Raja Yoga is the technique of union through mental concentration. The power of this set depends on the mental focus of the pranic energy channeled by the breath. Once the energy is raised along the silver chord (pituitary to pineal gland), the finite consciousness can fly into the sense of infinity, which is the basic need and heritage of the soul. This is why you chant Hum: we, followed by Ong: infinite creative consciousness.
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.
Long Deep Breathing
Posture: Sit erect in Easy Pose or Lotus Pose.
Breath: Become aware of the breath as a divine flow of awakening energy and feel it as the pulse of life. Notice if it is mostly through the left nostril or the right nostril. Begin long, deep and slow, powerful breaths completely linking your mind with the breath.
Time
Continue for 3 minutes.
Chakra Focus Series
Focus the consciousness on the First Chakra at the rectum. Inhale deeply and feel the breath massage the rectum and lightly contract it. Exhale and mentally feel the elimination through the rectum. Continue for 1 minute.
Concentrate on the Second Chakra, the sex organs, and close off the rectum. Inhale and draw up the sex organs, pulling the rectum and sex organs gently together. Continue with long deep breathing for 1 minute.
Concentrate on the Third Chakra, the Navel Point. Pull up the first two centers and draw them to the Navel Point with the inhale. Mix the breath flow at the Navel Point and exhale. Continue for 1 minute.
Concentrate on the Fourth Chakra, the Heart Center. This is the point between the two nipples. Pull all the lower three centers up, pulling the Diaphragm Lock: the chest is lifted and doesn’t drop with the exhale. Breathe long and slow, deeply concentrating the breath from the base of the spine to the Heart Center. Let the concentration and breath go higher up the spine from the Heart Center with each inhale. Continue for 3 minutes.
Time
Total time is 6 minutes. To end, apply the chin lock, Jalandhara Bandh: the chin is pulled back so the neck is straight. Press the eyes up and back and focus at the pineal gland. This pathway becomes energized like a shining rod. Inhale, exhale, and hold the breath out. Inhale and relax the breath.
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