Pranayama and Longevity : There are examples galore to prove that Pranayama increases one’s life span very significantly. One example of it will appeal even to sceptics, the superstitious and nonbelievers. Physicians of traditional system of Indian medicine hold that respiration is to human life what pool of oil is to clay lamp. Used prudently (subdued breathing for man, less of oil uptake for lamp) they improve human life span and lamp’s burning time. Albeit, accidents happen cutting short a man’s life or extinguishing a lamp. Such exigencies, obviously, can’t undermine significant impact that pranayama has on survival parameter.
The fact of the matter is that just as busy road wears out early, a busy soap fades early, a door frequently used goes ajar sooner, clothes frequently worn retire pretime; similarly, a man breathing excessively looses out on his life energies early. Pranayama teaches him to harness on breath energy and thereby prolong his life time.
