Table Of ContentPath of Fire and Light
VOLUME I
ALSO BY SWAMI RAMA
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Contents
Foreword by tals Hatetine 1. «vi
Imgeduetian «si
Praparation for Aaya
Practices in Pranayama + 1
Ihe Practice of Pranayama + 20
Svarodaya: The Science af Breath + iS
CHAPTER FOUR
Dhyana « 95
“The Awakenlag of Kanda 111
Glossary + 14
About the Author «153
Foreword
‘Ine Hinslayan Isttne i espialy ys aedeged to
‘his urrque and valuable buok i Uke jblie, LChis long 2een
knows that authontie yogis, by dnt of some speccal triaing,
pusesseatraordlaary pawersafaustial ve. mind and body
In recent yeacs Westen paysholygars nave cee te eee
hac th: fans uf coneol cahibned by dhe eine yogi are
fre mare than mane wicks, Gracnally ir has become fueog-
nized that tae more difficult ofthese demorerstinns ae pos
sible only bocause dhe yogt lias atained secs to levels oF
smciemere that ace bey al dhe espera, oF even the
Snrgiuaion, 0 Cue average gencn. As a result there fae
merged a new eld of uly. dhe study uf consciousness,
Seience, plelosapy, aul paycunlogy ate all wndergoing
preeping revisions ani reorganiratiom as 2 result ol the
fnnplcrtinas of cze realiastiom thie consciousness exists ot
‘many grades a level. Ac this new sage inthe develapmene
of ove understanding of hnmnas. nate unk, the more
“Hlvchiavous and geveepuve of ecuee’ leaders hare begun.
Used tat de hey esl ae evn = a wae
standing is the devdlapayent Uy ac. perso hin se
‘expaciy for mate advanced and refined stats of cansiwas~
anes, Te varios states of comseinwaness eannar he ertied
and undetstned by chose whose own experience of them is
inadequare. Wrscvey, whether ane i philemopher, a p5y=
to she degree in whi Ie ha developed his coe canaciey fae
wares, insight, al erctivi
(Close upon the heels of his ealizniun comes x borg
Alesie sanders Sone roe mone adeanned Tevele of eu
sciourzes ca. be approached, Is there a eytematia mucho!
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dough which one cén eulnvate x capacity for, anda access
to, ebese altered ané adranco! seuss of cansciousics? I
sal: ests where be fun anol eh der
sande it?
Fmich an undceseding exis cane whe have den
strat the “exert repre i est haw some gris oF
Whur is the knowledge and method that has Jel the yogi
1 ke attainments? For ecatuics a aura of mysery ha
Inuug like « vel uver Cos ancient knowledge, Those why
fare cuca] have always claimed itis deception, ‘Those wh
ace aot have often fad chew eure. usleated al have
been led to exneluce tat, whenever krvostelge ana onder
seonding ley behind the yori’
enews 1
“The effort o understand bas ccmtinued, buc its success
has awa.ced the cppsarance ofa yogt wha ina castor of U
tealitionsl visdoat anu tecusiques, and who is a te cam
time conversant with the language and thaght 0? modern
rman. Swami Kam epitounizes, ih weany say the lls
yng teaches ee hae ere Me oe trv om chil
‘hood inthe ancient techniques, aswell as ehe systems of phi-
losophy and psychology on which such rechniqnesare based
Moreover, he wis euucmed after che Western Fshiom and
spon deeados in Euragze, Amevia, ad Japan, Fanlisting,
Fil it the bryan huang nf day, Hl ch
Serassrasa ina commilled hercony secding «high
shins of jnyslngien ancl pepelagiealentnerl, dal bas
earned ta comminicate with audieares in the West in
simple apd practical lnguage. This book set fonh, io
sscuightforvard language, some of the busi recigues tt
Ihave bsen used For eillennia ro mae, seep by step ster
afeally vl sels, frie levee ava
fcxousnes tthe nese, Although chere are ancien sriprores
sohign voice ws sacs webuciyues, ay of these methods have
Foreword * i
never hefore been describe i, writ with such deta! and
fleck, Geralule the appearance of this unformution in
