Meditation
A spiritual experience ... how it works.
"Meditation
is a science, i.e., it is a technical practice that
results in a predictable and reliable outcome or experience."
What
happens when you meditate?
Kundalini
Yoga is a technology, which includes the practice of meditation
using mantras, i.e., words and sounds, which are chanted
or repeated in a special language called Gurmukhi,
a Sanskrit derivation,
that connects the mind with the inner sound current. The words
'guru' and 'mukhi' literally mean "from the mouth of
the guru". Although Gurmukhi is a spoken language, it
has poetic aspects made especially for spiritual writings,
i.e., words and sounds by which one can experience the exaltation
of the spirit. The chanting of a mantra is considered the
highest form of meditation.
It includes 1) a mudra,
i.e., a hand gesture or static hand posture (see Gyan mudra
below), 2) a particular breathing pattern or cycle, and 3)
a prescribed sound current or Naad.
Gyan mudra
"The
two most important things in your body are the upper palate,
which
is the base of the hypothalamus, because the hypothalamus
controls the
entire nervous system, and the tip of the tongue, which affects
the central
nerve channel, shushumna.
That controls your entire psyche." Yogi
Bhajan
How does this technology work? The correct pronunciation of
these ancient sounds, causes different parts of the roof of
the mouth to resonate with the tongue touching specific meridian
points (a form of reflexology),
which stimulates different parts of the body, especially the
brain. Actively listening to the inner sound, and the number
of minutes or hours a person chants, all contributes to bringing
the practitioner to inner exalted states of awareness and
transformation. See schedule
below.
There
are 84 meridian points on the roof of the mouth, which the
tongue stimulates as the word
is repeated. These meridian points stimulate the hypothalamus,
and the pituitary gland in the brain directly and immediately
influence glandular function, which in turn alters and transforms
mood, thought, emotions, behavior and physical health. See
Meditation for Everybody.
*
Strengthen your mindset to be successful.
* Gain the drive and inspiration to pick up new skills.
* Achieve greater control over your thought patterns.
* Establish a profound connection with the subconscious mind.
* Improve your capacity for creative thought and problem-solving.
More.
REPEATING A MANTRA FOR ...
3 minutes
- Affects the electromagnetic field, the circulation and stability
of the blood.
7 minutes
- Causes brain patterns to begin to shift and the magnetic
field surrounding the body to increase in strength.
11 minutes
- Begins to transform the nerves and the glandular system.
22 minutes
- The 3 minds, negative, positive, and neutral, begin to balance
and begin to work together. The subconscious mind begins to
clear.
31 minutes
- Allows the glands, breath, and concentration to affect all
the cells and rhythms of the body. Endocrine secretions become
balanced.
62 minutes
- Stimulates the frontal lobe of the brain; pituitary and
pineal glands. You work through the physical body, the emotions
and mental states and are now in communication with aspects
of divinity within self.
2 1/2 hours
- Changes the psyche in its co-relation with the surrounding
magnetic field so that the subconscious mind is held firmly
in the new pattern by the surrounding universal mind. You
can totally remake your psyche. 10
Reasons to Chant Mantras.
40 days is required to change
a habit.
90 days days is required to
confirm a the new habit.
120 days days is required to
make the new habit your identity.
1,000 days days is required
to master the new habit.
Prosperity
Meditation
Try
repeating these ancient sacred sounds and see what changes
occur in your life. Make a personal commitment for a specific
amount of time each day. At dawn or dusk, the meeting of night
and day, are especially beneficial.
Note1:
Sanskrit mantra is a powerful tool for self-development, healing
and transformation. The word mantra means ‘divine speech’.
Sanskrit has been called the Deva Lingua -- literally ‘language
of the gods’. Like Latin it is technically a ‘dead’
language as it isn’t spoken in day to day life, however
its sacred use in spiritual practices continues to this day.
Just about all of today's religions
practice some form of singing or chanting, but most followers
are unaware of the technology, and the true practice of meditation
remains an esoteric exercise. See A
'Sound' Spiritual Experience.
Note2:
"In the beginning was the Word
(Sound), and the Word was with
God, and the Word was (is) God." Genesis 1:1
"Our
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed (holy) be thy Name (Nam
or Word)."
