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Meditation & Mantra
Enjoy this video lecture by Yogi Bhajan. He talks about locking the optical nerve to achieve a focused mind. One can lock the eyes between the brow, at the tip of the nose or at the chin.
Aligning the Soul, body and mind through this method allows the subconscious mind to release negative thoughts. Mantra (sacred prayers) permeates and transforms negative thoughts.
Clearing your subconscious daily will allow your intuition to guide your intelligence. It will also eliminate your need to dream at night!
There are two ways to live life. You can magnetize yourself, all will come to you and the Universal Mind will serve you. Or, you can chase everything.
When our ego blocks our identity and our essence, there is not enough money and not enough time. A regular meditation practice allows us to cleanse our reactive mind and live in peace and clarity.
Mantra and Yoga
Early stories of the Ramayana show yogis and ascetics performing penances and kryas for thousands of years. As astrology evolves and the ages turn, the level of difficulty increases. It becomes harder to practice disciplines.
This age or yuga is known as the Iron Age or Kali Yuga. It’s the age of electronic interference and chemical poisoning. We have little control over our nervous impulses and desires. Beginning or strengthening a spiritual practice now, under these conditions, will yield tremendous rewards.
There are three stages in the development of a meditation practice.
- The first stage is education, getting to know yourself. Meditation requires discipline and commitment. The body does not want to be still and the mind can rationalize its way out of anything. We favor using mantra with meditation to increase our vibration.
- Phase two begins the control of the emotions. Our spiritual path names Lust, Anger, Greed, Pride and Attachment as obstacles to meditation. Sitting with a non-judgemental mind begins to release these obstacles.
- Phase three turns meditation into a cleansing machine. This is the stage where you are able to release the emotions, it is the end of the reactive mind and the beginning of FREEDOM.
We prefer to add mantra to our meditation. This Kundalini Yoga style was taught to us by Yogi Bhajan.
Mantras are sacred phrases, repeated as a prayer. They are incorporated in meditation, repeated on rosary beads and and malas of many Faiths. Most spiritual traditions have the practice of repeating a prayer. The Christians use “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner.” Hindus have numerous mantras for example, “Hare Rama Hari Krishna, Om Namo Narayani” etc.
Are you ready to begin a practice or kick up your current discipline?
Here are some of the top Kundalini Yoga Mantras:
1. Adi Shakti Mantra
Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam Siri Wahe Guru (Pronounced: ‘Sat’ sounds like ‘but’. ‘Wa – Hay – Goo – Roo’. The ‘R’ in Roo is spoken with the tongue tapping the roof of the mouth, almost a ‘D’ sound.)
There is one Creator who has created this creation, truth is *His name, great and indescribable is *His wisdom.
*This path does not see God as either man or woman. His, is used from the original translation from Gurmukhi.
This eight-fold seed mantra stimulates and balances the brain. Each sound vibrates a different chakra. “If you chant this mantra it will open the lock of ignorance and darkness.”
2. Guru Ram Das Mantra
Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru
My husband (Kirpal) had an interesting translation; The Servant of God brings the light of the Infinite to the Earth.
This video shows Snatam Kaur chanting this mantra.
3. Sat Nam
Sa Ta Na Ma
This seed mantra is used the most in the practice of Kundalini Yoga. It is the primal sounds of creation. It literally means Truth is God’s Name. According to the Sadhana Guideline Manual, “this mantra can be used to smooth out and balance mental energy.”
4. Mantra of Ecstasy
Wahe Guru
This mantra is our personal favorite. It was developed by Guru Gobind Singh of 18th Century India. He designed it to be especially effective in our current times. Wha is bliss, He -means Hari or God’s name, and the Guru is the one that carries you from darkness to light. This mantra produces happiness.
5. Saruba Shakti Mantra
Gobinday Mukanday Udaray Aparay, Haring Karing Nirnamay Akamay
This mantra eliminates karmic blocks and curses from the past. The Sadhana Manuual says that regular practice will cause all of the occult powers to serve you.
