyāma and meditation are not ruled by fear, jealousy, or anger. A person who is angry or jealous breathes too quickly and kills their own healthy cells; this is a form of lifelong suicide. There are two kinds of devils: one that drinks the blood of others, and the second, which is your own anger, drinks your blood and the blood of others. Jealousy is a constant, unhealthy fixation, unlike the healthier thoughts of a beloved. By calming the breath through spiritual practice, one finds peace and a reduced, comfortable breath rate.

"Holy Gurujī in a bhajan said this. Don’t worry, Guru will protect you."

"The second kind of Rākṣasa is your anger. It drinks the blood of others and your own blood."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

God does not love only humans. You should be very clear about this. If He is the Creator, then He loves His entire creation. However, we shall serve and help humans to become healthy. We should not be aggressive or violent towards any creature. When a moment is gone, it is gone. Even one second later is too late. You have no power to inhale. It is God’s power that allows you to inhale and exhale. Every breath is for us a very precious diamond or pearl. Every breath is a diamond because the number of breaths is already fixed for your life within your destiny. It is like having a thousand forints. You can use it all in one day or over one month. After that, you will get nothing. Similarly, the number of breaths is already fixed by destiny. You can do thousands of things, but you cannot prolong this count. However, there is one way to slow it down. Normally, we breathe 15 breaths per minute. But those who practice prāṇāyāma and bhastrikā every day are not scared, jealous, or angry. A person who is jealous and angry is killing their own healthy cells, and their breath rhythm becomes too strong and quick. Therefore, Holy Gurujī said in one bhajan: "Holy Gurujī in a bhajan said this. Holy Gurujī in a bhajan said this. Don’t worry, Guru will protect you. Don’t worry, Guru will protect you. Don’t worry, Guru will protect you, so don’t be scared." So do not be scared. Fear is like a rabbit when you are breathing quickly. When you are angry, you are breathing quickly. What does he hear, my dear Lord? You are killing yourself. There are two kinds of devils. One is the real Rākṣasa, which drinks only the blood of others. Taj pije samo krv drugih. The second kind of Rākṣasa is your anger. A másik fajta rākṣasa a saját haragod. It drinks the blood of others and your own blood. A jealous person is a neighbor who relaxes. It does not matter if they are on an aeroplane, on the beach, or anywhere. A jealous person thinks constantly of those persons about whom they are jealous. It is like someone in love who thinks constantly of their beloved. But thinking of the beloved is healthier, while thinking of someone with jealousy is unhealthy. So there are two kinds of suicide. One is to hang yourself, which you should not do. The second is to be jealous and kill oneself lifelong, like cutting the throat slowly, slowly. It depends on you. You can be jealous of your neighbor who has a beautiful car while you have not even a bike, or you can be jealous of some politician, or some rich man, or someone, many, many of your colleagues, and so on. Therefore, those who meditate and practice prāṇāyāma, and especially the mantra, find their breath rate remains reduced. This is more than half. They breathe six to seven times per minute, and they feel comfortable.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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