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.You will be able to concentrate the mind nicely after this veil of the light has been removed.The mind will be quite steady like the flame in a windless place as the disturbing energy has beenremoved.The word Pranayama is sometimes used collectively for inhalation, retention andexhalation of breath and sometimes for each of these severally.When the Prana Vayu moves inAkasa Tattva, the breathing will be lessened.At this time it will be easy to stop the breath.Thevelocity of the mind will be slowly lessened by the Pranayama.It will induce Vairagya also.BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMAThis body becomes lean, strong and healthy.Too much fat is reduced.There is lustre in theface.Eyes sparkle like diamonds.The practitioner becomes very handsome.Voice becomes sweetand melodious.The inner Anahata sounds are distinctly heard.The student is free from all sorts ofdiseases.He gets established in Brahmacharya.Semen gets firm and steady.The Jatharagni (gastricfire) is augmented.The student becomes so perfected in Brahmacharya that his mind will not beshaken even if a fairy tries to embrace him.Appetite becomes keen.Nadis are purified.Vikshepa isremoved and the mind becomes one-pointed.Rajas and Tamas are destroyed.The mind is preparedfor Dharana and Dhyana.The excretions become scanty.Steady practice arouses the inner spiritualforce and brings in spiritual light, happiness and peace of mind.It makes him an Oordhvareto-Yogi.All psychic powers are obtained.Advanced students only will get all the benefits.INSTRUCTIONS ON PRANAYAMA1.Early morning, answer the calls of nature and sit for the Yogic practices.PractisePranayama in a dry, welt-ventilated room.Pranayama requires deep concentration and attention.Do not keep anyone by your side.50PRANAYAMA2.Before you sit for Pranayama practice, thoroughly clean the nostrils.When you finish thepractice, take a cup of milk or light tiffin after 10 minutes.3.Strictly avoid too much talking, eating, sleeping, mixing with friends and exertion.Take alittle ghee with rice when you take your meals.This will lubricate the bowels and allow Vayu tomove downwards freely.4.Some people twist the muscles of the face when they do Kumbhaka.It should be avoided.It is also a symptom to indicate that they are going beyond their capacity.This must be strictlyavoided.Such people cannot have a regulated Rechaka and Puraka.5.Pranayama can also be performed as soon as you get up from bed and just before Japa andmeditation.It will make your body light and you will enjoy the meditation.You must have a routineaccording to your convenience and time.6.Do not shake the body unnecessarily.By shaking the body often the mind also isdisturbed.Do not scratch the body every now and then.The Asana should be steady and as firm as arock when you do Pranayama, Japa and meditation.7.In all the exercises, repeat Rama, Siva, Gayatri, or any other Mantra, mere number or anyother time-unit according to your inclination.Gayatri or OM is the best for Pranayama.In thebeginning you must observe some time-unit for Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka.The time-unit andthe proper ratio comes by itself when you do the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka as long as you cando them comfortably.When you have advanced in the practice, you need not count or keep any unit.You will be naturally established in the normal ratio through force of habit.8.For some days in the beginning you must count the number and see how you progress.Inthe advanced stages, you need not distract the mind in counting.The lungs will tell you when youhave finished the required number.9.Do not perform the Pranayama till you are fatigued.There must be always joy andexhilaration of spirit during and after the practice.You should come out of the practice fullyinvigorated and refreshed.Do not bind yourself by too many rules (Niyamas).10.Do not take bath immediately after Pranayama is over.Take rest for half an hour.If youget perspiration during the practice, do not wipe it with a towel.Rub it with your hand.Do notexpose the body to the chill draughts of air when you perspire.11.Always inhale and exhale very slowly.Do not make any sound.In Pranayamas likeBhastrika and Kapalabhati, you can produce a mild or the lowest possible sound.12.You should not expect the benefits after doing it for 2 or 3 minutes only for a day or two.At least you must have 15 minutes daily practice in the beginning regularly for days together.There will be no use if you jump from one exercise to another every day.51KUNDALINI YOGA13.Patanjali does not lay much stress on the practice of different kinds of Pranayama.Hementions: Exhale slowly, then inhale and retain the