Kundalini Breath of the Cosmos

Let me enter into today’s sutra; in the 1st chapter 1st part 23rd sutra.

Atha eva Pranaha

Breath is very superficial translation for prana. When they use the word prana they really mean vital force; vital force which functions inside your body, inside my body, inside the body of the macrocosm. It is vital prana which is called Kundalini.

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Otherwise how do you think, I am sitting here, just by calling somebody’s name, their body is moving, jumping as I want from here. Whoever has been initiated into kundalini awakening, means whose prana is connected to my prana which is cosmic prana, immediately responds, sometimes 1000's of kilometers 1000s of miles, how is it possible? Because prana the vital force is connected. Vital force is connected; vital force is one which is in you, me and the whole.

Let me give you some more references.

Pranasya pranaam.

The prana of the prana Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4th part 4th canto 18th shloka

And Koundilya Upanishad very clearly says

Prano Brahmethi

Prana indeed is Brahman

3rd chapter 3rd shloka

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If you see all the scriptural references, Upanishadic references, it is established Prana is Brahman.

Now we need to understand the practical implication by knowing prana is Brahman what am I going to do? By knowing vital force is Brahman what am I going to do?

Keep vital force as the first priority in all your actions. In all your actions and reactions let the vital force be the first priority.

The Siddha tradition they say very beautifully, don’t do any action, activity, in which you need to forget the vital forces operating in your body. Even if you need to run remember the vital forces need to run in your system. If you are walking fast remember the vital forces running in your system. The Vedic tradition that is why all the vedanta sanyasis were asked to carry a danda. If you carry a Dhanda you cannot do any action losing your awareness. Whole day something is all the time there in your hand.

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Your actions and reactions are controlled, measured, constantly drilled by awareness. May be the sacred secret in this sutra is be aware of the prana movement in your life, let the movements of prana be the first priority. Morning when you wake up, just see the movements of prana in you. Please understand, prana is vital force, movements of prana is your movements like breathing, blood circulation, heart beating, lungs functioning. These are all signs that vital force is still active in you. They them self are not vital force. Blood circulation itself is not a vital force, breathing itself is not a vital force, heart beating itself is not prana. But all these are signs that prana is alive in you.

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