# Mindful Breathing: Follow the natural flow of the breath mindfully and continuously

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<div data-node-type="callout-text">In Buddhist practice, there should be no holding or stopping of the breath, no deliberate deepening nor attempts to force it into a definite time rhythm. The only task here is to follow the natural flow of the breath mindfully and continuously, without a break or without unnoticed break.</div>
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> Nyanaponika Thera

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<div data-node-type="callout-text">So then the body was subservient to the mind, the mind wielded mastery over it. Why is that? Because the body was not developed.</div>
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> Mahā-Saccaka Sutta

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<div data-node-type="callout-text">So then the mind was subservient to the body, the body wielded mastery over it. Why is that? Because the mind was not developed.</div>
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> Mahā-Saccaka Sutta