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Chapter X: The Yogi Theory and Practice of Prana Absorption from Food.1813
above mentioned, although, until one realizes the similar character of the
two manifestations of energy, the illustration may evoke a smile, or possibly
ridicule.
When one has overcome the false Appetite (so often mistaken for
Hunger) he will masticate a dry crust of whole-wheat bread and not only
obtain a certain satisfaction of taste from the nourishment contained within
it, but will enjoy the sensation of which we have spoken very keenly. It takes
a little practice in order to get rid of the false appetite habit and to return to
nature’s plans. The most nourishing of foods will yield the most satisfaction
to the normal taste, and it is a fact to be remembered that food-prana is
contained in food in direct proportion to its percentage of nourishment—
another instance of Nature’s wisdom.
The Yogi eats his food slowly, masticating each mouthful so long as he
“feels like it;” that is, so long as it yields him any satisfaction. In the majority
of cases this sensation lasts so long as there remains any food in the mouth,
as Nature’s involuntary processes gradually causes the food to be slowly
dissolved and swallowed. The Yogi moves his jaws slowly, and allows the
tongue to caress the food, and the teeth to sink into it lovingly, knowing
that he is extracting the food-prana from it, by means of the nerves of the
mouth, tongue and teeth, and that he is being stimulated and strengthened,
and that he is replenishing his reservoir of energy. At the same time he is
conscious that he is preparing his food in the proper way for the digestive
processes of the stomach and small intestines, and is giving his body good
material needed for the building up of the physical body.
Those who follow the Yogi plan of eating will obtain a far greater amount
of nourishment from their food than does the ordinary person, for every
ounce is forced to yield up the maximum nourishment, while in the case
of the man who bolts his food half-masticated and insufficiently insalivated,
much goes to waste, and is passed from the system in the shape of a
decaying, fermenting mass. Under the Yogi plan nothing is passed from the
system as waste except the real waste matter, every particle of nourishment