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Speaker 1: Breath is life. Life is absolutely dependent upon the act

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of breathing. Breath is life. Differ as they may upon

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details of theory and terminology, the Oriental and Occidental agree

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upon these fundamental principles. To breathe is to live, and

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without breath there is no life. Not only are the

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higher animals dependent upon breath for life and health, but

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even the lower forms of animal life must breathe to live,

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and plant life is likewise dependent upon the air for

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continued existence. The infant draws in a long, deep breath,

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retains it for a moment to extract from its life

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giving properties, and then exhales it in a long wail

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and low its life upon earth has begun. The old

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man gives a faint gasp, ceases to breathe, and life

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is over. From the first faint breath of the infant

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to the last gasp of the dying man, it is

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one long story of continued breathing. Life is but a

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series of breath. Breathing may be considered the most important

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of all the functions of the body, for indeed all

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the other functions depend upon it. Man may exist some

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time without eating, a shorter time without drinking, but without breathing,

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his existence may be measured by a few minutes. And

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not only is man dependent upon breath for life, but

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he is largely dependent upon correct habits of breathing for

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continued vitality and freedom from disease. An intelligent control of

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our breathing power will lengthen our days upon earth by

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giving us increased vitality and powers of resistance, and on

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the other hand, unintelligent and careless breathing will tend to

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shorten our days by decreasing our vitality and laying us

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open to disease. Man in his normal state had no

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need of instruction in breathing. Like the lower animal and

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the child, he breathed naturally and properly, as nature intended

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him to do. But civilization has changed him in this

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and other respects. He is contract in proper methods and

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attitudes of walking, standing, and sitting, which have robbed him

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of his birthright of natural and correct breathing. He has

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paid a high price for civilization. The savage today breathes

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naturally unless he has been contaminated by the habits of

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civilized man. The percentage of civilized men who breathe correctly

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is quite small, and the result is shown in contractedests

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and stooping shoulders, and the terrible increase in diseases of

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the respiratory organs, including that dread monster consumption the white scourge.

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Imminent authorities have stated that one generation of correct breathers

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would regenerate the race, and disease would be so rare

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as to be looked upon as a curiosity. Whether looked

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at from the standpoint of the Oriental or Occidental, the

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connection between correct breathing and health is readily seen and explained.

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The Occidental teachings showed that the physical health depends very

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materially upon correct breathing. The Oriental teachers not only admit

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that their Occidental brothers are right, but say that in

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addition to the physical benefit derived from the correct habits

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of breathing, man's mental power, happiness, self control, clear sightediness, morals,

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and even his spiritual growth may be increased by an

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understanding of the science of breath. Whole schools of Oriental

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philosophy have been founded upon this science, and this knowledge,

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when grasped by the Western races, and by them put

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to the practical use which is their strong point, will work.

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Wonders among them. The theory of the East wedded to

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the practice of the West will produce worthy offspring. This

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work will take up the Yogi science of breath, which

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includes not only all that is known to the Western

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physiologists and hygienis, but the occult side of the subject

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as well. It not only points out the way to

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physical health along the lines of what Western scientists have

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termed deep breathing, et cetera, but also goes into the

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less known phases of the subject and shows how the

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Hindu Yogi controls his body, increasing his mental capacity, and

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develops the spiritual side of his nature. By the science

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of breath, the Yogi practices exercises by which he attains

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control of his body and is enabled to send to

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any organ or part an increased flow of vital force

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or prana, thereby strengthening and invigorating the part or organ.

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He knows all that his Western scientific brother knows about

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the physiological effect of correct breathing. But he also knows

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that the air contains more than oxygen and hydrogen and nitrogen,

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and that something more is accomplished than the mere oxygenating

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of the blood. He knows something about prana of which

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his Western brother is ignorant. And he is fully aware

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of the nature and manner of handling that great principle

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of energy, and is fully informed as to its effect

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upon the human body and mind. He knows that by

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rhythmical breathing one may bring himself into harmonious vibration with

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nature and aid in the unfoldment of his latent powers.

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He knows that by controlled breathing he may not only

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cure disease in himself and others, but also practically do

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away with fear and worry in the baser emotions. To

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teach these things is the object of this work. We

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will give in a few chapters concise explanations and instructions,

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which might be extended into volumes. We hope to awaken

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the minds of the Western world to the value of

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the Yogi science of breath.