... world of forms and upon its ceaseless dynamic movement, we make the following significant discoveries: (i) Behind every action of physical energy and supporting it, there lies always a Pranic Shakti, the universal Life-Energy that is "not physical in itself; ... not material energy, but rather a different principle supporting Matter and involved in it." 4 1 See the discussion in... (iv)Thus all material aspects are only fields and forms of this Prana which "is in itself a pure energy, their cause and not their result." 4 Even in the functioning of our body it is this Pranic Shakti that is the essential "condition of all action, even of the most apparently inanimate physical action." 5 (v)This universal Life-Energy is not only active within ourselves, in our body;... the many workings of existence. But what is the nature of this supreme Energy, this Life of the Life-Force, ko devaḥ? The real and ultimate upholder of the Manifestation, of which the Pranic Shakti is but an agent and intermediary, is the supremely conscious universal Energy of existence, the Tapas or Chit-Shakti of the Divine Sachchidananda. It is "nothing but infinite force in action ...
... body. The play of the pranic shakti in the body or form is the condition of all action, even of the most apparently inanimate physical action. It is the universal Prana, as the ancients knew, which in various forms sustains or drives material energy in all physical things from the electron and atom and gas up through the metal, plant, animal, physical man. To get this pranic shakti to act more freely... action. There are indeed states and activities in which the mind takes up the pranic shakti into itself and this dependence is not felt at all; but even then the force is there, though involved in the pure mental energy. The supermind, when it gets into full strength, can do pretty well what it likes with the pranic shakti, and we find that in the end this life power is transformed into the type of... Asana and Pranayama; but for our purpose it can be commanded by more subtle, essential and pliable means; first, by a will in the mind widely opening itself to and potently calling in the universal pranic shakti on which we draw and fixing its stronger presence and more powerful working in the body; secondly, by the will in the mind opening itself rather to the spirit and its power and calling in a higher ...
... activities. But if we can once get beyond this first formation by some liberation of the hidden, recondite, subliminal parts of our existence by Yoga, we become aware of a greater life force, a pranic Shakti, which supports and fills the body and supplies all the physical and vital activities,—for the physical energy is only a modified form of this force,—and supplies and sustains too from below all... their opportunity of action on the pranic force. But the same thing can be done by mental will and practice or by an increasing opening of ourselves to a higher spiritual power of the Shakti. The pranic Shakti can be directed not only upon ourselves, but effectively towards others or on things or happenings for whatever purposes the will dictates. Its effectivity is immense, in itself illimitable, and ...
... also gives a fairly long description of the traditional Hathayogic-Rajayogic sadhana. It is a spiritual discipline that leads to the awakening of the dormant life-force, the occult-vital energy, pranic shakti , lying coiled up and asleep in us, the power of Kundalini. One who is jitendriya , has conquered the senses, and who makes no distinction between the big and the Page 69 small ...
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