Let us remember that structure equals freedom. We need to be of The Grisht Ashram, which is an enlightened yogi living in the practical world, not as a renunciate. In order to get there within ourselves (and collectively as a species), we need to lay a strong inner foundation, so we are then able to disassociate from our monkey mind. It is not boring to practice a daily ritual that allows a human being’s true nature, which is one of ease and bliss, to thrive, thus enabling them to go out into the world and operate from the best of themselves, with their specific talents to serve the world and lift up humanity as a whole. Boredom, when used in this sense, as the byproduct of the correct use of a daily spiritual routine, is the way to liberation. However, part of the experience is what The Buddhists refer to as, The Middle Path, and what my Kundalini Yoga teacher, the masterful Guru Singh, refers to as “boredom”. Now, as most of us who meditate regularly know, “to endure” isn’t quite the right verb to use here, since being in a meditative state is sheer bliss for the most part. One of the key components of being able to discern one’s innermost motives and intentions, is through a person’s availability to endure meditative states for certain amounts of time. This ability to monitor my thoughts, check in with where I’m coming from, clarify my purpose in speaking aloud etc… comes from trial and error, as do so many aspects of being human. I felt more comfortable expressing my particular viewpoint of situations and events as I grew more confident in my innate wisdom, moral compass, sense of right and wrong, so that I was able to control my emotions more and more, allowing for my intention to ring loud and clear, and not get drowned out by feelings. Fortunately, the shyness dissipated as I grew up. Ever since I was a child, I have been a deeply feeling individual who, even though shy, spoke up and out to those around me as best I could. I’ve never been one to hide from my feelings, au contraire. I feel them deep within me, when my experience of a krya (a set of postures) mantra (the mind projects) and asana (posture), is so plentiful, that the resulting affection it brings cascades out of me in a river of emotional tears. These moments of sobbing are still highs, they are not lows, since they are attributed to the divine intelligence that creates life. Some highs result in many minutes of ecstatic bliss and reverie, from the vast visceral experiences they bring, while the effect of other highs brings about a flood of tears. It allows us to relax into our infinite self.I am now halfway through this wondrous journey known as Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training - KYTT200HR - and I must say, with a big smile that radiates throughout my entire face, and somehow has me as enlivened as is Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat when he gleefully says “I like” I have experienced many highs from these teachings during the training. So imagine what chanting this mantra every day, just three times, can do! Day by day, accumulatively, it opens our receptivity, it nourishes our intuition, it offers us a moment’s respite from the endless dialogue of the lower minds. It brings us into a receptive state of consciousness, tuning us in to the intuitive messages from our body and mind. It links the finite ‘me’ with infinity.īy chanting ‘Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo’ at the start of our kundalini yoga practice, we invite our ego, our ‘lower mind’ to acquiesce, allowing our higher self, our intuition, our neutral mind and innate wisdom to take the wheel and guide us through our yoga and meditation. It connects us with the realm of Buddha/ Christ/ Guru Nanak consciousness. ‘Adi’ means ‘primal’ or ‘first’, and this mantra tunes us in to the wisdom of all those who have practised before us our teachers, our teachers’ teachers and the consciousness that holds them all. It was an extended version of how we open the space for our everyday kundalini yoga practice, and it was GLORIOUS! The first meditation we practiced at White Tantra in London last weekend was 31 minutes of chanting the Adi Mantra – Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo – sitting in easy pose with eyes closed and hands in prayer mudra.
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