Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Yoga and Pranayama > > When life is threatened, one's whole interest centers around saving it. > Similarly, when the breath is held in pranayama, the mind cannot afford to > jump at its accustomed external objects. Thus there is rest for it, so > long as the breath is held. > > Thought and respiration are both different aspects of the same individual > life-current upon which both depend. If respiration is forcibly repressed, > thought follows suit and is fixed to the usual dominant thought. If > thought is forcibly slowed down and pinned to one point, the vital activity > of respiration is also slowed down, eventually settling to the minimum > required for the continuance of life. Thus the mind grasps the subtle and > merges into it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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