Mantra is vibration. Energy vibrates. There’s a particular vibratory frequency corresponding to every sound in the universe. By vibrating a particular combination of sounds (syllables), you tune in to different levels of your intelligence-consciousness.

The mantra translated above can be read as: "I open myself to the experience beyond my limited self. Let my unlimited spirit and consciousness guide me. I call on the subtle knowledge of my own highest mind to uplift me with what I learn" or "I bow to the Creator, to the Divine Teacher within." See 10 Reasons to Chant Mantras.

MySense By Hari Singh Bird Hari Singh Bird CAUTION About Shakti Pad Sat Nam! Yogi Bhajan frequently warned about the inevitable drift of many students away from Kundalini Yoga as he was taught, and as he taught us. The emergence of Shakti Pad, i.e., the status or mindset of a person, group, or institution, which knows far less than they think they know, and which fails to acknowledge same. Shakti Pad is a normal consequence of 'riding the tiger,' the Path. However, as Yogi Bhajan points out, one must be alert to the signs and take appropriate actions. The worst case scenario is to fall into the trap of convincing yourself and others that only you know the best way, and that the old way needs to change, going forward. Beware of the tiger's bite! Check out the commentary* below and be well! SPECIAL NOTE: Yogi Bhajan gave this meditation to help get past Shakti Pad called, “The Complete Adi Mantra for Individual Meditation”, which can be found in the Aquarian Teacher Training Manual. Use this mantra in its complete form anytime you have a lack of faith or any similar thing. Many of you will enter Shakti Pad, or you are in it, this mantra will help. With the grace of Guru Ram Das, when this mantra is chanted 5 times on one breath, the total spiritual knowledge of all teachers who have ever existed or who will ever exist on this Earth, is located in that person. -- Yogi Bhajan Mudra: The hands are in Gyan Mudra with the thumbs touching the index fingers. The sides of the left and right hands are touching. The elbows are at the rib cage and the palms are around the heart center and facing towards the head. Mantra: Chant the FULL Adi Mantra 3-5 times per breath. The FULL Adi Mantra is: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, Guru Dev Namo, Guru Deva. Listen here. Time: 11-31 minutes. -- See What Is A Spiritual Teacher by Yogi Bhajan. See Yogi Bhajan On Teaching Kundalini Yoga. See The Mahan Tantric. *COMMENTARY By Nihal Singh Spiritual Practice at a Plateau? You may be at Shakti Pad. Are you feeling withdrawn from your practice or from the people in your yoga community? Feeling that you have outgrown the teachings? Feeling like you are better than others? Doubting your spiritual path? Then you may be in Shakti Pad. This is a natural stage on the spiritual path. This is a very critical part as this is the fork in the road for many. Some will fall away from their spiritual practice here, others will stay here and then there are those that will transcend to higher stages. Shakti Pad, as Yogi Bhajan taught is a stage where the student has gained some power from their spiritual discipline. This power could be deeper intuitive awareness, control over the subconscious mind, a stronger sense of yourself, etc. Now you are feeling like you made it. You think that you are a “Master.” This feeling is the glitter at the bottom of the ladder as Yogi Bhajan has said. You are very much caught up in how important you think you are, that you cannot see beyond your own limited self. This is where people can start to think they are God’s gift to yoga and that they are better than others. The teachings are much bigger than any one individual. Every spiritual master has gone through Shakti Pad. It is an important step along the way. It is a major test, too. Can we let go of ourselves to something bigger? When we think we know it all, then we shut ourselves off from new information. There is so much to learn and we can want to control the little we think that we know. Remember when you first started your practice? Everything was fun, new and exciting. However there was no real responsibility. You can show up when you want to and don’t have to commit to anything. However like in any relationship, the honeymoon period ends. You begin to deepen your practice and everything isn’t so new and exciting. It is actually hard work. The deeper you go, the harder it gets because your awareness is that much greater. Your responsibility grows. Many get discouraged at this point because there is a misconception that the deeper you get, the easier it gets. If reality was easy, the world wouldn’t be running away from it. With Shakti Pad comes the challenge of responsibility. You know and therefore you are responsible. When first starting out in the practice, a student is dependent on the teacher. Shakti Pad is the period where the training wheels start to come off. You now must trust in the teachings and follow through on them. What you have learned are no longer just “cool ideas” but have to be applied. This is the stage where we have to remain committed and faithful in the bigger picture to our practice. Yogi Bhajan gave a meditation to help get past Shakti Pad called, “The Complete Adi Mantra for Individual Meditation” which can be found in the Aquarian Teacher Training Manual. Mudra: The hands are in Gyan Mudra with the thumbs touching the index fingers. The sides of the left and right hands are touching. The elbows are at the rib cage and the palms are open and held at a position around the heart center, upwards, and towards the face. Mantra: Chant the full Adi Mantra 3-5 times per breath. The full Adi Mantra is: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, Guru Dev Namo, Guru Deva Time: 11-31 minutes. See Shakti Pad Example One. See Shakti Pad Example Two. Using a recording helps to deepen your practice and take you further into the Naad. It’s like a performance enhancing tool. There's a recording you can use with your practice to help you chant along. See Ignite Your Light by Sat Kirin Kaur Khalsa. -- Source.   CAUTIONARY NOTICE: After you have the physical movements of pranic breathing down... one cautionary note before you begin: If you have high blood pressure, you should not hold your breath longer than one second. Although pranic breathing stimulates the navel, which is the body’s primary storehouse of prana, it also stimulates the Meng Mein Chakra, which is located opposite the navel on the back. The meng mein controls blood pressure. Thus, for people with hypertension, a longer breath retention could increase their blood pressure beyond their safety range. -- Master Stephen Co

