In his breathing exercises CD he speaks of "allowing the universes" to breathe in and draw out your breath.
The first time I listened to this CD exercise, I thought of Genesis 1. I visualized Michelangelo's magnificent Sistine chapel's ceiling---"God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from his own finger into that of Adam..." (The Creation of Adam- Wikipedia).
Then I turn back to Genesis 2:7 "the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being" (NIV).
Is it not true that God has breathed life into us at our birth and continues to do so for our entire life?
At 90, I need to remind myself that when Dr. Weil's says "It is the universe that is breathing into and out of- you" I whisper to the CD, "No, no. It is God."
Then one Passover, the Holy Spirit seemed to whisper, "Also remember that our beloved Pope John Paul the 2nd, breathed heartfelt life into the painful history of antisemitism. His unforgettable journeys to the synagogue in Rome and his epic journey of re-lighting of the eternal flame at Yad Vashem, the memorial to the six million Jews who lost their breath of life in the Holocaust."
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