Thanks Vaj! A question about what you wrote: If direction of flow of apana is reversed, what happens to necessary functions such as defecation? I haven't noticed getting constipated as a result of energy flowing up.
A question about what you didn't write: Originally, you said "Urdhaveta as a process has some remarkable characteristics well beyond simply having apana start to unify." Could you say more about urdhaveta, and what distinguishes it from apana starting to unify? a --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apana or apana-vayu is the basic energetic force that makes you horny > in the first place. It is a downward flowing energy that allows > menstruation, ejaculation, childbirth, defecation etc. Because it flows > downwards in tends to stimulate the genitals, causing desire to arise. > This watery tendency of apana has an overall depleting effect on the > person over time--watery energies drain lifeforce and fiery energies > burn out upwards, wrinkle and gray you. Eventually this leads to death. > Consequently yogis will use methods to reverse this flow. This is done > by unifying apana with it's opposite, prana which is the fiery, > upward-moving aspect of life-force. Some yoga asanas will begin to do > this, as will many forms of meditation or in some people just > maintaining a sattvic outlook and sattvic thoughts. > > -V. > > On Jun 7, 2005, at 1:56 PM, anonymousff wrote: > > >> I think we shouldn't confuse urdhaveta with prana-kundalini. > > Urdhaveta > >> as a process has some remarkable characteristics well beyond simply > >> having apana start to unify. > > > > **** > > Vaj, > > > > Could you say more about this? I would like to know more? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
