Why is there Prana?
I found what I was looking for in the Prasna Upanishad which is made of up 6 questions from 6 different students answered by one teacher. Questions 2 & 3 are about the nature, origin and function of Prana. But I found a pearl of inspiration in the sixth question and I would like to start with that: Q6.3: “The Purusha reflected: ‘What is it by whose departure I shall depart and by whose staying I shall stay?’” Q6.4: “He created prana, from prana faith, space, air, fire, water, earth…” It seems that Purusa (spirit) wanted to get around – it was sitting there with infinite potential but nothing was happening. It wanted to reach out, create & experience, so it came up with Prana – a means for it to manifest. Then, before anything else manifested, from Prana came faith. I hope to one day gain more perspective on this subtle point. For now I am inspired by this suggestion that faith came before everything else. What is Prana? In the second question Q2.3 – we find that: • Prana is that which
