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'''Prāṇa''' (प्राण) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for "vital life" (from the root ''prā''). In [[Vedanta|Vedantic]] philosophy, prana is the notion of a vital, [[life]]-sustaining force of living beings and [[vitalism|vital energy]], comparable to the Chinese notion of [[Qi]]. In human beings, it flows through a network of fine subtle channels called [[nāḍi|nāḍis]]. | '''Prāṇa''' (प्राण) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for "vital life" (from the root ''prā''). In [[Vedanta|Vedantic]] philosophy, prana is the notion of a vital, [[life]]-sustaining force of living beings and [[vitalism|vital energy]], comparable to the Chinese notion of [[Qi]]. In human beings, it flows through a network of fine subtle channels called [[nāḍi|nāḍis]]. | ||
In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature prāṇa is the third (sometimes second) [[principle]] of human beings, usually referred as "life principle" or "vital principle." | |||
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Prāṇa (प्राण) is the Sanskrit word for "vital life" (from the root prā). In Vedantic philosophy, prana is the notion of a vital, life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy, comparable to the Chinese notion of Qi. In human beings, it flows through a network of fine subtle channels called nāḍis. In the Theosophical literature prāṇa is the third (sometimes second) principle of human beings, usually referred as "life principle" or "vital principle."