Shako of the Universal Life Force

Breath, prana is the inseparable power, shako of the universal life force,
the supreme of all created things, and the life principle of the universe.
Prana is all the causes and effects are held like beads on a thread. It is
the universal force that breathed forth or exhaled the manifested
universe, and in the end will inhale the universe back into itself.

Prana is Infinity. Prana is the universal force.


Prana also means energy. The word prana itself comes from the Sanskrit root "pra," meaning first, and "na," which means the smallest unit of energy, so prana itself means the first breath, or the most basic unit of energy. Prana is brought into existence and kept in activity by the center of consciousness. Prana is the life principle, the dynamic or working force. It is the power which is the upport of the body and all its moving life forces. The nadi's, the subtle energy paths of the body, are channels for Prana. The body is the support for the nadi's. When prana is in motion and flows through the nadi's, consciousness arises. Higher consciousness, light, wisdom, and truth, which are all pervading but latent, are awakened by regulating the motion of the prana vehicles.

The science of breath has its foundation in the desire to control and understand the prana. and is of the highest importance, the most useful. Control of the breath leads to health, an increase in strength and energy, good complexion, increased vitality, the growth of knowledge, and the extension of the life span.

It is the breath and prana that maintains the body.
Restrains the mind from needless thoughts.
Prana causes perception and action.
It bears all the sensory impressions and sensations to the mind.


Prana is the force which holds together the elements of the body and assists in the very cohesion of atomic particles. It gives form to the embryo in the womb. The flow of breath and prana in the body furnishes the proof of the existence of life. Prana is the cause of speech, touch, sound, and scent, and is the origin of joy. It ignites the fire and maintains warmth and metabolism. Prana also expels all impurities. It penetrates all the channels of the body and disposes of all disease.

Prana, through the breath, achieves all these functions when the breath is balanced and undisturbed. It is the motion of the prana in the nadis channels that awakens consciousness, which is all pervading but veiled.

Prana is lost from the body in exhalation, excessive exercise, the elimination of waste, the emission of semen, the process of childbirth, and in times of great emotion. If prana is not regulated, the system does not receive an adequate supply of oxygen. If prana recedes from any part of the body, whatever the cause, that part loses its power of action. Death is caused by the outgoing of prana. At death, the prana exits by way of either the eyes, ears, nose, navel, rectum, urethra, or fontanel, leaving an impression at its exit. Its tendency is to leave the body from the site where the mind dwells instinctively or where the innermost feelings reside.


 

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