Prashna Upanishad 2.3
intermediate
तान्वरिष्ठः प्राण उवाच। मा मोहमापद्यथ अहमेवैतत्पञ्चधात्मानं प्रविभज्यैतद्बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामीति ते अश्रद्दधाना बभूवुः॥
tānvariṣṭhaḥ prāṇa uvāca | mā mohamāpadyatha ahamevaitatpañcadhātmānaṃ pravibhajyaitadbāṇamavaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmīti te aśraddadhānā babhūvuḥ ||
"Prana, the greatest among them, said: "Do not be deluded. I alone, dividing myself fivefold, hold up and support this body." But they did not believe him."
What This Means:
Prana (life-breath) claims to be the supreme power, dividing into five forms to sustain the body. But the other faculties are skeptical.
Going Deeper:
The five pranas are: prana (breath), apana (downward), vyana (pervading), udana (upward), and samana (equalizing). Together they sustain life.
How To Apply This:
Notice your breath - it is the foundation of life that the mind and senses depend upon.
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