[sv-rituals] prAnAyAmam - one more time
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• May 7, 2002
Sri: Sri Brahmatantra Swatantra Parakala Guru Paramparaayai Nama: Dear Members I am posting this question again to this (hopefully) streamlined list in search of my answers. I have posted in this in the past but I found that the theory and practice of this topic is quite in-congruent. In the prAnAyAmam procedure for ritualistic purposes (not the prAnAyAmam used in Yogic activities),one MUST hold one's breath and recite the Gayatri Matram 3 TIMES (this is also referred as Kumbaka period). I am aware of no valid variations of this (though some translations of MahaNarayanOpanishad indicate otherwise). However, almost everyone I have observed, no matter how prominent they are and how orthodox they may appear/claim to be), perform this most important and fundamental ritual in a very shortened manner (i.e. reciting Gayatri only one time and further shortening it by reciting it while breathing in and out). Can anyone explain with vedic pramAnams such variations ? prAnAyAmam is aimed at tuning one's body and mind towards a meditation- friendly state of mind and body. Since it involves breath control, when done in a wrong way, may affect the body in a very adverse way. I am not able to find an authoritative text that validates the current practice. Am I missing something here ? or is it just a fact that the vedic prAnAyAmam procedure is now reduced to a pure academic knowledge ? I appreciate your inputs in this. you may also mail me directly to rajeev@parakalamatham.org if you wish to do so. --regards rajeev ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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