breath.You will get a steady and calm mind.It was only the Hatha Yogins who developed Pranayama as a science and who have mentionedvarious exercises to suit different persons.14.A neophyte should do Puraka and Rechaka only without any Kumbhaka for some days.Take a long time to do Rechaka.The proportion for Puraka and Rechaka is 1:2.15. Pranayama in its popular and preparatory form may be practised by everyone in anyposture whatsoever, sitting or walking; and yet it is sure to show its benefits.For those who practiseit in accordance with the prescribed methods, fructification will be rapid.16.Gradually increase the period of Kumbhaka.Retain for 4 seconds in the first week, for 8seconds in the second week and for 12 seconds in the third week and so on till you are able to retainthe breath to your full capacity.17.You must so nicely adjust the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka that you should notexperience the feeling of suffocation or discomfort at any stage of Pranayama.You should neverfeel the necessity of catching hold of a few normal breaths between any two successive rounds.Theduration of Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka must be properly adjusted.Exercise due care andattention.Matters will turn out to be successful and easy.18.You must not unnecessarily prolong the period of exhalation.If you prolong the time ofRechaka, the following inhalation will be done in a hurried manner and the rhythm will bedisturbed.You must so carefully regulate the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka that you must beable to do with absolute comfort and care, not only of one Pranayama but also the full course orrequired rounds of Pranayama.I have to repeat this often.Experience and practice will make oneperfect.Be steady.Another important factor is that you must have efficient control over the lungs atthe end of Kumbhaka to enable you to do the Rechaka smoothly and in proportion with the Puraka.ASANASIMPORTANCE OF ASANASFour Asanas are prescribed for the purpose of Japa and meditation.They are Padmasana,Siddhasana, Svastikasana and Sukhasana.You must be able to sit in any one of these four Asanas ata stretch for full three hours without shaking the body.Then only you will get Asana-Jaya, masteryover the Asana.Without securing a steady Asana, you cannot further get on well in meditation [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.You will be able to concentrate the mind nicely after this veil of the light has been removed.The mind will be quite steady like the flame in a windless place as the disturbing energy has beenremoved.The word Pranayama is sometimes used collectively for inhalation, retention andexhalation of breath and sometimes for each of these severally.When the Prana Vayu moves inAkasa Tattva, the breathing will be lessened.At this time it will be easy to stop the breath.Thevelocity of the mind will be slowly lessened by the Pranayama.It will induce Vairagya also.BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMAThis body becomes lean, strong and healthy.Too much fat is reduced.There is lustre in theface.Eyes sparkle like diamonds.The practitioner becomes very handsome.Voice becomes sweetand melodious.The inner Anahata sounds are distinctly heard.The student is free from all sorts ofdiseases.He gets established in Brahmacharya.Semen gets firm and steady.The Jatharagni (gastricfire) is augmented.The student becomes so perfected in Brahmacharya that his mind will not beshaken even if a fairy tries to embrace him.Appetite becomes keen.Nadis are purified.Vikshepa isremoved and the mind becomes one-pointed.Rajas and Tamas are destroyed.The mind is preparedfor Dharana and Dhyana.The excretions become scanty.Steady practice arouses the inner spiritualforce and brings in spiritual light, happiness and peace of mind.It makes him an Oordhvareto-Yogi.All psychic powers are obtained.Advanced students only will get all the benefits.INSTRUCTIONS ON PRANAYAMA1.Early morning, answer the calls of nature and sit for the Yogic practices.PractisePranayama in a dry, welt-ventilated room.Pranayama requires deep concentration and attention.Do not keep anyone by your side.50PRANAYAMA2.Before you sit for Pranayama practice, thoroughly clean the nostrils.When you finish thepractice, take a cup of milk or light tiffin after 10 minutes.3.Strictly avoid too much talking, eating, sleeping, mixing with friends and exertion.Take alittle ghee with rice when you take your meals.This will lubricate the bowels and allow Vayu tomove downwards freely.4.Some people twist the muscles of the face when they do Kumbhaka.It should be avoided.It is also a symptom to indicate that they are going beyond their capacity.This must be strictlyavoided.Such people cannot have a