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Friday, November 21, 2008

The five pranas and the mind

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JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna to all!


In this article we will conclude our explanation on the concept of Prana. Let us look at the last sub topic i.e. link between the Pranas and the Mind.

Prana and the Mind

The mind also has its energy and Prana. This is derived from food, breath and impressions externally.

  1. Prana governs the intake of sensory impressions.
  2. Samana governs mental digestion.
  3. Vyana governs mental circulation.
  4. Apana governs the elimination of toxic ideas and negative emotions.
  5. Udana governs positive mental energy, strength and enthusiasm.

    On a psychological level, Prana governs our receptivity to positive sources of nourishment, feeling and knowledge through the mind and senses. When deranged it causes wrong desire and insatiable craving. We become misguided, misdirected and generally out of balance.

    Apana on a psychological level governs our ability to eliminate negative thoughts and emotions. When deranged it causes depression and we get clogged up with undigested experience that weighs us down in life, making us fearful, suppressed and weak.

    Samana Vayu gives us nourishment, contentment and balance in the mind. When deranged it brings about attachment and greed. We cling to things and become possessive in our behavior.

    Vyana Vayu gives us free movement and independence in the mind. When deranged it causes isolation, hatred, and alienation. We are unable to unite with others or remain connected in what we do.

    Udana gives us joy and enthusiasm and helps awaken our higher spiritual and creative potentials. When deranged it causes pride and arrogance. We become ungrounded, trying to go to high and lose track of our roots.

    Coming to the second section of our article in this post, the herb we will tell you about is called Nigand Babri (Hindi).

1. It is a variety of the Holy Basil (Tulasi)

2. It is a wild plant that grows in the rainy season

3. It has blood purifying qualities

4. It is also used for curing ringworm, scabies, leucoderma and even leprosy.

….concluded

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Linking the Pranas with breathing

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JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna to one and all!

Let us see the role played by Apana, Samana and Vyana Vayu’s in the creation of the human body, in this article.

Apana Vayu creates the openings in the lower part of the body, those of the urino-genital and excretory systems.
Samana Vayu creates the openings in the middle part of the body, those of the digestive system, centered in the navel. It opens out the channels of the intestines and the organs, like the liver and pancreas, which secrete into it.
Vyana Vayu creates the channels going to the peripheral parts of the body, the arms and legs. It creates the veins and arteries and also the muscles, sinews, joints and bones.

In summary, it can be concluded that Samana Vayu creates the trunk of the body (which is dominated by the gastro-intestinal tract), while Vyana Vayu creates the limbs. Prana and Udana create the upper openings or bodily orifices, while Apana creates those below.

Pranas do not exist only on a physical level.
The navel is the main vital center for the physical body. The heart is the main center for the Pranamaya Kosha. The head is the main center for Manomaya kosha.

Moving ahead let us now see the link between Prana and the Breath.

Prana and the Breath

Breathing is the main form of Pranic activity in the body. Prana governs inhalation. Samana governs absorption of oxygen that occurs mainly during retention of the breath. Vyana governs its circulation. Apana governs exhalation and the release of carbon dioxide. Udana governs exhalation and the release of positive energy through the breath, including speech that occurs via the outgoing breath.

In the next article let us see the link between Prana and the Mind.

Coming to the second section of the post, the Indian herb that we will tell about today is called Rai (Hindi) which is known as Brown Mustard in English and Brassica Juncea in Latin.

It is a plant which resembles the Mustard plant (Sarson in Hindi)

It yields similar seeds used in plasters for pleurisy, pneumonia

The powder of this plant is used for inducing vomiting in cases of food poisoning or ingestion of other harmful substances.

A pinch of its powder taken with meals hastens the process of digestion and also increases appetite.

That concludes the article for this forthnight.

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam
 

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