Breath

 Breath

My spiritual teacher narrated a brief story during my first time to a spiritual program, (closest word for its sanskrit name is “synthesis”).

Story:

Gautama Buddha had a very close childhood friend.  A commitment to such friendship is unconditional+ without expectations 🙏.

Buddha ‘wished’ that this friend should benefit from the spiritual wealth Gautama possessed. But that friend used to procrastinate every time when Gautama passes by the shop of that friend, saying “too busy with my bijness, next time you visit 👍”

Years passed. That ‘next time ‘ never came 😂.

News spread that Buddha is going to breathe his_last soon.

Friend was shocked! He rushed to see Buddha 🙏.

Disciples prevented him initially “nobody can disturb his peaceful departure 🙏”

Friend implored “my kid age friend. Just 5 seconds🙏, last_chance for me😭”

Friend was allowed.

Buddha was lying eyes closed. No movement.

Friend: “Hey, Siddharth ... .I am here. I apologise having neglected you all along 🙏. Just tell me one thing. How to get_you after you are gone???”

Gautama opened his eyes, looked into the eyes of his friend and said “watch your breath”. Eyes closed thereafter 🙏 

It is said, these words “watch your breath” became one of the most_powerful spiritual_tool given by Buddha 🙏 ( it needs the ‘key words’ for it to function….😜. Only a Guru can ‘initiate’ a deserving disciple to use those ‘key words' 🙏. A chant!

( Even otherwise, plain breath_awareness can work….but only according to the ‘fuel of intensity ‘ of a seeker 😜)

I got initiated as well 👍 🙏 🙏 🙏 

An initiate, yours,

psn(24 June, 2026)