It was developed by Guru Gobind Singh. In thinking of past memories, any time Yogi Bhajan had us meditate with this mantra, I knew it was going to be a long, painful meditation, LOL!
Maha Mantra of the Aquarian Age:
Keep up and you will be kept up!
Yogi Bhajan
Chant the name and wake up!
Mayan Calendar Predictions though Kundalini Yoga
Online Video Lectures of Yogi Bhajan
The Kundalini Yoga Experience
“The kundalini experience does not mean you have gone into a deep breathless trance and are beyond this world…It integrates you more fully with reality and gives you a broader vision and sensitivity so that you can act more efficiently.” –Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D.
If we could only recommend one book about the art and science of Kundalini Yoga, it would be “Kundalini Yoga the Flow of Eternal Power,” by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa. Her simple “back to basics” approach is well referenced and loaded with resources.
The book is comprehensive, easy to follow and well organized. Instructions range from beginners to more advanced levels. It covers Mantra, the breath, women’s teachings, and deep insights about the relationship to a Spiritual Teacher.
Shakti Parwha Kaur was Yogi Bhajan’s first student and taught the Saturday morning beginners yoga class for decades. A Master of the Path in her own right, her insights are priceless.
I had the pleasure of working directly under her in an office setting. Her clarity and devotion caused me to hold great respect for her.
This book is her first of three, and was written in 1998. It’s not just another yoga manual! It’s a wonderful guide for life, loaded with pictures, charts, recipes and practical instructions.
Got Energy?
We’re excited to review a Kundalini Yoga flipchart made by Gurutej. The easy to use flipbook includes Breath of Fire, Sitali Breath, Thymus Thump, plus 13 other life enhancing and stress reduction programs.
The exercises take no more than three minutes and can re-charge your day and improve your mental focus. Many of these exercises can be done in a work environment when necessary.
The above picture shows Breath of Fire. This Kundalini Yoga exercise is excellent for rejuvenating and energizing. The basic breath is combined with many other exercises in the science of Kundalini Yoga.
Spinal Flex, which can be done seated at a desk, takes one to two minutes to relieve lower back tension and enhance the flow of spinal fluid to the brain.
Gurutej has been a life-long student of Yogi Bhajan and Kundalini Yoga. Her intuitive insight give her a unique advantage. She has presented what we all need, the key to having more energy. You can contact this senior level instructor at The Energy Gurus or call 310.734.6776.
We would also suggest following a gluten free vegetarian diet for more energy and getting some great Vitamin D from the Sun.
Yogi Tea
Back in the early 1980′s, I worked at the Golden Temple Restaurant. These were vegetarian restaurants sponsored by Yogi Bhajan.
My first job in the morning was to make eight gallons of fresh Yogi Tea. My husband had taken Yogi Bhajan’s Ayurvedic recipe and counted out the spices for the larger batches. Over the years I’ve adjusted the spices for different size pots. We like our chai spicy, so we use extra peppercorns and ginger.
Place one gallon of water on the stove to boil. Add 2 cloves and 1 teaspoon peppercorns. Let the water come to a boil. Meanwhile, grate 5 ounces of fresh ginger. Crumble two 3-inch sticks of soft Mexican cinnamon. Crush and open 1 teaspoon of cardamom pods. Add this mixture to the pan once the water begins to boil.
Turn the pot down and simmer for one hour. After an hour, we shut off the heat and add one tablespoon of fine quality black tea and one teaspoon of jasmine flowers. Cover and let steep for four minutes.
Strain the mixture to remove the spices and tea. You now have nearly a gallon of the best chai tea! Add milk or soy milk and sweeten if desired.
Enjoy a tea that cleanses and energizes the body!
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Many have asked where to get the Yogi Tea spices!
Well, here.
~ SAT NAM ~
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