Fenda preset! eves
Perhaps even more exciting is the tect thar these
avlvanced yogs technignes ave non simply deseriee as
tvctamical proves, Wit sack att, the prises aul
(Gne snighe expect hve the principles chac underhs die
‘uuveauent frum ane sta a eonssivvstes wo aotler wel
have implications that ar far-reaching, Iedeed, the explana-
tioce al Uiete principles contain within them 2 basis for
snderstaraing any af te Canlmental aypets af hota
naeare and human evoluron. For example che principles of
Iemilalini yen are explain fn corms of three imenictny
Ipaanuete kt, vay al kvena. Shale owe
rotates movement and chanye, Vay sta flow oF energy
involved in that process, walle Kaen ts che lieing fscor
etermainy te pats along which sal aay propel vy
Snme readers will recognize the imilaity of this paradigm
to cur modern undcescnding of lectneity: the concepts of
sole, current al ra
hydrodynamics: pressure, low, and resiseanee
"Through his crm praccce and smudy of he maser! in
irchale the chai erates oye wil grail same
ce taderstand as be read, for sxumple, sbout che sic. of
Lantana 3, thatthe ashenaisexastl or seal
some, Or gin sesidniy wth
ayuy and lato is ce tay sualogous tu: Ure pysieal and
electrical knw that meyer sigma fa ornate, my he
prmepmctive cn whick yogs sienue i bunel pyr, ler
‘eal, nd peychologeal lnws avo exarnles—apocitie aapicr-
ors of die ute ese asd Fandinnctl law. sel hse
described in eres of shal, saya. and kara, The yogi as
tesperienial cant ei this bate law shag his ase ofthe
Doc presi This experenen aking em wile Ee
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fhe world cule, the anerovoa. As he mnensends ths
fnierooram and brings inewasiglywnler his oma, th
alas Inns to smlercand the raaerocosrs ed cose
queatly gains a dagrce of concol over ite plicmament est
seems talllng wy ace who dee aut uaderstund such an
approaea. By leding the reader 29 see such connzetions, chit
yoge sconce offer
Mary of rhe pracret a this book like the nore
rexler 98 veeoubleningly difiene Yer the ses cae are eta
era, leading up 16 the acter oF such dificult tech
kgs, mk it cleer thatthe gral ulation of deepline,
focus and concenmanen eatbls one grids sone ese
echnigaes.‘Uhongh gue sagt be awe ly die degree of di
cipline needed, atverdzeless what wes previnly mystcions
snd suspert snow undessadable and lily attainable
Moreover, dy umlersenling che luce and raronale
hehinal the adomoed proctices, che zeader and student
becomes convinced char case echo ques for guning aocess
to mare saphitriared anc avbnle coves of censuses are
indeed werkle acl wale, and ae azesult he fas mativaad
and ingured 20 peepate bien! hy refi hi Living is
sel seuriseg ewe aes agg old It ack,
wuld no, be a agyeracon sy tha his bok i
‘mnpreceduued. Hs likly hat she seeker who aparoaches its
evitents with a tensa wil ind revealed co inna ss
rae world, the pace of wich vill dhange his life, Suane
‘who approach che path of tee and light willbe darted and
Dlindet vn ura thee Aeacs. Ochers wll he intrigued al
fnspced, atl wil se bagi tren ha pathy slay
sing will iy Fre sal light ané making ic cer om. Ta be
able tar such a book sn she ceader is tndees an hones,
Rardafel Bailntine, MED.
Prasat, Himalayan Inetite
‘of Ung bosk the advanced arte-
fiasy of yoga, semnlemned Fsce ance evan oe, have
calexvored to verify and exsuine the auLaembiisy of Ubese
fexeretes myself, and Trvcead and saz che fer uf ebuse who
‘completely acon hele lives ro ataning fhe pool of life. L
ss fortanace co esta few ho walked on the path af light,
and who demed che existence nf darkness by suying Eat ae
sar ita ee ens cada knes looks tke Iris only the
jgnorunt who Hie in dhe Tuskatss of igusriee, awl the
ened nes. But who ave these ealighened ona?
