Practice Antahkarana (inner instrument)

All parts of Antahkarana with centering in the defined zones of a

thinner the field structure of the Instrument is the easier this quality m
interact with each other giving birth to Dharma-Samskaras (function m

While working with Antah Karana the aim of a yogi is a recovery o

Practice Antahkarana Mahabhutas

5 mahabhutas birt
 Akash
colours),

Vayu -

Agni -

Apas -

Bhumi

Colour: "Earth — yellow, water — white, fire — red, air — dark blu
Taste: "Earth — sweet, water — feels constricted, fire — sizzling, air —

"From these five primitive natures, thus five-folded, the physical

Practice Antahkarana Quality of Elements

Covering Body S

Three qualities of the el

LIGHT MOTION I

~ LIGHT — Clear (secr

The five elements in their pure condition are shine (satva), five
They are inseparable from cavitated base
~ MOTION — the thin (in
These elements are like
Udana — is space
Prana — is Wind
Samana — is the elemen
Apana — is the Earth (
Vyana — is Wate
As well as the subtle creatures are Spirits a
~ INERTIA — is the material
In the material world we perceive them like elements. For instan
drink, the air we breath, the fire that warms us, t

The Bidga
element mantra
Akasa
KHAM
(space)
Vau (air) YAM
Agni (fire) RAM
Apas
VAM
(Water)
Pithivi
LAM
(Earth)

Practice Antahkarana Siddha Darshan

 «When the Earth is dominant, carry out your usual daily routine.
transient tasks. When fire prevails, work hard. At times when air is the
When the Ether is dominant, it is better to do nothing and cultiva
any results in the other fields.
The Earth and water bring success (suddhi), fire brings death; the
ether is ineffectual. It is adept's knowledge.
The Earth brings relative success, Water provides immediate ben
neutralizes everything.»

Practice Antahkarana Pranas (winds)

There are main five pranas

1. Vyana vayu is the omnipresent wind,

2. Udana vayu is the ascending wind,
3. Prana vayu is the supporting life wind,
4. Samana vayu is the wind similar to the fire,
5. Apana vayu is the falling (descending) wind.
 Vyana-Vayu

(the energy spreaded throu

It pierces the whole body. Vyana-Vayu is a protective envelope o
the whole body. It hasn't any certain localization; it surrounds the bod
bands together different organs and body parts. A sense of skin thank
superficial channels in any part of the body are under the action of Vy
influence energy of another man, breathe through pores with the who
It controls voluntary and involuntary muscle motion of the whole
upright. During the death consciousness and feelings move to Vyana-V
Vyana-Vayu furthers joining contemplation and practice to any ac
new womb, talent for needlework and drawing, creation of an insubsta
Vyana-Vayu is a pure radiance of the endless consciousness 'Self
— Samadhi (Turiyatita).
A yogin controls the process of the Vyana-Vayu breathing method

Vyana-Vayu and luminesce

The thin spiritual energy (Ojas) influences fire (Tejas) manifesting

Ojas forms fife basic Vayus, particularly Vyana-Vayu. Vyana-Vayu is re
Thanks to this radiant self-energy of a man manifests itself in an outer
surrounding a man guards him against thin-material negative substan
Form and color of an aura depend on a grade of Vyana-Vayu, a st
manifest themselves as radiance (Kala) of particular color and power.

Udana-Vayu

(Energy that goes

Udana-Vayu activates sense organs. Thanks to Udana-Vayu a yog
nourishes thinking and memory. Udana-Vayu becomes active during o
Chakra; it also opens the central channel. It is Udana that gives thin sp
Siddhi Udana-Vayyu enables to:
~ levitation,
~ walking on thorns, quagmires and water,
~ jump high.
It is experienced in sleep without dreams (Turya). This is manifes
Highest Self. You feel motion in your spine as radiance or as internal fe
Consciousness without conceptions gets revealed.
Udana-Vayu occupies an area of the throat and the head. It perfo
astral body from a physical one after the death, controls swallowing an
together, Udana goes into Sahasrara focusing Consciousness on the hi

Prana-Vayu

(Energy of breathi
 It is situated in a breast controlling breathing. It becomes more in
responsible for Prana uptake in the process of breathing. Prana is activ
The task of a yogin is to direct Prana downward that it can unite with A
outside energy through breathing. It is experienced in sleep with dream
means of the throat lock (Jalandhara-Bandha).

Samana-Vayu

(Fire-like Energy
This Prana is localized in an umbilical zone and inflames a body h
digestion and intestinal uptake. It takes power from food and balances
inhalation and exhalation. It is experienced as an internal vibration. Its
(Sushupti), when Prana and Apana dissolve in Samana-Vayu. A quality
Clean energy of Samana raises heat, joy and bliss in the body; it
mind lucidity. Unclean energy of fire causes greed for food and goods,
Clean Samana-Vayu causes a new kind of joy and bliss in the um
Samana-Vayu function is shot a yogin feels laziness, indolence, dullnes
A yogi controls Samana-Vayu by means of an abdominal lock (ud

Apana-Vayu

(Top-down Energ
This energy is connected with water. It controls urination, dejecti
fetus in childbirth, erection and sexual attraction. If there is lack of Apa
relation to the Tantra practice Apana-Vayu is important for emotional e
experienced in Svadhistana-Chacra and Manipura-Chacra.
Location of Apana-Vayu is below a navel: kidney, anus, genitals, l
intensive during exhalation. Apana is active at night; its quality is to m
The task of a yogin is to lift Apana that it unites with its Prana in a
means of constriction of anus (Ashvini-Mudra), perineum (Mula-Bandhi
vaginal muscles.

Five less Pranas

1. Naga performs functions of vomit, hiccup and bringing round,

2. Kurma opens and closes eyelids, recalls the phantoms,
3. Krikara causes sneezing, hunger, thirst, cough,
4. Devadatta causes sleep, yawning,
5. Dhanandjaya is dispersed all over the body and remains in it

«Naga works during eructation, Kurma during winking, krikara as

Devadatta causes yawning.
Dhananjaya that has filled the whole body doesn't even leave a d
wander across all Nadis».
Om namo Bhagavate