This book holds a treasure of deep insights into the great mystery of breath from a spiritual perspective. Inspiring discourses, effective and safe practices and beautiful poetry from various traditions encourage the reader to explore the wonder of breath on many levels.

What is breath, really? What is the meaning of this life-giving secret? How important is conscious breathing for true spiritual transformation? What do we make of the fact that our life's possibilities lie between an in- and an out-breath? How is breath related to the rhythm of the universe and, thus, to time? What is its role in the becoming of being from the ever present womb of the moment? How can we breathe in food and distill it into the alchemical elixir needed for real change in our life to come about? How can we breathe out to change the atmosphere in a room or in a given situation, in full responsibility for the people around us and for the world to come? What could it mean that Jesus walked on water and that breath and Spirit are one? What is, esoterically speaking, the relation be tween Mary, Jesus, the Spirit of God, Ruh Allah, and Christ?

On the basis of his lifelong studies of the world's major spiritual traditions, and especially from the inner essence of Sufi teaching, Reshad Feild provides food for thought and practical means to help people work with the breath in everyday life. For more than forty years he has been of considerable influence at the forefront of spiritual teaching in the West. Among his books are the autobiographical bestselling novels The Last Barrier and To Know We're Loved.

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Die über ein Dutzend Bücher von Reshad Feild, in viele Sprachen übersetzt und in hohen Auflagen verkauft, zählen zu den Eckpfeilern zeitgenössischen spirituellen Gedankenguts. Ausgedehnte Reisen führten den Engländer um die ganze Welt; er war Marineoffizier, Börsenmakler, Werbefachmann, Popstar und Antiquitätenhändler. Im Verlaufe eines lebenslangen Abenteuers, das er beschreibt als "beständige Suche nach immer feineren Dimensionen der Wahrheit und der inneren Bedeutung des Lebens," kam Reshad Feild in Berührung mit den Lehren von G.I. Gurdjieff und P.D. Ouspensky und begegnete dem tibetanischen Buddhismus und seinen Lamas, amerikanischen Sioux-Indianern sowie Schamanen und Meistern des Sufi-Pfades. Schließlich, packend geschildert in seinem ersten Werk. Ich ging den Weg des Derwisch, fand Reshad Feild seinen wahren spirituellen Lehrer, der selbst einer langen Sufi-Tradition entstammte. Insgesamt sechzehn Jahre verbrachte Reshad Feild in den USA, bevor er 1986 in die Schweiz übersiedelte, wo er heute lebt. Reshad Feilds Bücher und Vorträge sind eine Einladung, einige der Fragen zu teilen, die im Herzen aller wahrhaft Suchenden auftauchen. Sie geben uns einen Geschmack von der wirklichen, in unserem Alltag erlebbaren Freiheit und lassen uns entdecken, dass es eine essentielle Wahrheit ist, welche die Grundlage unserer Existenz auf der Erde bildet, und dass wahres spirituelles Leben hier ist, und nicht in der Illusion eines imaginären Traumlandes.

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This book holds a treasure of deep in -sights into the great mystery of breathfrom a spiritual perspective. Inspiringdis courses, eVective and safe practicesand beautiful poetry from various tradi -tions encourage the reader to explorethe wonder of breath on many levels.What is breath, really? What is themeaning of this life-giving secret? Howimportant is conscious breathing fortrue spiritual transformation? Whatdo we make of the fact that our life spossibilities lie between an in- and anout-breath? How is breath related tothe rhythm of the universe and, thus,to time? What is its role in the beco-ming of being from the ever present womb of the moment ? How can webreathe in food and distill it into thealchemical elixir needed for real changein our life to come about? How can webreathe out to change the atmospherein a room or in a given situation, in fullresponsibility for the people around usand for the world to come ? Whatcould it mean that Jesus walked onwater and that breath and Spirit areone ? What is, esoterically speaking,the relation be tween Mary, Jesus, theSpirit of God, Ruh Allah,and Christ? On the basis of his lifelong studies ofthe world s major spiritual traditions,and especially from the inner essence ofSuWteaching, Reshad Feild providesfood for thought and practical means tohelp people work with the breath ineveryday life. For more than forty yearshe has been of considerable inXuence atthe forefront of spiritual teaching inthe West. Among his books are the auto -biographical bestselling novels The LastBarrier and To Know We re Loved.