Tall yoctenllares there ive ber yroat pel, nee
Dears, thu, chrungh tier wisdom, lave celped suany ou
the path of eruth, Theat exicnce ausures humancy thie
Ihurnan heings are ale ea sulle an rhe path of lighr if chey
follow the inszasuons inepareed by the great ones and
pracrce
Iuesiue cesearely is madanentally dierent thors the
research conduesed in the exrerad wor, ba ue external
vwarld she rescarcher finds sujces Fr a exporiments, bee
in ineerior reseurl dhe researhct wet eax eu
Timelf. his rk is encomoody difficult, for the interior
esezrchet mit actume the airide, "Tanta easeaecher, |
4 laboratory, and Tam the subject." Ty have the corvic
iow ha ime can suunenialy pare thie approach, ee
must fist gather suficiet iniortmation by: saying He
seripanes and visiting those ceachers who really practic,
tei to attain the tear, rere rons be an naickering
Aan burning inthe hesctof che szpirant, This arses when
‘ne has carefully excnvined she external woo ane Fv that
‘he caren ld iyjus ssa partite he was! universe
Anything chat occurs in the exemnal world bas serully
realy occurred within long before, chough che caus
femains hide. Whats ae awakens 1 ahis ft and fly
snnrineed thar life inthe external world ie noc complet
_nisfping chen he rns within in search of the wrath. Aame
reatcler noe all vee ela ter ae Ge the ease
the happenings inthe internal work, He wants ey now che
‘ouch; he wants o undersand life within = well she under-
stands ic wotside hia,
‘The way of lmawing the extemal world is entice dif.
event frown the way af knowing che internal staves of 2
Fra cing, bv the fra ne jr fromthe gms tt
the grower and chen rvrard she eroviest, The later is rom.
the gros roche fie and then to che hele, Onky a fe
lar tetera tix servma path, Eiri iy the, yath Hh
‘unknown, There is a ening that wzen 2 scudenr searches,
the eacher appears. Tes wie, Ie is enue that when one sn
cesely searches for tow with all bis ui, vetioa, and
spbech, he attains it
‘The mort ancient science i poga selene Ls an ancient
2x Imam existenes. Bie, alin it ws psec bys amly 2
fortunate few and has aot Decemne a part ofthe edacaticaal
syscem of sociery Pethape modem ran dics nox undertake
hinrescarc forte ePuanns. Fis, te practies oF yg st
ace require that cine be soe aside, and modern mun it
aught in the whielpoe af lis amen excaions acl eapestte
‘Gams ich keep bic ‘oldesly buy, Su diene fs a ex eo
seekers: “We dn have enengh time.* The second pole
ix far oF the unknowen. ‘Those 39 ane waar Ie
begun ep realize chac che purpose of ife canner be fulfilled
solely by am external way of living. ‘hey start organizing
‘het Liver md adjust themselves in such a way that they have
‘ime to feel the innermvat urge to Koo truch and under
seand cher inrerma sires. Suc pies start treading Hh
path uf lighe
Ineroduetion + al
“To teal the path of inne>lighe onc locks heve, there,
and everywhere fot the means and Inwwledge When une
Thon lispline bes hub patcens, he Gnds al made~
quite al searches for guides, As wate Fo ite ove level,
‘ine meer similar and when be is prepared, che sapirant
pcs whi have eee ere the path cP ice
plane
‘Moat of tic people un the world ave not geaze of her
apavity and sbi, al lave luedlyane sl-ccasidence that
‘hey ean ever arin the purpose of life, But duose who have
leained co decide start praccoung sterically, The ft
stnatine fe pumely ova lyse level: egalatng she denary
[rte and appetites, de der see tn phy a enact re
in Pf, .0 also do evher appre, such ay seep, sex ane sli
jrmereation, Yor. snes ays, *Nelther he sha dss ant
sleep nor he wh sleeps tau mack: nvither ine who works txt
auch noe he who does act work—none of these ean be
sep at page"
Tea fale notion that une hu 9 geaouace the wotid to
