processes naturally increases the percentage of prana in the body and if an individual persists, the intake can increase up to 100%. Most people have less than 10% prana in their bodies and they run on electricity and need to be plugged into food for energy. By contrast, a breatharian runs on wireless solar power.
Currently, there are approximately 50,000 people who have undergone the pranic living process. Unfortunately, due to the challenges which this lifestyle entails (see Chapter 9), many people do not persist in this choice. There are only a few thousand practicing breatharians in the world. Despite this, the pranic living process itself can be a very positive life-changing event even if you do not continue to follow a breatharian lifestyle. It is getting increasing attention as more and more people become seekers of knowledge, looking for ways to be healthier and experience life more fully.
Most choose to eat or drink in small quantities, but not regularly. This practice is not based on a need to eat, but a desire to experience taste and texture or to fulfill social commitments. I calculate that a breatharian consumes between zero and one-third of his/her original recommended caloric intake because they no longer need to balance the body with nutrients. The pranic living process itself changes and balances the four physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. That being said, a sensation of hunger can be triggered by negative emotional states.
I proved to surprised doctors through my television exposure that contrary to current scientific belief, my blood composition did not change when I stopped eating and drinking. I neither felt weak nor was I bedridden. The breatharian way of life is thus an option open to whoever is willing to take on the challenge and receive its many advantages but it is generally not suitable, appetizing or lasting for the majority of people alive today (more about this in Chapter 6).
WHY IS IT NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE?
The breatharian population is made up of only a few thousand people scattered across the globe, therefore the social proof of their existence remains nearly mythological. Most people who do not personally know a breatharian have closed mindsets about the possibility of their innate existence. In other words, they refuse to believe what they cannot see for themselves. In my personal experience, when I tell someone new that I do not eat, we initially both laugh because it does not make much sense. Only after a few minutes when the person sees that I am sane, can I actually let him or her know that I am not joking. It is always interesting to see how the conversation continues from there.
An Uncommon Lifestyle
After the television exposure, it became much easier for me to explain this lifestyle to people. I also started eating two or three meals a week, which helped. To most people, I just say that the body can learn to live on very little. To those who seek a higher and more complete understanding, I explain it more thoroughly like I do in this book. The television exposure helped to turn the Is it possible? question into How is it possible?
Insufficient Scientific Research
Let’s face it—science does not like to address things it cannot explain. Even when concrete scientific data on the breatharian way of life is produced, it is unlikely that it will make headlines. Why? Proof of the existence of breatharians would call for a complete overhaul of the way science perceives and explains the normative functions of the human body. Thousands of books would have to be rewritten to acknowledge the amazing abilities of human consciousness. For this reason alone, scientists and doctors generally prefer to put the subject aside as if it is a joke.
Science, let’s not forget, is missing a lot of information. It is hard to ignore that there is a big missing link in our theory3 of evolution and we still have not discovered the origin of the first self-cloning biological cell. In fact, we have no idea how life began. Science also cannot tell us if our thoughts are created in the brain.
That being said, studies have been conducted on the breatharian way of life. The most famous one concentrates on an elder Indian man called Prahad Jani. The other scientific study conducted on me is described in Chapter 6. You can also see it online at www.raymaor.com.
The Breatharian Character
Most breatharians do not seek an audience; they just want to be left alone to enjoy their lives. This is a key reason why the breatharian lifestyle is not better known. Furthermore, most breatharian personalities are naturally introverted, seeking comfort in nature and distance from society.
When one knows oneself as intimately as this process encourages, one becomes humble and there is no egoistic need to prove oneself to others. In addition, most people do not understand—and sometimes do not want to understand. They find the truth too confronting. Perhaps they will accept the possibility after spending several consecutive days with a breatharian, watching he or she live and breathe (or more accurately, not eat) with their own eyes.
However, even then their logical minds may still refuse to accept this as a real possibility and they will work hard to find alternative reasons as to why it is impossible. As a breatharian, you come to understand there are different levels of acceptance and understanding for different individuals.
This is precisely why I have decided to share my experiences and make the subject more public. I realize that I may be called a heretic or a liar. I also know that I am strong enough to deal with the initial ridicule the subject inevitably evokes in western society.
As a breatharian, it is my intention to demonstrate the fullness of our human potential and what is possible. We unfortunately live in a society that highly underestimates the individual capacity for greatness. The truth is, our body is a vessel for something much greater, stronger and awesome than society would have you believe. However, we cannot begin to understand this until we transcend the illusions that keep us living in survival mode and the limits imposed by society’s low expectations of what it means to be human. Know this: you are a soul, not a body and with the power of your mind you can create your own reality.
THE MANY BENEFITS OF A BREATHARIAN LIFESTYLE
Becoming a breatharian presents a great and exciting challenge to the spiritual seeker. It is a lifestyle choice not to be lightly undertaken and should only be pursued by people who feel a genuine inner calling. If you can accept that a pranic lifestyle is possible and if you have the desire to connect to a higher calling to push yourself to your own maximum potential, you might be ready to become one. You should however, understand that such a journey requires you to appreciate a power greater than yourself—whether you call it God, Spirit, Higher Self or any other name that describes faith in a greater power.
It is also important to recognize that becoming a breatharian is not the same as committing to an endless fast. This is what many people fail to understand when they first hear about this lifestyle. Breatharians have simply traded the traditional nutritional source of food for a purer source called prana.
This may sound daunting and difficult but from my own experience, I can say it is much easier than you may think. Don’t let your imagination and anxiety get the better of you!
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