Essence of Breema

If you ask a glass of water “Who are you?” and it could answer, it would say, “I hold water.” Ask a light bulb, and it would answer, “I am a light bulb. I use electricity and give light.” But if someone asks you, “Who are you?” what are you going to say? When you say “that tree,” you are referring...

The body is an energy system whose job is to take the many different types of energy it receives from “outside”—from food, air, and impressions—and transform them so they can be used for our harmonious existence and development. Practicing Breema and Self-Breema makes us more able to transform the...

Look at a photograph of yourself. You may say, “That’s me.” But it isn’t you—there’s a difference. You see that photograph, and it can’t see you. The real sees the image and knows itself. You are that which sees the photo and knows you are not that image. You are not the mind, body, or feelings. You...

When you do your job properly, things work. When you don’t, they don’t. It’s as simple as that. Everything needs the correct energy. You need to relate to each person with the right energy if you want your interaction to move in the direction of greater harmony. Say you have a key chain with 100...

Your aliveness is healing. Aliveness doesn’t come from your mind. It comes from your Being. Transformation of energy is possible first through the body, then through the feelings, and lastly through the mind. Whatever is in the mind and the feelings, we allow it to be. Breema doesn’t try to get rid...

When you want to nurture someone, give them food; don’t talk about how great food tastes. Our desire should be to nurture others, not to impress them. Making things complicated may impress others. But simplicity nurtures.

Wholehearted participation in any activity lessens tension. And when the body is flexible, balanced, and more free of tension, it helps the mind and feelings relate to life more harmoniously. The most important step towards releasing tension is to first know you’re tense. One precious thing about...

In Breema, you function with the natural rhythm of your body. Your mind supports you in that, and your feelings are present and supportive, too. The unification of your mind, feelings, and body saves your energy from being drained. You use your energy, but without becoming fatigued. When you work...

Every year, a tree has to show some new growth. New branches, new buds, new leaves—something new has to be there. We also need to show some yearly growth, some “income” from the expenditure of our energy. We need to have some new understanding, some new insight into the meaning and purpose of life...

We can nurture our feelings by doing small things—things we find rewarding while we’re doing them, without an emphasis on outer approval. If you like to draw, spend a few minutes drawing a picture. If you like to sing, sing for your own enjoyment. As your feelings are nurtured, they begin to ask you...