The next aspect of man's being is the breathing system, which in reality is not physical. Breath as it is understood by science is the air which one inhales and its action on the lungs and other organs. But according to the mystic the breath is a formation of man, it is magnetism, it is an ethereal aspect of his being which is not only situated in the body, but which is also around the body. It is by the power of this breath that man is able to stand and walk on this ever-moving world. The moment this energy which is breath fails, man can no longer stand on the ground, even if the whole mechanism of his physical body is in perfect condition. Thus there is a part of man which lives on the ethereal magnetism that he breathes and that gives him energy and radiance.