साँस साँस पर नाम ले, वृथा साँस मति खोय I न जाने इस साँस का, आवन होय न होय II
Breath is life and life is breath. There is no difference between the two. It is your breath of life. You have to care for it. We do not know that we are attached to the breath. We think it is automatic and therefore we are least bothered about what if the breath stops. When there is sunshine, we do not recognize it's importance, nor when there is a river do we appreciate the value of a single drop of water. While we are still able to breath, we never think about how precious and important a single breath is to us. However once the breath ceases wealth, status, fame, friends and family all become meaningless.
"Kabir says, the true length of life is one breath. We exist for one breath at a time not knowing the life span or even what will happen next. Who knows if this breath we inhale could be our last? Kabir reminds us to be focussed on each breath "साँस साँस,"to be fully in the present moment, here and now. We must consciously contemplate 'Hari Naam' with each breath as if it may be our last. One must never take one single breath for granted. To be grateful for each breath, is something we should practice every day."
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