By just taking a breath you're moving into attention a little bit and so you get much less caught up in reactivity. A practical application of this in your life is, never say anything before you've taken one breath. It's a very simple practice--changes the dynamics of conversation with other people completely.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "By just taking a breath you're moving into attention a little bit and so you get much less caught up in reactivity. A practical application of this in your life is, never say anything before you've taken one breath. It's a very simple practice--changes the dynamics of conversation with other people completely." in the context of "Awakening from Belief. Unfettered Mind (2005-06-09) (Topic: Life)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.