sctiee this seiones, UF enurss ont bas to lea to organize
oneself. et it nati reno unes. A day cornes when
av apiznorreal:zes aa remunsution aul sell
daernaly one and ehe same. Then he kauws at ey i the
wos and eomaining unaltered, ov leaving The wenn and
‘becoming a renunciate, bods have one aad the sam aim ul
Ie differnee between ths sa,
here
Hine to begin use ysneuee? Busty de eusiauuunest
sind bo made enndneise. Then the phpsial hody ees
stents es rein a aly insane ae cating
fone the reserva elcently. Awarenose of ciet wn exerise
should boswmea yar of we life Tn the course oF sed ene
finds tha it isnot only food thar sustains fe ce chis plane,
Fut has pra, the vital fee thar we inhale, sere ier
tant eh che pee tr Fad we cat Oi
prana trongh f20d, sur che quumigy aad gzality 0
ae heron
prana which we receive frum foud alone is rot enough to
help che umaia being ro lire and grow. Whe air we breathe
ecw 4 tans mop he vital fren, nl thar fs
how we five eds ue thae breath is ie
"The ancien yogis disonvered ravines subele bresthirg
sxeceinee ul weleieel le beuly reat dina erating
in @ profoond and compreheasive way, The exercise:
explainsd 1 this book are based 2 che seripuures and :he
teachings of chose great unes wu T visited in any calld
hood and youth, Thave an reason to doubt the autbeaticicy
of those crarises, but lel me ftanklp say chat L have set
aay practioner but only «dew wile, Far the cane
aience of advanced seekers ané aspirin I have grren 2
fae exerehes which are no dffesir rm pracria, hnr again,
leat Bet that racer stuart Iw che patience, se
‘confidence; al slf-aciplie 20 conti the practice,
In every human heart and mind ehere ¢ 2 constant hatte
Deuvesn Lnewang the rah aud euiaying the world, Macy
aspiranss would lize ro practice. ut only a fee begin the
journey, and among these few, cnly 2 formate few eantinue
fon. Rarely, 2 very Fortunate few atte te al [tues
+ bruod on who is enlightened and whe is not; "One who
hums to be enligheened ix surely xr, and one who prctiss
and fallow rhe ah aay he ealighraned.” No one knows. Ie
is beter to practice oneself and erad the path f igh
‘The aspirant Beoouncs aware that dhe psysisal ual ie
sur ese. adal oul, but mot di wl of is being, acl Uae
the each isthe life Force. When he learns eh. hen he ries
ba combina shen al ts ralestated their ration ie
te the chinking and feling principles of the human mind
and heaet. Qu tate is Thant she geass body ws de xbuler
realine of our being, Our thinker seldum remsins under
cour canuel. A vast Iterature 1s avaliable on she mind aad
8 fimetiocting, cr Feslings and enasiony ost practical
Iectodatton +
exercscs for gating enna ever she red anil the ec
tions are slim gvuille. This lev ier at analy
the mind, che chinking process, or the emotions, Jt priwides
apeuie pesctiees lev mainnining a heathy body, serene
Dreath, and x crangull sun, which help cc tu aac the
goal of life. Students who are alceady aravticing desire
‘book cemes int evivence
Train all che smidenc, rerders, an appre not 0
practice any exercise crplaned inthis ok widhour a a
perent tercher, This bool 1s wren for advanced anaes
aly.
During ny wanderings in rd ead my uavels in Japan
sndetsera Europe Leute wsurs umuy wuulogess, dita
tows, and clairvopants. T have a9 ceason to condemn dit
ronal ais, Iu ic true Una nome of tora nes
the scence of seaalaya, witha whieh ame ranmot have a
systemade appecae or acces to annuiive nowdede. 1 ve
not mat any ascologer who gould sceurazcly predict,
smother Bitar, or even hig rn. Wahoo the vont uf
‘varvdaya, no one could convince me abaut the predierive
pst of wri Fave mat oily three people wha cou
securstely sy things about ie Tutu, (oc ney ku the 925,
ff anseeating the inti evmiroms of the minds Ute.
