Healing Prana
Prana has been defined by Vivekanada as the
Infinite manifesting energy of the Universe, which implies that we are all
modifications of power, designed and shaped by Cosmic Intelligence. Life is
complex and we all distort the natural life flow with the stress patterns
associated with day to day living, and when competing for space and resources,
on an increasingly crowded planet.
The ‘Cosmic Wisdom’ that has designed and shaped each
one of us is not separate and does not stand back at a distance, it is
interwoven into the very fabric of our being; it is just that we have chosen to
ignore it and replace it with our own desires and ambitions. Most of the
suffering that we experience in life is of our own making. The way to re-fresh
and re-align ourselves with the intelligence that has structured the body from
the ground up is to practise ‘Healing Prana’.
The breath can be likened to the rhythmic rise and
fall of waves on a deep ocean; the waves occurring in time, and with the deep
ocean representing eternity. To restore harmony and relationship between Time
and Eternity become conscious of each breath and aware of the fathomless Peace
and Stillness underlying each breath. This is best achieved through a
meditational approach, and letting go all distractions to breath awareness,
this includes the counting of breaths and breathe retention. From the stillness
that underlies the breath arises the initiative that still’s the breath so that
the body can receive the maximum absorption of Prana.
With the conscious breath there is refinement of the
breath, with a growing sense that the body is filled with light. It is
important with these practices that life is lived beyond reproach, with no
inner inconsistencies, as these energies are much finer than the earth bound, and
without the pure life can cause neurosis and upset the nervous system. For
self-healing adopt the pose of complete relaxation and allow the surface waves
of the breath subside until the underlying stillness, sensed as light,
illuminates the whole body.
Healing others can prove to be a little more
difficult; as each body radiates energy according to its inner disposition and
it may take a little time to become perfectly still. Sitting opposite to your
partner, cup both of their hands within yours and commence the healing prana
breath, endeavouring to keep a sense of detachment, while letting the breath
calm to the point where it seems to merge with the underlying stillness. It is
within this cosmic stillness that the potential for healing arises as it
embraces all, can adjust to all situations without distortion from the world of
time.
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