 

ABOUT THE ADI SHAKTI MANTRA
The mantra for the Aquarian Age.

EK  ONG  KAR
SAT   NAM   SIRI
WHAHE    GURU
2-1/2 HOURS PER DAY FOR 40 DAYS

"This mantra has eight vibrations (Ashtang), and describes the glory of God. Thus said the Master, “In the time period two-and-a-half hours before the rising of the Sun, when the channels are most clear, if the Mantra is sung in sweet harmony, you will be one with the Lord.” This will open the solar plexus, which in turn will charge the solar centers. The person will get connected with the Cosmic Energy, and thus will be liberated from the cycle of time and karma. Those who meditate on this mantra in silence will charge their solar centers and be one with the Divine. That is why I speak to you of why we should meditate and recite this mantra. See AdiShaktiMantra.com for specific details.

All mantras are good, and are for the awakening of the Divine. But this Mantra is effective, and it is the mantra for this time. So my lovely student, at the will of my Master I teach you the greatest Divine key. It has eight levers, and can open the lock of the time, which is also of the vibration of eight. Therefore, when this Mantra is sung with the Neck Lock, at the point where prana and apana meet sushmuna, this vibration opens the lock, and thus one becomes one with the Divine." Yogi Bhajan

THE FORMAT CONTINUES

A theme or topic is introduced. Yoga has collected many practical guidelines to keep your life vital. Nutrition, exercise, proper sleep, meditation, breathing, body awareness, and the relationship you have with your emotions are the basis of some of these teachings.

Warmup exercises for 5 to 20 minutes usually follow. See Warmups.

The main "kriya", or exercise series, begins.

A kriya is a specially designed sequence of yoga exercises, each lasting from one to three minutes. This series will "work out" a certain component of your mind and body system - be it your glandular system, your nervous system, your organs or your muscular system. At the end of the series, you will be consolidated in a new physical and mental state.

“A Kundalini Yoga kriya is a sequence of postures, breath and sound that are integrated together to allow the manifestation of a particular state. When you execute a kundalini kriya the result of its repetition is the access to, and mastery of a particular, predictable and stable state – a facet of your awareness.” The Aquarian Teacher

Now, we do a meditation. Your body will be transformed as a result of the kriya; your mind and emotions will now be made calm and clear by directing the attention. You will sense and develop your quiet mind, your ability to concentrate and project.

The meditation is either silent or chanted, sometimes accompanied with music. It can last from five to eleven minutes in a beginners' class; eleven to thirty-one minutes in an advanced class.

Deep relaxation follows. It is just as important to relax as to exercise vigorously. The exercises and meditation will allow you to attain a deeper healing relaxation than usual. It is an antidote for stress. Let your body become light and beautiful. Let your mind become open and imaginative. Feel free and joyous!

END OF CLASS

Class ends with a group projection. After raising our energy and spirits, we project that feeling to the whole world and to all those we love and care for. To do this we sing a song:

"May the long time sun shine upon you ... all love surround you ... and the pure light within you ... guide your way on."

See Yoga Classes In Your Area. See The Power and Dangers of Practicing Kundalini Yoga.

BREATH OF FIRE

This is a commonly used breath done in Kundalini Yoga. It is done by pumping the navel point in and out while breathing rapidly through the nose. On the exhale, the navel is pulled in. At first it is easier to focus on the exhale and start at a slow rhythm. Eventually you want to have a rapid, equal and consistant breath. This breath (Pranayama) strengthens the nervous system, purifies the blood and energizes the body. See video.

MUL (MOOL) BANDH
Root Lock

This frequently used practice closes off the lower 3 chakras and allows the kundalini energy to rise. See video. You do this by contracting the muscles of the rectum, the sex organs and the navel point - pulling in and up on the navel. More Kundalini Yoga Basics.

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THE LOCKS