Prana and Atman

[Guest guest]

OM Namah Shivaya

Namaste,

I have a doubt. Prana refers to life force and also the 5 pranas in

the body - prana, apana, udana, samana and vyayana. It is said in the

Veda that Prana came from the supreme Purusha. So is the deha(body),

indriyana (5 senses) and manas (mind) functioning because of Prana or

Atman(Purusha) ? Consciousness is said to be Brahman. How is

consciousness different from Prana ? Is the body alive due to Prana

shakti or due to Atman or due to both ? Is it accurate to say that

Prana is the link between Atman and shareer. That is why, prana vayu

can be employed to calm and cleanse the mind and sukshma shareer.

Please share your understanding.

 

thanks,

Shailendra

[Guest guest]

SRI MAATRE NAMAHAA

 

JAI GURUDEVA DATTA

 

Dear sir,

 

Namaste. Regarding your postings I want to say this. ATMA is

eternal and it is SUPREAM. It is not depended on Vaayu like Prana

etc.,

 

In this context Sri Aadisankaraacharya slokas about ATMA shall

be remembered. One sloka about ATMA.

 

" Naaham dehaha nendriyaanyantarangaha

naahamkaaro praanavargo nabudhhihi

daaraapatya kshetra vittadi dooraha

saakshee nityam pratyagaatmaa sivoham "

 

" I am not 'DEHAM'(phisical body), I am not 'Indriyahas'

(gnanendriya and karmendriya), I am not ANTARANGAM(mind). I am not

PRANA VARAGAHA (Prana, Apaana, Vyana, Udaana and Samaana). I am not

Budhhi( decissive taken part in mind). I am not connected with

wife/husband, children, land and money. I am the only SAAKSHI

(observer) and 'Pratyagaatmaa'(supreme soul) and I am SIVA "

 

The PRANA exists in phisical body when ATMA exists in it. If

ATMA left the body the PRANA also leaves the body automatically

 

The existence of ATMA in phisical body is discribed in

MANTRAPUSHPA in detail which shall be rendered at the end of every

PUJA by vedic pandits. To find out ATMA the specific vision

(ANTARDRUSHTI)and Yoga path are essential as mentiond in my article

MANDALA BRHMANOPANISHAT.

 

To find out the ATMA several saints and rushis are strugglling

hard for long periods and few of them may succeded in their attempts.

 

With best wishes

 

Dr.G.S.Subramnaya Sastry

 

drgsssastry

 

08554 255680

 

 

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<bhatnagar_shailendra wrote:

>

> OM Namah Shivaya

> Namaste,

> I have a doubt. Prana refers to life force and also the 5 pranas

in

> the body - prana, apana, udana, samana and vyayana. It is said in

the

> Veda that Prana came from the supreme Purusha. So is the deha

(body),

> indriyana (5 senses) and manas (mind) functioning because of Prana

or

> Atman(Purusha) ? Consciousness is said to be Brahman. How is

> consciousness different from Prana ? Is the body alive due to

Prana

> shakti or due to Atman or due to both ? Is it accurate to say that

> Prana is the link between Atman and shareer. That is why, prana

vayu

> can be employed to calm and cleanse the mind and sukshma shareer.

> Please share your understanding.

>

> thanks,

> Shailendra

>