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The Hindu-Yogi System of Practical Water Cure2096
the water from the tub, with a saucepan or similar utensil, a number of times,
until you have invigorated it with fresh Prana.
In this work we shall endeavor to use the ordinary Western terms and
explanations, so far as is consistent with the fundamental ideas of the Hindu
Water-Cure. We have no desire to surround this valuable, practical and
simple system with strange verbiage and unusual terms. We shall quote
Western authorities to support our position, so far as is possible. The Hindus
entertain many ideas and theories which seem strange and fanciful to the
Western mind, and we purposely omit all reference to the same. We wish
to hold the attention of the student to the practical methods of the system,
in connection with its fundamental idea, and shall run no risk of leading him
up the by-paths of theory and speculation. This is particularly desirable in
a work of this kind, which will fall into the hands of many who are unfamiliar
with the Hindu theories and who have no taste for strange and unfamiliar
ideas, but who want, and need, the practical, actual methods and instruction
on the subject. Those who wish to understand the “why” of the Hindu ideas
and teachings, are referred to our other works on the general subject.
To the Hindu-Yogi, water is Nature’s great Remedy—its great Restorative
Force. He believes in its liberal application, internally and externally. He
regards it as the milk from the breasts of Mother Nature, which she would
furnish to her offspring. The lower animals recognize this through their
instinctive faculties, but” civilized” Man in his arrogance of reason has seen
fit to depart from Nature’s simple ways, and seeks in less simple things the
virtues which reside alone in Nature’s original fluids. In the following pages,
we invite you to listen to the simple teachings of the Hindu Yogis on this
subject. Do not let the simplicity of the system prevent you from appreciating
its advantages. There is virtue in simplicity—danger in complexity. Nature’s
best things are always simple, and “common.” To re-discover this fact, Man
has traveled many a weary mile of thought and experiment. The advanced
thinker always finds his road leading “Back to Nature.”