The 72,000 nadis spring from three basic nadis—the left, the right and the central—the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna. The word nadi does not mean nerve. Nadis are pathways or channels of prana in ...

Among the thousands of Nadis, three hold supreme importance: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna. Together, they form the core of the subtle body system and are essential for spiritual evolution.

Obviously, Kumarji understood it all, but I was to learn only slowly that these naadis with unfamiliar names (‘Sukhman’ was for Kabir another way of saying ‘Sushumna’) were subtle channels ...