That was my association as well! Dune even uses similar vocabulary. For example someone mentioned "pranayama" in this thread, which sounds a lot like Dune's "Pr

That was my association as well! Dune even uses similar vocabulary. For example someone mentioned "pranayama" in this thread, which sounds a lot like Dune's "Prana-bindu". Really makes me wonder about Frank Herbert's experiences about all of this.