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Ra
Ma Da Sa
Siri
Gaitri Mantra
Healing Meditation
As
taught by Yogi Bhajan
Heal yourself. Heal the world.
Hear this meditation.
Posture:
Sit in easy pose, i.e., with your legs crossed and spine straight
as shown, or sit in a chair with feet flat on the floor.
Focus: Eyes are closed and focused at the third-eye point.
Mantra: Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Say So Hung. The mantra should be
sung in one complete exhalation. As you chant the first Sa,
your navel point is pulled in so that this syllable is abbreviated.
You should also pull your navel point in as you chant Hung.
Hung should be vibrated at the root of the nose. The rest
of the syllables are drawn out in a strong, powerful chant.
Strive to keep your chant at full volume (loud but not raucous)
throughout the meditation. See ScienceOfMantra.com.
Meaning of the Mantra:
Ra = sun energy
Ma = moon energy
Da = earth energy
Sa = infinity, universal energy
Sa (repeated)
Say = the personal embodiment of Sa
So = the personal sense of merger with Sa
Hung = the Infinite, vibrating and real
This mantra literally means: “I am Thou." Or, "the
service of God is within me.“
Mudra: Bend the arms and bring the elbows against the side
of the rib cage. The palms of the hands are parallel and face
the sky (see photo of Snatam Kaur above). The elbows are snug
at your sides with the forearms in close to your upper arms.
The hands are at a 60 degree angle, halfway between pointing
forward and pointing to the sides.
Time: 11 minutes.
End: Inhale deeply, hold your breath and visualize the person
you want to send healing to (it can be yourself). Make that
image in your mind very clear and see a glowing green light
around the person. Keeping that person in your mind, exhale.
Inhale deeply, hold your breath and continue to send the person
healing green light. Still keeping that vision in your mind,
exhale. For the last time, inhale deeply, hold your breath
and see the person very clearly, see the green healing light
bathing the person, bathing every cell in the body.
Exhale
and relax.
Kirtan
Kriya aka
Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation
To improve brain function
and stop Alzheimer's Disease
As taught by Yogi Bhajan.
Note: This specific meditation
has been shown to halt the
disease and-or improve the condition of Alzheimer's patients.
See
research notes.
Posture:
Sit straight in easy pose as shown or in a chair. Meditate
at the brow point (third eye) and produce the five primal
sounds: Sa, Ta, Na, Ma.
These
Sanskrit sounds, Sa, Ta, Na, Ma, translate respectively to
birth, life, death, rebirth.
On
"Sa" touch the first finger, index finger, (Jupiter
finger) with the thumb tip.
On "Ta" touch the middle finger (Saturn finger)
with the thumb tip.
On "Na" touch the ring finger (Sun finger) with
the thumb tip.
On "Ma" touch the pinky (Mercury finger) with the
thumb tip.
Eyes: Eyes are closed and focused at the brow point.
Time: Continue chanting, Sa Ta Na Ma, for a total of 18 or
30 minutes as follows.
Chant
out loud for 3 or 5 minutes
Chant in a whisper for 3 or 5 minutes
Chant mentally in silence for 6 or 10 minutes
Chant in a whisper for 3 or 5 minute
Chant out loud for 3 or 5 minutes
To
End: Inhale deeply. Stretch the hands up as far as possible
and spread them wide. Stretch the spine and take several deep
breaths. Relax at least 1 minute.
Comments: The connotation of the word “kriya”
is an action or series of actions that completes a process
and has a predictable outcome. By practicing Kirtan Kriya,
we can begin to understand the cycle of creation. From the
Infinite comes life, from life comes death or change. From
death or change comes the re-birth of consciousness to the
joy of the Infinite through which compassion leads back to
life.
"When
there comes a moment in your life when nothing works, if all
shelter and hope is gone, when enemies overcome you and friends
have left, do this meditation. The sound current has an Infinite
power. It is the only power that is given to the human to
excel. Vaak Siddhi is the perfection of the sound projection
(a spiritual power that makes what you say happen). Guru Nanak
explained it: ‘Through the mouth you utter a sound current,
to which God listens with love.'
What
you talk is not a sound current. The sound current is that
which you create with the organic matter of your body where
you use your pranas. That has a projective power." Yogi
Bhajan --
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