Vishnudevananda Upadesa

                      
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 From "Vishnudevananda Upadesa"

by The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre

We think that our life depends upon oxygen. Oxygen in the air supports and helps the maintenance of the gross physical body, but it is the prana coming from the astral body to the physical body which makes this body alive.

What is the difference between a live body and a dead body? A live body contains prana. Chanting, worship, meditation, pranayama and asanas recharge prana. Negative thought depletes prana. Before you go to sleep, increase your vibration level with a little pranayama, meditation and japa, or repetition of mantra. Don't drop off directly into bed without lifting your vibration level. When you get up, you will see that you have been fully recharged. Otherwise, your body is under tension and, like a tap dripping water, it will drip prana unnecessarily so that when you wake up, you won't even have the energy to get up.