I need something catchy to call YOU! That has “tard” in it you horny little chimp.
The Vedas? Well, shit Edna! I done never heard of dows tings! I’ll be damned.
Sarcasm Yeah. I’ve heard of the Vedas. And of the Upanishads and Kundalini.
The use of breath in Indian Meditation is different than in Buddhism. Don’t make me quite the whole sutta. Here’s another link to it
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.118.than.html
" [13] He trains himself, ‘I will breathe in focusing on inconstancy.’ He trains himself, ‘I will breathe out focusing on inconstancy.’ [14] He trains himself, ‘I will breathe in focusing on dispassion [literally, fading].’ He trains himself, ‘I will breathe out focusing on dispassion.’ [15] He trains himself, ‘I will breathe in focusing on cessation.’ He trains himself, ‘I will breathe out focusing on cessation.’ [16] He trains himself, ‘I will breathe in focusing on relinquishment.’ He trains himself, ‘I will breathe out focusing on relinquishment.’
This is particular to the Theravada tradition and aligns succinctly with jhana suttas and transcendental dependent origination suttas.
The use of anicca to bring about dispassion and subsequently “cessation” is a common thread in non-Mahayana Texts.
Are you being serious? To answer your first question the use of I is conventional and purposeful.
To answer your second question I’ll say two words; “inhale” “exhale”.
Right? Breathe in relaxation; breathe out stress.