Lastly, Swami Vivekananda has beautifully explained that
it is our consciousness, our “chit, our mind-stuff, that is
the engine that draws in the prana from the surroundings,
and manufactures out of this prana the various vital forces:
first of all the forces that keep the body in preservation,
and lastly thought, will, and all other powers.” So imagine
how effective this chit will be in utilizing prana if we keep
it in a purified refined state, regularly immersed in
Transmission in daily meditation. Now, compare that with
a chit weighed down by mental afflictions, obstacles and
heaviness. There is no comparison. With a pure
consciousness vitality is effortless, while with a consciousness
that is complex, impure, entangled, and has succumbed
to entropy, apathy is almost inevitable because energy is
always dissipating. It is as difficult as swimming against
the current.
Swami Vivekananda goes on to say that it is also prana
that makes new neural pathways in the brain: “With every
fresh idea we make a new impression in the brain, cut new
channels through the brain-stuff.” So imagine the impact
of Transmission, the most potent form of prana, on
neuroplasticity! Imagine the inspiration, the creativity, and
the expansion of potential for continuous improvement
and scaling new heights that comes by the simple act of
meditating every morning with pranahuti.
In the next article, we will explore more of the vikshepas,
and how they can be transcended through the simple
practices of Heartfulness, bringing greater and greater
mental well-being.
So imagine the impact of
Transmission, the most
potent form of prana, on
neuroplasticity! Imagine the
inspiration, the creativity,
and the expansion of
potential for continuous
improvement and scaling
new heights that comes by
the simple act of meditating
every morning with
pranahuti.
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