66. That which contains and produces all things, which is all (or permeated in all things, as every thing is (evolved from) itself; and what is changed to all at all times, is that mind which I adore for ever.) 67. What is the light of lights, what is holiness and the holy of holies, and what is unchangeable in its nature, is the intellect which I adore. 68. I adore that pencil of pure intellectual light, which rises at the juncture of the setting of the _apána_ and springing up of the _prána_ breath. (This sloka occurs in the Kashmere Mss). 68_a_. I adore that intellect which trolls on the tip of the nose, at the point where the _prána_ sets in, and the _apána_ has not yet taken its rise. 69. I adore the intellect which rises at the time when both the _prána_ and _apána_ breaths have stopped, and when neither of them has taken its rise. 70. I adore that intellect which appears before the Yogi, and supports him at the point which he has reached unto upon the setting of the _prána_ and _apána_ breaths, both within and without himself. 71. I adore that intellect which is force of all forces, and rides in the car of _prána_ and _apána_ breaths, and when both of them are compressed in the heart of the yogi. 72. I adore the lord intellect, which is the Kumbhaka breath in the heart, and the _apána_ Kumbhaka on the outside; and a part of the _puraka_ left behind. 73. I adore the essence of that intellect, which is attainable by reflection of the breathings, and which is the formless cause of our intelligence of the natures of the _prána_ and _apána_ breaths, as also the motive principle of their actions. 74. I adore the essence of that intellect, which is the cause of the causes, and the main spring of the oscillations of vital airs, and giver of the felicity derived from the vibrations of breath. 75. I adore that prime and supreme Being Brahma, who is worshipped by the gods bowing down before him, who makes himself known to us by his own power, and who is, by the particles of vital breaths, under the name of Spirit. CHAPTER XXVI. RELATION OF THE CAUSE OF LONGEVITY. Argument.--Reflection and Restraint of Respiration leading to the tranquillity of the soul, and the steadiness of the _spirit_, conducing to long life and felicity on earth. Bhusunda continued. This is the tranquillity of the mind, which I have attained by degrees, by means of my meditation of the nature and course of the vital breath in myself. 2. I sit quiet at all times, with view fixed at the movement of my breath; and never stir a moment from my meditative mood, though the mount Meru may shake under me. 3. Whether I am awake or asleep, or move about or remain unmoved in my seat, I am never at a loss of this meditation even in dream, nor does it slide a moment from my steadfast mind. (For who can ever live without breathing, or be unconscious of its ceaseless course, or that the breath is both the cause and measure of life).