Abstract (EN)
terms as
the faculty of knowing, and the totality of a person’s thoughts and feelings.
On the other hand Indian seers found in their inner perception that con-
sciousness is a living force which is capable of being evolved to higher planes.
It is concrete as an electric current, but the main difference between the two
is that while consciousness is an animate and growing force the electric cur-
rent is not such. The Vedas mentioned consciousness as ‘Agni’, the mystic fire,
and ancient Yogis described it as ‘Jeevan Shakti’, the force of life. In Tibetan
Yoga it has been termed ‘Silver Cord’ and several disciplines have been pre-
scribed for its infinite expansion.
There are three main, stream in a living body-blood, vital force (‘Prana’)
and consciousness. Their main flow is either downwards or diffused through-
out the body. However, the ancient Yogis discovered in the laboratory of their
spiritual realization that, if the flow of these three streams is turned upwards
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