October guided meditation on the breath
The inhalation, the return movement of breath, sustains life. The outgoing breath purifies life. These are the two poles between which respiration goes on unceasingly. Between them is every delight you could desire.
– The Radiance Sutras
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The Bhagavad Gita 2:40