Pranic Living and Healing/Luis S.R. Vas. New Delhi, New Age Books, 2003, x, 198 p., (pbk). ISBN 81-7822-161-6.

    Contents: Introduction. 1. Hira Ratan Manek's 411-day fasting saga. 2. A hypothesis on prolonged fasting. 3. Prana-mystery building stone of the universe. 4. Breatharianism: the secret you've been looking for ! 5. What is living on light? 6. Those in 'BIGU' state don't go hungry. 7. Bigu and weight loss: Qi as a food source. 8. Yan Xin Qigong. 9. Body changes, thinking and destiny. 10. Healing with light. 11. Controversy on living on light. 12. Dancing with my Dow. 13. The divine dance for paradise. 14. "10,000 now living on light". 15. Testimonials of Pranic nourishment. 16. An awakening. 17. Qigong master Qinyin on energized fasting and detoxification. 18. Fasting for self-cleansing. 19. Prana and your third eye. 20. Honouring Prana. 21. Pranic healing. Index.

    "Is it possible to live on sunlight and boiled water and no other food? Practitioners of Pranic living assure us that it is possible. The practice is called Pranic nourishment and its practitioners claim that in the coming decades it may be the answer to global hunger and malnutrition.

    "Anybody can live on light provided they follow an eight-point plan to change their lifestyle, some of its practitioners maintain. The eight points are - meditation, prayer, programming of the mind, vegetarian diet, exercise, time spent in silence, service to others and chanting.

    "In this book, the author presents all the evidence for the claims and counterclaims and other fascinating material on this subject of Pranic nourishment, giving all sides of the picture to enable readers to decide for themselves on the merits of the concerned issues, including the healing properties of Prana."

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