Possibilities of what we can do! (inspired from something I read!)

The starting point for understanding Prana/ Atma is to appreciate that the world consists of a more than just the physical things we sense with our 5 senses. Physicality is just the tip of the iceberg. Beyond this there are worlds upon worlds of more rarefied and non-dimensional realities, which are just as tangible as the physical realms if you are able to discern them. They can’t be felt with our ordinary physical senses but it is possible to develop other organs of perception in our subtle bodies. Over a period of time, the level of functionality that can be built up is amazing.

Imagine, for example, that you lived in a culture where for some reason it was taboo to use your arms. As you grew up, they just withered and hung uselessly from your shoulders.

Then supposing one day you meet someone who says, “Hey, do you know you can use those?”

“For what?” you ask, incredulously.

“For so many things!”

And then the person teaches you how to begin to move your arms. It would be nothing more than a few jerky spasms at first but gradually, if you worked at it, you’d build muscle and be able to move your fingers, turn your wrist, bend your elbow, move your arm, and pick up weights. One miraculous day you’d be able to use this previously pathetic appendage to drink a cup of tea! And that’s just the beginning. You could go on to learn how to write, create handicrafts, paint masterpieces… the list is endless.

Its the same with Atma/Prana. Once we have the awareness we can be part of the subtle world that exists but we can't experience it till our subtle senses begin to work.