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From The Zen Way to The Martial Arts...
...In the traditional Japanese arts, whether martial or other, proper breathing is taught as an essential and fundamental factor of concentration.
Air contains the energy and life from the universe which we receive through our lungs and every cell in our bodies, and so it is important to know how to breathe.
We ordinarily breathe fifteen to twenty times a minute...
...deep, full breathing does not take place only at the level of the thorax or diaphragm but is supported by the intestines. One can learn to breathe more slowly, five or six deep, calm breaths a minute.
...through the practice of zazen this type of breathing gradually becomes a regular, basic habit, especially while we sleep. The life energy of the universe that is contained in the air is transformed into human energy. The more receptive we are to that universal life, the greater our own energy grows and the fewer calories we need.
...to be continued.
