John St. John

9.0. 9.40. 10.20. 10.22. 10.42. JOHN ST. JOHN immortality to trying to “drink the air through the crow-bill ” . . . . . . . in the hope of curing a consumption of the lungs which he probably never had and which was in any case cured by his former effort l Have been practising a number of these mudras and asanas. Concerning the Visuddi Cakkram which is ‘of brilliant gold or smoke colour and has sixteen petals correspond— ing to the sixteen vowel sounds,’ one might make a good mantra of the English vowel sounds, or the Hebrew. ”Curiouser and curiouser!” The Yogis identify the Varana (Ganges) with the Ida-Nadi, the Asi (?) with the Pingala—Nadi, and Benares with the space between them. Like my identification of my throat with the Gate of the cimetiere du Montparnasse. Well, it requires very considerable discrimination and a good sound foundation of knowledge, if one means to get any sense at all out of these Hindu books. A little Pranayama, I think. Can’t get steady and easy at all! Will try Hanged Man again. Not much good. The mantra goes on, but without getting hold of the Cakkrarn. ’Tis difficult to explain ; the best simile I can get is that of a motor running with the clutch out; or of a man cycling on a susPended machine. There's no grip to it. 47