According to Osho, Sufi cautions against manipulating breath contain a grain of truth: if you want to remain as you are, don’t interfere with natural breathing. But if transformation is desired, yogic pranayam is a precise, time-tested science: altering breath reshapes mind and emotion. Used consciously, breath-work dissolves anger, quiets sexuality, and catalyzes inner change without dogma.
Sufis say leave breath alone unless you want change; Osho adds that if you do want to grow, skillfully changing your breathing can safely change your mind and feelings.