When we live only by reflex, we lose contact with our source of higher energy, integration, and inspiration. If we are to find God, the Infinite, we must first stop looking for Him and find ourselves. To find ourselves we must first value ourselves and the life energy that sustains us.
In this two-part breath meditation you begin to realize through your own grace that you don’t need to find God: God will find you. The heart center opens and your consciousness is altered.
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: 16 Stroke Breath
Posture: Sit in Easy Pose.
Breath & Mantra: Breathing only through your nose, inhale completely in 16 equal strokes. Resist each inhalation slightly by making your nostrils smaller. Then exhale in one continuous breath.
Hear the sound of your breath on the inhale as Sat. Let the breath and sound strike the bend of the nose as you inhale.
Eyes: Focus your eyes on the bend of the nose between the eyebrows.
Time
Continue for 5 minutes on the first day. Then each day increase the time by 1 minute to a maximum of 31 minutes.
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