... If you give them things in the abstract and infinite, they get lost. Give them things [to do,] a little at a time [Tell them,] "You take [in] so many breaths, you do this." They go on, [they] understand it, and find pleasure in it. These are the kindergartens of religion. That is why breathing exercises will be so beneficial. I beg you all not to be merely curious. Practise a few days, and if you do not find any benefit, then come and curse me....
- Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered in San Francisco, March 28, 1900)The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 1/Lectures And Discourses/Breathing
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