regulated Rechaka and Puraka.5.Pranayama can also be performed as soon as you get up from bed and just before Japa andmeditation.It will make your body light and you will enjoy the meditation.You must have a routineaccording to your convenience and time.6.Do not shake the body unnecessarily.By shaking the body often the mind also isdisturbed.Do not scratch the body every now and then.The Asana should be steady and as firm as arock when you do Pranayama, Japa and meditation.7.In all the exercises, repeat Rama, Siva, Gayatri, or any other Mantra, mere number or anyother time-unit according to your inclination.Gayatri or OM is the best for Pranayama.In thebeginning you must observe some time-unit for Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka.The time-unit andthe proper ratio comes by itself when you do the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka as long as you cando them comfortably.When you have advanced in the practice, you need not count or keep any unit.You will be naturally established in the normal ratio through force of habit.8.For some days in the beginning you must count the number and see how you progress.Inthe advanced stages, you need not distract the mind in counting.The lungs will tell you when youhave finished the required number.9.Do not perform the Pranayama till you are fatigued.There must be always joy andexhilaration of spirit during and after the practice.You should come out of the practice fullyinvigorated and refreshed.Do not bind yourself by too many rules (Niyamas).10.Do not take bath immediately after Pranayama is over.Take rest for half an hour.If youget perspiration during the practice, do not wipe it with a towel.Rub it with your hand.Do notexpose the body to the chill draughts of air when you perspire.11.Always inhale and exhale very slowly.Do not make any sound.In Pranayamas likeBhastrika and Kapalabhati, you can produce a mild or the lowest possible sound.12.You should not expect the benefits after doing it for 2 or 3 minutes only for a day or two.At least you must have 15 minutes daily practice in the beginning regularly for days together.There will be no use if you jump from one exercise to another every day.51KUNDALINI YOGA13.Patanjali does not lay much stress on the practice of different kinds of Pranayama.Hementions: Exhale slowly, then inhale and retain the breath.You will get a steady and calm mind.It was only the Hatha Yogins who developed Pranayama as a science and who have mentionedvarious exercises to suit different persons.14.A neophyte should do Puraka and Rechaka only without any Kumbhaka for some days.Take a long time to do Rechaka.The proportion for Puraka and Rechaka is 1:2.15. Pranayama in its popular and preparatory form may be practised by everyone in anyposture whatsoever, sitting or walking; and yet it is sure to show its benefits.For those who practiseit in accordance with the prescribed methods, fructification will be rapid.16.Gradually increase the period of Kumbhaka.Retain for 4 seconds in the first week, for 8seconds in the second week and for 12 seconds in the third week and so on till you are able to retainthe breath to your full capacity.17.You must so nicely adjust the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka that you should notexperience the feeling of suffocation or discomfort at any stage of Pranayama.You should neverfeel the necessity of catching hold of a few normal breaths between any two successive rounds.Theduration of Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka must be properly adjusted.Exercise due care andattention.Matters will turn out to be successful and easy.18.You must not unnecessarily prolong the period of exhalation.If you prolong the time ofRechaka, the following inhalation will be done in a hurried manner and the rhythm will bedisturbed.You must so carefully regulate the Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka that you must beable to do with absolute comfort and care, not only of one Pranayama but also the full course orrequired rounds of Pranayama.I have to repeat this often.Experience and practice will make oneperfect.Be steady.Another important factor is that you must have efficient control over the lungs atthe end of Kumbhaka to enable you to do the Rechaka smoothly and in proportion with the Puraka.ASANASIMPORTANCE OF ASANASFour Asanas are prescribed for the purpose of Japa and meditation.They are Padmasana,Siddhasana, Svastikasana and Sukhasana.You must be able to sit in any one of these four Asanas ata stretch for full three hours without shaking the body.Then only you will get Asana-Jaya, masteryover the Asana.Without securing a steady Asana, you cannot further get on well in meditation [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]