Prana

[ladyrowan]

Does anyone know much about Prana?
I heard an interview a while ago with a woman who said she never eats, she gets all the nourishment she needs from prana and an occassional glass of water.
I've since met someone else who apparently lives this way too, but he's sooooo skinny and looks quite unwell!

I'm not asking because i want to try it - like food too much to give it up!

BB

[loopy]

What exactly IS Prana? :)

[Apotheosis]

Off the top of my head...

Prana is the life force, the essential force that keeps us going. One learns to direct the flow of Prana throug the Chakras in Kundalini Yoga, and one learns to cultivate the physical generation of Prana with Hatha Yoga and Pranayama (breathing excercises)

All in all, you're on smack if you think you can live off this alone. ;-)

I would suspect, that since we all *have* Prana, that their discipline is the careful and focused generation and conservation of prana.

[Semele]

It is my understanding that Prana is the word that Indian peoples used to describe Chi, Ki, or the universal life force. I have to question someone living on Prana and water alone. Sounds a little like an eating disorder to me. Fasting is often done for shorter periods of time to help with meditation and such, but on an everyday basis it would be a little dangerous in my opinion.

[ladyrowan]

Must just say i think it's total BS, just wondered what others thought! 8O

I seem to remember her babbling on about Prana being the life force energies that provide us with all our needs, including food. But we've got to 'open ourselves up' to it and then it will work. Reckons that no-one needs to eat to live, our Gods provide us with everything we need through Prana.

No-one thought to ask her why the starving can't live off Prana.

BB

[loopy]

Whoa, so she's saying that basically she can just live off her own energy?

That's not right. :( I hope she's okay.

[ladyrowan]

Apparently there's lots of people live that way.
I think they 'cheat' 8O

BB

[loopy]

Originally posted by ladyrowan
I think they 'cheat' 8O

BB

We can hope. :)

[Swanspirit]

Merry Merry,
Hi Lady :>.......... about Prana .....
I think there are possibly a few ascetic monks who have studied and worked for years who can live MAINLY on prana , with a small amount of nutrients ingested for sustenance, but for someone to just come along and claim they do this..... is like someone claiming they are highly skilled and trained in martial arts in a few weeks .........ummhmmmm Moving right along .......
LOL
Love and HUGS
Swannie

[Lucidia]

hmmm... maybe "prana" is also a slang term for "cheese burger extra value meal" for some people...