Guest guest Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 Minds and breaths, expressing themselves as Consciousness and Action, are only two branches of the same Primal power. ~~~~~~~~~~~ A.R. Natarajan ~~~~~~~~~~~ Mind and breath are two branches which having knowing and doing (as their respective functions); (but) their origin is one. Note: The mind is a power of knowing or thinking (jnana-sakti), whereas the breath or life-force (prana) is a power of doing or action (kriya-sakti). But the original power which functions in the form of the mind and in the form of the prana is one, and is like the trunk of a tree having the mind and prana as its two branches. The mind and prana may also be compared to a light and a fan which are both activated by the same electric power and which are operated by only one switch. If we operate the swith with the intention to switch off either the mind or the breath, the other will automatically be restrained and made to subside. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upadesa Undiyar (Michael James) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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