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=== Pancha Pranas and Siddhis ===
 
=== Pancha Pranas and Siddhis ===
 
Yogic literature speaks of various siddhis or psychic powers. These relate primarily to the subtle body and its pranas, as subtle matter is totally malleable. The subtle udana or upwardmoving air allows one to become as light as one likes, including the ability to levitate (laghima) . The subtle apana or downward- moving air enables us to become as heavy or as stable as we wish (garima). The subtle vyana or expansive air allows us to become as large as we like, to expand endlessly (mahima). The subtle samana or contracting air allows us to become as small as we like, to be perfectly concentrated (anima). The primary prana itself allows us to gain whatever we wish (prapti).<ref name=":0" />
 
Yogic literature speaks of various siddhis or psychic powers. These relate primarily to the subtle body and its pranas, as subtle matter is totally malleable. The subtle udana or upwardmoving air allows one to become as light as one likes, including the ability to levitate (laghima) . The subtle apana or downward- moving air enables us to become as heavy or as stable as we wish (garima). The subtle vyana or expansive air allows us to become as large as we like, to expand endlessly (mahima). The subtle samana or contracting air allows us to become as small as we like, to be perfectly concentrated (anima). The primary prana itself allows us to gain whatever we wish (prapti).<ref name=":0" />
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Refer:
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http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1980s/1982/8205/8205pran.html
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http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1990s/1996/9609/9609pran.html
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https://www.dlshq.org/download2/pranayama.pdf
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https://hara-hara-mahadev.blogspot.com/2009/09/hymn-to-prana.html
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https://veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/prana.htm
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Primary text reference:
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Chandogya Upanishad
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Kathopanishad
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Prashna Upanishad
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Sub-topics:
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Prana in Hatha Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda.
    
== References ==
 
== References ==

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