spree ard capaci. The way of seared ba syscunatized
snd organized meshod of zrining inticie knowlelge. T
duct olan ist huwivive kzereledge canno: be received
other ways, but Lem fully convinced tha: sestodaya & one
tuethod cheougl: which one can hive ascess zo the infinice
Tis af,
“This book is «small pact of a bike mimntcripe which
sas wriren when 1 led wich my guredeva iu the
Tlimlayns. For many yeare this aameripr remained
‘onpsblished, buzsry close asoeites and students constant
“
urged me co pmblish this houk, There are five chapeers
ths bool, wire ats aur ill ke wselul lor anced er
ents, These chapters inti infrsatoa om slieeund prec
tical exercises on breath, praneyame, meditacen, sarod,
sual Keli
hove not gone inco the deulls of the palucophics
feerasce anentroned in tte sceptuces. [ have perl
eamined any af the peetinns exslained i iy nk A
fase Have en bets ae to, hecntne of eae cine Saerar—
Thal to leave for Tin al the Westone wood, Valea
tspred in aby exiting rosenech on these mercies. We
have sor ap a lburatony fur eemmnang cenain breadhg
sarcises, bur so for nothing has cowbe inu> vey visivn
regarding ways 10 szamine déyanr (meditaice) cad kon
dhl peaerices
‘Be far a3 Tamm concerned I have ao doubt alias the
aadhenicty atid effese uf ene praetions. However, Uae
vt Teen sie ty squire ppese for vaming
lw use Tse Beemuge shuTe ie ae laboratory wath eqament
rod enngh ro help me eoensiially marine rd
been cing
2 serious difticaley.eicher Test attri
1 meer religions: anc piilosopaees but L deo meet
spats who aze prepared to evaluate and vevify the fects
of those practices. 1 Rope that ne day this sere wll
popular ail avilay For the se seekers in mdera soci,
The mayoriey uf poople mee yoya only as a spstam of
physical enlrore, Very fow uverstand thar yuge suiemce ie
fomplere in ite and deals systematically with body
broach, mind, att rit, When ane mmlerstinds at +
thaws eins new only playsial being Luc 2 breathing
bing wud tbiueng being to, then bit renareh doce noe
limit rsalf to che hod and seeach only. Fur him, anining
Introduction =i
vase ves tbe ind ad its amocaions av ie Selinge
and emotions, becomes murt important thun practcicy 2
fxr possures or bresthing exercises, Meditation and con
Lneplatiey alone san help the ajc x wndeetatclay,
conrraling, an dicecting the min
TEreath anc mind are clove sssoenne, which conrancly
the aspirant ro control tke mid, ml practicing med:taion
helps one ur Enhom the deeper dimensions af (fs, The
tie aie ener wala this the enerven
of euncentratint aul if pursue ‘uuhlity snd regu,
lead ome tm daspe: mediaicve states, Mecreati is & con
sions way ni ramiralling the ating tenancy 9" the
tind, making it one-poinced and inward, and acing.
perfec silence. When the mind is wained be cal and
‘det, chert the aspiram arsine samadhi, re deepest ar2 of
‘When che aspirant learns to practice 2 meditative pos:
Ione gary aul pores se Ts ceeain obi i
‘vig, Ute ruc, This em be serause of te eirony eet
vex hieh he Ties, his food babs, ansteady posture. ierey-
slat hreahirg, or he nnrainess af hie mind, When be zane
ruastery of the meditative posture, making it sweady, aad
then learns mo practice pranjama, the mind sul remainn a
barter foe him. Ip shenld ie anders thar cashumng
apolicsion i te only uiethodieal way of preventing the die-
Sipation of the sind. Whar wslanea ieappicd, the id
ids delight in the practice of weitation, Dégane barouee
case and spontancons. Thave deweribed bert a few methods
oF changing tae flow of the breath and appsing aisha
Ty practicing meditation the aspirant aequires the abslery
+ yrs the avaceniy of Sedalia, Withee awaheniag
‘could, Ube indisiua cereus priive, wiser of she
fgnl of life. There are many pracuets mentiuned iw the
ssid + Inereduction
scesprares; a competent reali iayuris Une kavledge of
awakening this domoane force, The aspirancleacs this fa-ec
tu the sthoetara chal and sesomplses the goal lil ire
‘heawaksning of undalis one sheual have the knowledge of
the chacras all shee profile brief deser-plon ofthe
ebolaes is given in tis book
‘thar they continue their prctice
Preparation for Advanced
Practices in Pranayama
ik VACANIGURS OF PRANAYAMA are unique and
fen be ret neil ti Ie aspiennis treading the
tun of light, These mechods arc bighly effeccive and
their sfficaey may be fully appreciateé by unly the
advanced students, Most sles heginurts neat heir
utteutiu eithe: o1 the yoga postures o che medicti
rechniques, withonr mderstand-ng the importance of th
Pranapeme exercises, which feet the hole beiuy
When one hs been doing the auuce basic breaching exer
cises dor some tins, then ho realizes that rhe hrosching
fexerciees are a5 ‘portant ag the exercises of cmcentra
ton om meskcacinn, At this poine the aspirant amy Ussi.
Ihegin to cetious.y and faithfully practice aoamaytane and
sud this syste
“Tp underecand che parposs and goals of practicing
pranayaina it i useful to bogia hy locking at the meaning
‘af the word itself. Praga means “breath” and wow means
“pause.” Pranayama is the means of properly regulating
the otherwise segulas me lewrinl teqpirstney joncest
without using excessive force or rosvaing. Pranayame
rogiiaes The three prnecsses of exhaiar on srecako.
