This is a guided visualization meditation on the image of the eight-armed ashtabhuja, the omniscient and omni-powerful woman to whom God itself bows.
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 One: Visualization
Posture & Mudra: Sit in Easy Pose. Bring the thumbs to the mound of Mercury and keep the other fingers straight and together. Raise the hands up, palms facing forward, fingertips at the level of the ears.
Eyes: Close your eyes and concentrate at the pituitary gland, fixing the optical nerve at thirty degrees.
Breath: Breathe consciously.
Visualization: Picture eight powerful hands emerging from your shoulders—four on each side. This is the image of the ashtabhuja, the omniscient and omni-powerful woman to whom God bows. Visualize it. Hypnotize yourself and become a creative deity.
Time
Continue for 3 minutes. To end, inhale and hold the breath, tight, for 30 seconds. Exhale and immediately begin Part Two.
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