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Posture:
Sit in Easy Pose. Make your spine straight.
Focus:
Close your eyes.
Breath:
As you listen to the instruments play this tune, whistle with it. Hear the
sound of the whistle at the brow point.
Mudra:
Put your hands on opposite shoulders. Your arms must cross. Hold your
shoulders well, the arms relaxed on the chest. This is a posture of peace.
Mantra:
Listen to a tape of the mantra:
Ardaas Bhayee, amar daas
guroo,
Amar daas guroo, ardaas
bhayee,
Raam daas guroo, raam daas
guroo,
Raam daas guroo, sachee
sahee.
The translation of the mantra is: “The
grace of Guru Amar Das (who is the hope of the hopeless) and Guru Ram Das
(who is the King of the yogis and Bestower of blessings—past, present and
future) guarantee the prayer will be answered and all one’s needs provided
for.”
Time:
Continue for 15-31 minutes. Then begin long, slow, deep breathing.
Mentally listen to the echo of your whistling. Hear the sound you created
before. Continue long, slow, deep breathing for 3-11 minutes.
End:
End with 3 powerful breaths. Inhale deep through the nose, hold for 5-10
seconds, then exhale powerfully through the mouth. As you hold the breath
in, put all the pressure downward on your shoulders with your hands. Press
them down and keep the spine steady and straight. Repeat the breath three
times. Then relax.
Comments:
This meditation will refine the sattvic guna of your mind. Inside of
yourself be very calm, quiet. Once you begin long, slow, deep breathing and
mentally listen to the sound you made whistling before, bring your unison
power of the mind, the subtle sattvic guna mind, to listen. Once you
learn to listen this way, you can listen in exactly the same way to what
God’s Will is. When you can still the mind, refine it, command its guna,
then you can listen to God’s Will, discern what it is, then act. Life will
be very easy, content and fulfilled. In the Bible you are told the same
thing. There is a word called, “Behold” “Behold yourself. Be within
yourself and listen.” |