Raja-Yoga

36 RAjA YOGA.
Thus, even in the universe of thought we find this
unity, and at last, when we get to the Self, we know
that that Self can only be One. Beyond motion there
is but One. Even in manifest motion there is only a
unity. These facts can no more be denied, as modern
science has demonstrated them. Modern physics also
has demonstrated that the sum-total of the energies in
the universe is the same throughout. It has also been
proved that this sum-total of energy exists in two
forms. It becomes potential, toned down, and calmed,
and next it comes out manifested as all these various
forces; again it goes back to the quiet state, and again
it manifests. Thus it goes on evolving and involving
through eternity. The control of this Prdna, as before
stated, is what is called Prdndydma.
This Prdndydma has very little to do with breathing,
except as exercise. The most obvious manifestation
of this Prdna in the human body is the motion of the
lungs. If that stops, the body will stop; all the other
manifestations of force in the body will immediately
stop, if this is stopped. There are persons who can
train themselves in such a manner that the body will
live on, even when this motion has stopped. There
are some persons who can bury themselves for months
and yet live, without breathing. But, for all ordinary
persons, this is the principal gross motion in the body.
To reach the more subtle we must take the help of the
grosser, and so, slowly travel towards the most subtle,
until we gain our point. The most obvious of all
motions in the body is the motion of the lungs, the fly-