Guest guest Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Yoga and Pranayama > > The control of the breath calms the mind; then see who is aware of the > calmness! Mechanical pranayama (breath control) will not lead to the goal. > It is only an aid. While doing it mechanically, take care to be alert in > mind, and remember the "I"-thought and seek its source. Then you will find > that where prana (vitality) sinks, there the "I"-thought arises. They > arise and sink together. The "I"-thought will also sink along with prana. > Simultaneously, another luminous and infinite 3I-I1 will manifest and it > will be continuous and unbroken. That is the goal. It goes by different > names -- God, bhakti (devotion), jnana (knowledge of Self), etc. When the > attempt is made, it will itself take you to the goal. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. published by Sri Ramanasramam. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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