366 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



Manas mon-us; mind, the third Principle of the 

 Universe from below. 



Mantra mun'truh, metrical word or verse having 

 an essential rhythmic virtue; hence spell, charm, incanta- 

 tion. 



Mdydvi-rupa mah-yah'vee roo-puh (see text for full 

 definition) ; an astral body. 



Mula-prakriti moo'luh-pruh-kree'tee ; undifferenti- 

 ated matter, from mula, root, and prakriti, matter, source. 



Nadi nah'dee ; a tube or a line along which some- 

 thing flows, applied indiscriminately to nerves, arteries, 

 and veins. 



Om, same as Aum, which see; "that undifferentiated 

 word that has produced all manifestations." 



Padma pud-muh ; the lotus, a center of nervous force. 



Plngala pin-guh-lah; the positive Nadi on right side 

 of spine. 



Pradhdna prud-hah'nuh ; unevolved matter, mani- 

 festation of Mula-prakriti; chief person or thing. 



Prakrita pruh-kree'tuh ; the derived speech, the va- 

 rious East Indian dialects of the common people. 



Prakriti pruh-kree'tee ; undifferentiated Kosmic mat- 

 ter. Nature. 



Prdna prah'nuh; breath of life, vital force, spirit, 

 electricity and magnetism in different phases of the most 

 subtle state. 



Prithivi prit-hi-vee' ; a Tattva, the earth element, 

 stimulator of smell, the odoriferous ether. 



Purusha poo'rus-huh; the personal life-giving prin- 

 ciple in all things, human soul, Supreme Soul, spirit, the 

 intelligence pervading Nature. 



