> cardemaister wrote: > > Don't have an English copy of SBAL. Read > it sometime in the late 70's. Seem to recall > in it was a sentence something like: > > Prana [praaNa*] is the tendency of Being to > vibrate. > > *) "praaNa" from the root "pra (on, forth) + an > (to breathe)"
From: The Science of Being and Art of Living By His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi International SRM Publications, 1963, revised 1966 Part One: The Science of Being Chapter One, Prana and Being, page 40-41 Prana is the expression of manifesting Being. Is is the tendency of the unmanifested to manifest. It can be said to be the impulse of abstract, absolute Being. Being is the absolute existence of unmanifested nature. Its tendency to vibrate and become manifest is referred to as prana. Being vibrates, prana vibrates, and crea- tion begins to be manifested. Assuming a subjective nature, Being becomes mind; assuming an objective nature, It becomes matter. Re- maining innocent, It serves as a link between subject and object and, creating a subject-object relationship, the divine Being starts Its play in the great variety of multiple creation. Thus we find that prana is the power of Being which is latent in its unmanifested state and which comes into play in the process of manifestation when Being assumes the role of subjective and objec- tive creation. The question may then arise: What makes prana assume subjective and objective qualities? The cosmic intelligence or creative power, which is the very nature of Being, generates prana from itself, from within the absolute Be- ing. Prana comes forth from the fountain-head of unmanifested Being, absolute Being assuming the role of prana. This is how the very na- ture of Being begins the processes of creation and evolution. What is responsible for this? The very nature of Being is responsible. It is as if the Absolute wants to become creative and relative. One may ask: Why? Because of its own nature; or perhaps for the fun of variety! Expansion of happiness is the purpose of creation. Being, the state of eternal unity, without undergoing any change in Itself, assumes the role of the multiplicity of creation, the diver- sity of Being. The Absolute assuming the role of relativity, or un- ity appearing as multiplicity, is nothing but the very nature of ab- solute Being appearing in different manifestations. This is why, while the Absolute is eternal in Its never-changing status, the re- lative diversity of creation is eternal in its ever-changing nature. This resolves the enigma of creation. The unity of unmanifested, absolute Being is also the diversity and variety of manifested creation in all its relative phases of exis- tence. The Absolute and relative together present the whole truth of life. One hundred per cent of the Absolute and one hundred per cent of relative existence combine to form one hundred per cent of life in creation. It should be borne in mind that manifested creation and unmanifest- ed Being, although appearing to be different, in reality are one and the same. The reality of duality is unity. Even while they are different in their characteristics, absolute Being and relative creation together form one reality. The whole process of what we understand as crea- tion and evolution is simply the state of Being in prana, and the change belongs the the very nature of Being. Creativity lies in the nature of absolute Being, creation is Its role, and evolution is ex- pansion of Its beingness. Being remains Being, and from this follows creation. Prana is of the nature of Being; it is the motive force of creation and the basic force of the mind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Namaste, Michael PARA - THE CENTER FOR REALIZATION and THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE Michael Dean Goodman Ph.D., D.D., Director Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL * 561-350-3930 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Counseling * Educational Sessions * Workshops * Presentations * Satsang Clients and programs throughout the United States, Europe, and India ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
