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The mystery of breath, Inayat Khan with Commentary by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti) 

Mental changes are also caused by breath. For instance, there are people with whom it is better not to talk when they first rise from sleep; 

they are excitable and irritable at that time. Again there are others who listen better at that moment than at any other time.

 Some people coming home from their work or their office in the evening are irritable and difficult; if one lets them rest for an hour or so they gradually change. 

All this shows that the condition of the breath changes the mental condition of that moment. 

Immediately after concentration upon work the rhythm of the breath is very rapid and exercises its influence on the mind.

 After a while this rhythm changes and becomes normal; so the condition of the mind changes also. 

In sleep some people work up the rhythm of breath and the condition of mind becomes unsettled and disturbed, but as a rule sleep helps the breath to be normal and its influence produces tranquillity of mind.

It can be seen how various emotions, passions and sentiments change the rhythm of breath. 

Sometimes breath goes out of man’s control in emotions such as anger, passion or fear; he then has no control over his words or actions. 

When man loses control over himself, the first thing he loses is control over breath.