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Tattvas brings comfort and enjoyment of life, so 

 the sense of comfort and enjoyment which colors 

 our Prdna and mind when we put ourselves in sym- 

 pathy with the comfortable restores the balance of 

 the Tattvas. And when the balance of the Tatt- 

 vas is restored what remains? Disinclination to 

 work, doubt, laziness and other feelings of that 

 kind can no longer stand, and the result is the re- 

 storation of the mind to perfect calmness. 

 . . . But, for such a result to be achieved 

 there must be long and powerful application 

 [Nature's Finer Forces}. 



See to it that you contribute no discord to your 

 environment; if so unfortunate as to come in con- 

 tact with it, be no party to it. By every act of 

 your life set the example of poise, serenity, and 

 happy confidence in ultimate good. Oppose pas- 

 sion and pessimism with silent thoughts of their 

 opposites. There is much comfort in the know- 

 ledge that through beneficent suggestion we may 

 often influence for good a nature which can hear 

 no arguments nor opposing opinions without be- 

 ing stirred to excited antagonism. A mental at- 

 mosphere of love and confidence, protects us from 

 all evil thought-waves. 



It is necessary to give final emphasis to the fact 

 that the exercises in Yoga breathing are not meth- 

 ods of regular, still less of rhythmic, breathing, but, 

 as stated in the first chapter, are scientifically de- 



