At this bifurcation point, the crossroads in the development of humanity, it is useful if you already detach yourself from what was once reality to you, but actually turns out to be an illusion. Trust your inner voice and have the courage to continue reading.

What do I think Prana is?

Prana comes from Sanskrit (oldest living Indo-European language) and means vital life energy. It is universal life energy that everything and everyone consists of and needs to live. It is called differently depending on the culture, scientific background or religion. Some common other names are the Chinese chi, the Japanese ki, the Greek pneuma, the Latin spiritus vitalis or spiritus mundi, logos, arché, obaia, kundalini, primordial dust, light quark, (bio) photons, higgs particle, morphogenetic field, zero point energy / zero point field, vril, od, orgone energy, universal consciousness, akasha, ether, soul, holy spirit, atman, manna, god, the god particle and allah.

Here is a small fact to avoid misunderstandings regarding the last name; “Did you know that God in Arabic means Allah? Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians used the word Allah before Islam existed. In my eyes they all speak of the same intangible miracle.

There seem to be more than 100 names for it and since human memory, this phenomenon has fascinated the minds. Where the name, quintessence appeals to me because of its meaning as being "the core of something", I give it a creative twist and translate it as "the source of everything". For me, the nicest words used for it are light and love. But for the sake of convenience, I write here about prana, as a collective name.

As a creative philosopher and yoga teacher I have been involved with prana for years. For me it is an information-bearing vibration with which everything in nature is connected and animated, from the banana, the monkey, the tree, the weeds, the grain of sand, the rock and of course us, the human race and not to forget our water. The difference in perception has to do with the different frequencies with which it vibrates. The higher the frequency, the more connected to the so-called universal consciousness. I personally call it universal love. When I experience how it flows, pulses and dances within my body, my heart literally overflows and tears of reverence arise in my eyes. I always say, my heart overflows.

We absorb it through the eyes, the breath, our digestive tract and our skin. In fact, it is the energy that we consist of, drawing a line is a bit tricky and also completely unnecessary. Above all, let's not make it too difficult. It is too small to see with the naked eye, but it seems to look like tiny tiny balls of light. There are people who can see it and I think that as we become more aware, humanity can all see it. Those unexploited areas of the brain must be good for something, right ??

In my eyes it is light and feels like universal love when it flows freely. The kind of love I have been looking for all my life, beyond time and space. The light that connects everything and everyone. In my opinion as a modest creative philosopher, it is all tangible and intangible, part of one connecting, information-bearing field. Where does it come from, that is the big question. Maybe from the sun or the stars. This would at least explain the working of life, heat and energy-spilling miracle. Every word, name or label that you put on it is too little and meaningless to contain the intangible miracle. Every word would be irreverent to the infinitely intelligence that shapes and infuses us and everything.

While I am writing this, the thought also arises that it cannot be captured in a word. It is a sound and that is where the mantra AUM appears, also called OM or OHM. Yes that could be it, the sound from which everything originated. Millions of people worldwide chant (sing) this mantra regardless of culture or religion. The corresponding Omkar symbol has always fascinated me and I have had it around my neck for years in the form of a medallion.

Omkar (Sanskrit) is a symbol that has different versions, of which the Hindu variant is the best known. Most people know the symbol as Om, which is a mystical or sacred syllable in the Dharmic religions.