The concept of Prana

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

Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna once again,

We have been discussing the concept of prana for the last one month. Let us move ahead to know about the remaining three pranas i.e. Udana, Samana and Vyana in detail in this article.

Udana

Udana, literally the "upward moving air," moves upward and relates to qualitative or transformative movements of the life-energy. It governs growth of the body, the ability to stand, speech, effort, enthusiasm and will. It is our main positive energy in life through which we can develop our different bodies and evolve in consciousness.

Samana

Samana, literally the "balancing air," moves from the periphery to the center, through a churning and discerning action. It aids in digestion on all levels. It works in the gastrointestinal tract to digest food, in the lungs to digest air or absorb oxygen, and in the mind to homogenize and digest experiences, whether sensory, emotional or mental.

Vyana

Vyana, literally the "outward moving air," moves from the center to the periphery. It governs circulation on all levels. It moves the food, water and oxygen throughout the body, and keeps our emotions and thoughts circulating in the mind, imparting movement and providing strength. In doing so it assists all the other Pranas in their work.

We will discuss some more points on this concept in our next article.
Let us come to the second section of the post.

The herb that we will tell you about today is Marwa (Hindi) also known as an Wild Marjoram in English and Origanum Majorana in Latin.

It is a variety of Ocimum (Raihan Tulsi).

* The plant has violet flowers and has many medicinal uses

* It is a remedy against flatulence and stomach ache

* Intestinal worms and other stomach troubles are allayed by its use

* The paste of its leaves reduces pain of testicles

* That concludes our article for this forthnight. Till the next forthnight, Radhekrishna!

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam