the water we drink

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, " Kalavathi " <kalavathi.devi@n...>

wrote:

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> Namaste

>

> I was thinking about water and prana...when I drink bottled water I

always feel that something is missing...it never seems to taste quite

right and I never feel quite fulfilled...could this be the lack of

prana since it has been bottled and stored....? So many people resort

to drinking bottled water in this modern age thinking it to be good

for them when much of it is treated tap water and not the mountain

spring water as suggested on the label. Is this really a healthy way

to go?

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> Kalavathi

>

Namaste,

 

My knowledge of yoga's sketchy to say the least, so please forgive me

if I've adopted too secular an interpretation of prana in the

following four observations:

 

i. Tea has greater quality if brewed in a tea pot then poured from

some height into the cup, rather than being brewed in the cup's

stagnant water. This might have more to do with replacing the oxygen

which bubbles out during boiling than with reintroducing prana.

 

ii. Standing in the spray at the bottom of a waterfall can help tame

depression. Similarly, walking along the coast during a storm can

have a positive effect on the psyche. This might have more to do with

negatively charged ions encouraging seratonin production than with an

increase in prana.

 

iii. Plants and animals prefer rainwater to processed water. Are less

evolved beings more sensitive to prana, or do they just refuse the

chlorine and fluoride which we humans are conditioned to accept?

 

iv. South Wales is a perfect place to wander up the mountain to

gather water as it gurgles back down into the valley, just make sure

you're upstream of " civilisation " - including chemical laden

agricultural land.

 

I'll step off my soapbox now,

 

Dai.