This kriya helps us assess how well we coordinate our actions and our words, and begin to bring them into harmony. If they are out of alignment, there will be a duality in personality that we experience as conflict. It is important to regularly assess ourselves in this manner, until the mind is trained to say only what is true. Then we can know the full depth of the self and the unlimited creativity of our human existence.
Before you begin your practice, tune-in by chanting the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
How to chant the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Sit in Easy Pose with your spine straight. Press your palms together in Prayer Pose at the center of the chest, sides of the thumbs pressed against the sternum. With your eyes closed, focus your concentration at the Third Eye Point located between the eyebrows at the root of the nose, about a half inch under the skin. Inhale deeply and as you exhale chant Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, on one breath. The sound Dev is chanted a minor third higher than the other sounds. If you cannot chant it all on one breath, take a short breath after Ong Namo. Repeat the mantra three times. The meaning of Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo is: I call on the creative infinite consciousness of the universe. I call on the divine wisdom within me.
Part 1: Affirmation
Note: This kriya is especially well-suited to a class setting, where the students can repeat after the teacher. If you would like to practice at home, you can either make a recording of yourself speaking the words and use that for a call and response, or you can simply read the words aloud.
Posture: Sit straight in Easy Pose, hands in Gyan Mudra.
Affirmation: While the teacher speaks these words, the student listens with eyes closed, then repeats the words aloud. Listen carefully.
Repeat the affirmation 1 time, then open your eyes. Assess what percentage of what was said you totally agreed to in consciousness.
I am an individual.
Very graceful.
Totally pious.
Absolutely perfect.
Unmistakably beautiful.
There is nothing the word can describe.
I am absolutely righteous.
A living truth.
In my conversation with friends.
In my conversation with enemies.
In my political life.
In my social life.
In my material life.
In my individual life.
In my private life.
I am absolutely correct.
Righteous.
Wise.
And totally good.
I understand.
Everything.
Absolutely.
I am perfect in knowledge.
I created God.
He never created me.
I am not kidding—it is the truth.
I am talking about it.
Therefore, I am the Creator.
I can create the word “God.”
By writing it on the wall.
By speaking it with my tongue.
By communicating with people.
I made the radio.
Television.
I print the newspaper.
I spread everything which I know to do.
I am master and owner of this whole Universe.
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