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The prana, or life force or life energy or life breath,
flows through the nadis, which are the ethereal nerves of
the astral body. There are thought to be from 72,000 to
350,000 nadis channels. The nadis supposedly meet and
connect with one another in the chakras.
Yoga seeks to direct the prana through the channels of
the nadis up through the sushumna to the sahasrara and
thus achieve Self-Realization or union with the divine.
Consider some statements from The Ayurveda
Encyclopedia about yoga:
“Spiritually, yoga means the union of the red spirit
force at the base of the spine with the white spirit
force at the crown of the head; the union of the sunspirit
at the navel with the moon-spirit at the head;
and the union of the small self with the Divine
eternal Self” (pp. 297, 298). [What is called “white
spirit” and “red spirit” here is called Shiva and Shakti
in other Hindu writings.]
“The first five chakras have nadis that extend to the
various organs or sense and action. The sixth
chakra relates to higher mental or spiritual activity.
Beyond the sixth chakra one enters the realm of the
‘non-describable’ and begins to merely ‘be’ in the
state of unbounded eternity or Brahman. This is the
goal of life--Brahman or Self-Realization. ... So we
see that prana cleanses the nadis, and in turn the
chakras. As they are cleansed, one’s spiritual lifeforce
is allowed to flow higher, developing or utilizing
the benefits of the higher chakras. As one is able to
live with their higher chakras opened, life becomes
more peaceful, graceful, and Divine” (Ayurveda
Encyclopedia , p. 328).
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