It gives specific methods to strengthen and recharge the muscles, not only collectively, but individually, with vital force. It teaches how to recharge the body battery with fresh life current by increasing the will power. “Yogoda brings about the growth of all the cells and tissues. It keeps not only the muscles, but all the tissues of the body, bones, marrow, brain, and cells in perfect health.” If we can learn to control our prana and change the underlying patterns sufficiently, we can work miracles for ourselves and others. In order to change something, it is much more effective to learn to control energy. Our bodies, our health, our happiness, our very thoughts are determined by the level and direction of our energy. Yogananda said that if we were stranded on a desert island and could have only one yogic technique, we should choose the Energization Exercises because through them we would eventually discover the entire science of yoga. It would be hard to overstate the value of these exercises, which were developed by Yogananda specifically to teach us how to gain control over subtle energy ( prana). Similarly, Yogananda explained, our bodies live only indirectly from food, but we live directly from the cosmic energy that flows into our bodies through the medulla oblongata at the base of the brain. You have to recharge the battery from another source. When the battery runs down, no amount of water will make it work again. These indirect sources of energy, however, are like the water you put into the battery of your car. Paramhansa Yogananda explained that we draw prana indirectly through the food we eat, as well as through oxygen and sunlight.
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