2011: The Air Tattva Takes us to the Heart of Service

2011 is the year of the Air Tattva, which is associated with the Heart Chakra, the center of kindness and compassion—where “Me” becomes “We.” We will focus on the Air Tattva at Summer and Winter Solstices and throughout the year. The mantra we will be using is “Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru,” the mantra that invokes the spirit of Guru Ram Das: humility, healing, service, and compassion.

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A Note from Gurucharan Singh Khalsa:

The tattvas represent qualities we all experience in our self and nature. They are seasons of change: from earthy solidity that forms a good base, a firm ground for habit, and at the same time resists change; to the etheric quality of formless possibility that lets intention flourish and empowers your words and ideas.

We have been going through these seasons of change as we approach the Aquarian Shift around 11/11/2011 and the first summer solstice of that shift in 2012.

As the air tattva dominates this season of our shift it means we are hit with a whirlwind of ideas inside us and in the world: clashes of ideology, impulsive ideas, intuitive brilliance, and spiritual longing. The old ideas will be challenged. But we do not quite have the full sense of space that allows change to manifest. That comes with the last tattva- the ether. We are poised, energized, impelled, and impaled by arrows of thought that come in legion.

We need above all the neutral mind. We must–before taking any action–drop judgment and bias. We need a healthy skepticism to let our own certainty relax and to invite the rise of new creativity–the gentle nudges of our global kundalini.

The neutral mind only begins after the fourth chakra. The qualities of this mantra (Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru) tap the power of that neutral mind. Only then can healing happen–as the old battles are released, the old questions redefined. Then we can be fully engaged and present to the miracle of being human together.

This is not a time for a new leader, a new religion, a new belief, or a new promise. This is a time to awaken, mature, deliver, and live with spirit and courageous kindness.

This is how I understood this time and why we shared this special miracle mantra from Yogi Bhajan. He gave this mantra to my wife, Gurucharan Kaur Khalsa, to experience a personal miracle when all things seemed impossible and conflicted. And she did. We both did. Then he explained its dynamics to me and gave me the experience of its depths. Now people practice this mantra around the world for healing, as a sadhana, for a 40-day practice. One act of kindness and blessing now blesses us all as One and is a legacy we can share.

Enjoy this mantra however you can. It has immediate effects, for it taps the timelessness beyond the mind’s tumult and conflict.

Sincerely,

Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, PhD
KRI Director of Training for Kundalini Yoga and Meditation

Self-Love is the Essence of Compassion
By Nodia Brent-Lux

The Air Tattva is associated with the Heart Chakra, home of the heart and lungs. Virtually all of the body’s blood travels through the lungs every minute. So the quality of our breath has a direct impact on the quality of our overall health and well-being.

If we sit quietly and spend time breathing deeply, we will notice the lungs expanding and contracting with the breath. If we tune in more deeply, we will also notice that there are places within our bodies that feel shut off from the prana (life force) that is an integral part of the breath. Examination of these areas may reveal that emotional and physical wounds are stored therein – that the body has literally armored itself in response to trauma. We discover that we can make a conscious decision to reintegrate these fragmented aspects of ourselves through compassionate self-inquiry. In learning how to value and care for ourselves, we begin to authentically value and care for others.

Human beings have a symbiotic relationship with plants and trees: We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide; they breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. This is a reflection of the interdependency that we share with each other and all living things. Once we begin to see the world’s joy and despair as our own, the response that results from this connection is compassion.

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