ng a
higher percentage of azote.

He who intends to be free from every earthly thought, desire and passion
should abstain from fish, flesh, woman, and wine, and live upon the most
innocent food.

The following table shows approximately the quantities of various
aliments furnishing 70 grains of nitrogen:

Wheat dried in vacuo ............ 3181.81 grains
Oats ............................ 3181.81 "
Barley .......................... 3465.34 "
Indian corn ..................... 3500 "
Rye dried ........................4117.64 "
Rice dried .......................5036 "
Milk dried .......................1750 "
Peas dried .......................1666.6 "
White haricots dried ..... .......1627.67 "
Horse beans dried ................1272.72 "
Cabbage dried ....................1891.89 "
Carrots dried ....................2916.66 "
Jerusalem artichokes .............4375 "
Turnips dried ....................3181.81 "
Bread ............................5401.2 "
Locust beans .....................6110 "
Figs .............................7172.13 "
Cow's milk fresh .................1346.2 "

Abstemiousness begets suspension of breath. From the suspension of
breath originates tranquillity of mind, which engenders supersensuous
knowledge. From supersensuous knowledge originates ecstasy which is the
Samadhi of the ancient Hindu sages.

Instead of walking and running, which lengthen the respiration, the
devotees of Om should practice the two tranquil postures termed the
padmasana and siddhasana, described in my mystic tract called "The Yoga
Philosophy." According to Siva the normal length of expiration is 9
inches. He says that one can subdue his lust and desire by shortening
his expiration to 8.25 inches, whether by the inaudible pronunciation of
Om or by the suspension of breath (Pranayama); that one can enjoy
ecstasy by diminishing the length of his expiration to 7.50 inches.

One acquires the power of writing poetry by reducing his expiration to
6.75 inches.

When one can reduce his expiration to 6 inches long he acquires the
power of foretelling future events. When one reduces the length of his
expiration to 5.25 inches he is blessed with the divine eye. He sees
what is occurring in the distant worlds.

When the inaudible pronunciation of Om reduces the length of the
expiration to 4.50 inches it enables its votary to travel to aerial
regions. When th