Pranayam -- Part ii

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Seat of PranaThe seat of Prana is heart. Though the Antahkarana is one, yet it

assumes four forms, viz., (i)Manas, (ii) Buddhi, (iii) Chitta and (iv) Ahamkara

according to the different functions it performs.Likewise, though Prana is one,

it assumes five forms viz., (1) Prana, (2) Apana, (3) Samana, (4) Udana and (5)

Vyana according to the different functions it performs.

This is termed as Vritti Bheda. The principal Prana is called Mukhya Prana. The

Prana, joined with Ahamkara, lives in the heart. Of these five, Prana and Apana

are the chief agents.The seat of Prana is the heart; of Apana, the anus; of

Samana, the region of the naval; ofUdana, the throat; while Vyana is

all-pervading. It moves all over the body.Sub-Pranas and Their FunctionsNaga,

Kurma, Krikara, Devadatta and Dhananjaya are the five sub-Pranas.The function

of Prana is respiration; Apana does excretion; Samana performs digestion;Udana

does deglutition (swallowing of the food). It takes the Jiva to sleep. It

separates the astral body from the physical body at the time of death. Vyana

performs circulation of blood.Naga does eructation and hiccup. Kurma performs

the function of opening the eyes. Krikarainduces hunger and thirst. Devadatta

does yawning. Dhananjaya causes decomposition of the body after death. That man

is never

reborn, whenever he may die, whose breath goes out of the head, after piercing the Brahmarandhra.

Jai Sita Ram

To Be - Continued

 

Divakara Tanjore <div_tan > wrote:

Dear Bhupendra, Keep it very simple and slow, give ample rest to yourbody and

start with simple steps, dont expect thingsto happen in a week or two,

Pranayama is a slow butpowerful process. if you feel uncomfortable do itslowly

and step by step. and do relaxation or savasanafter doing pranayam.If possible

join some yoga class under able guidanceof a good teacher. else study a good

book, but doexercises very very slowly, till you get a grip ofeach pranayam.

Also practice singing, singing is natural pranayama,because you hold and leave

breath in a natural waywhile singing, and thats why all singers are full

ofenergy and grace.Om namah shivaya,Divakar.--- b_jamnadas

<b_jamnadas (AT) (DOT) ca> wrote:> I will try now with the correct way. I was

trying> not to expand my

> stomach and inhale. Can see now why I ran out of> btreath very > quickly...it

is the wrong way.> > Thank you Ushaji and Divakarji.> > Sincerely,> Bhupendra.>

,> Divakara Tanjore >

<div_tan> wrote:> >> > That is not true, the stomoch should expand out>

when> > we breath in and contract in when we breath out. I> > have found this

in many sources, infact this is> the> > first step in pranayama, my yoga

teacher made us> to> > practice this for a few days as some people or> most> >

people do not do this, this is the fundamental> step in> > breathing before we

do pranayama. It is simple> natural> > concept right?> > > > --- b_jamnadas

<b_jamnadas> wrote:> > > > > I was told

once that the stomach should not> expand> > > when breathing > > > during

prayanam. And that is how I try, but run> out> > > of breath > > > shortly.> >

> > > > ,> Usha> > > Patel > > >

<usha2002a> wrote:> > > >> > > > exhale should be twice as long as inhale

but> this> > > will not happen > > > right away. In the beginning just

practice> breathing> > > correctly and > > > gradually it will happen. When

inhaling the> stomach> > > will come out > > > and when exhaling the stomach

goes in. (exactly> like> > > the newborn > > > babies breath). Once you have

done this you> exhale> > > will be longer > > > than

inhale.> > > > > > > > b_jamnadas <b_jamnadas> wrote:Dear shiva> > >

Bhakts,> > > > > > > > This question is regarding the pranayam or> breath> > >

control exercise > > > > sugegsted in Self-Inquiry posted on this group> > >

thanks to Anil. I > > > have > > > > been trying the breath control exercise

as> > > suggested here but it > > > is > > > > proofing difficult. Basically it

suggest that> > > equal amounts of > > > time be > > > > spent on inhaling and

exhaling, while twice as> > > much be spent on > > > > holding the breath. The

time measurement for> each> > > unit here is > > > roughly > > > > the amount

of time it takes to say Gayatri>

Mantra> > > once. Has some > > > tried > > > > this? I easily run short of

breath and end up> > > breathing heavily > > > after > > > > a few tries. maybe

I am not following the> right> > > appraoch here. If > > > > anyone has read

this pdf or practices> pranayam,> > > some help would be > > > > appreciated.>

> > > > > > > > > > > Regards,> > > > Bhupendra.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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