The curious thing about breath is that it can be looked at both as a voluntary and an involuntary action.

You can feel, on the one hand, 'I am doing it,' and on the other hand, 'It is happening to me.'

That is why breathing is a most important part of meditation: because it will show you - as you become aware of your breath - that the hard and fast division we make between what we do and what happens to us is arbitrary.

As you watch your breathing, you’ll realize that both the voluntary and involuntary aspects of your experience are all one happening.

What we call "I'm doing it" is merely "I am watching it conciously".

This interplay reflects the deeper truth: there is no absolute distinction between "doing" and "being done unto."

Both arise from the same source.

The real You.