We take to the breathing.

Vigorous breathing followed by the Rhythmic breathing.

To energise and harmonize.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Stay with the breathing.

Watch over it.

The longer the breath, the better it is.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass –

Stand behind, stay with the breathing.

Through the breathing, be centred and reach to a stop in yourself.

Equal inbreath, equal outbreath –

Strong enough to keep you energised.

 

(10 minutes of rhythmic breathing)

 

We chant the Gayatri Mantra now.

Take a deep, long and strong breath each time before you chant.

At the end of each round of chanting, empty out of breath completely.

Be with the chant throughout.

 

Om Bhur Bhuvaha Swaha

Om Tat Sat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi

Dhiyo Yonaha Pracodayad

 

‘May the glorious light of Savitri, Godly light,

Illumine the whole of our being,

Awaken to light the whole of our self?

This is a prayer.’

 

(10 minutes of chanting)

 

Go back to yourself and to the breathing for five minutes.

It will centre you, draw you in – bring you to a stop in yourself.

Through the stop reach into your heart, reach to meditation.

Then we will follow it up with Jagriti, Awakening and Abhishek, Anointment Kriya.

 

Keep to the breathing – the longer the breath, the better it is.

Fill up completely, empty out completely –

Strong enough to keep you energised.

It will keep you alert; it will keep you sharp –

And it will keep you awake.

You should be able to hear it.

It will centre you, keep you centred –

And it will keep you stopped in yourself.

 

If thoughts come up allow them to pass –

Stand behind, stay with the breathing.

 

We work first with Jagriti, Awakening, from the first centre up.

Three minutes of sounding each centre.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way down to the centre.

Feel the centre through the sound.

Be stopped in the centre through the sounding – there to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Feel the centre through the sound.

 

OM…

 

The first centre, Muladhar, the root support…

 

OM…

 

…between the anus and the genitalia.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence, centred in the first centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up, allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay with the breathing.

Stay stopped in the centre through the breathing.

Feel the centre, be there, stopped in the centre totally and completely –

As you breathe in and out from the centre.

 

We move up to the second centre, at the root of the genitals – Swadisthana.

Three minutes of sounding.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way down to the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the sounding –

There to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence centred in the second centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move up to the third centre, the navel – Manipura.

Three minutes of sounding.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way down to the centre.

Feel the centre, there to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence, centred in the navel –

The third centre, Manipura.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay centred and stopped in the centre.

 

We move up to the fourth centre –

The heart, middle of the chest, Anahata.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound to the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the sounding.

There to open awaken.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence centred in the heart, the fourth centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay stopped in the centre through the breathing

 

We move up to the fifth centre, the throat – Vishudha.

Take a deep, long, strong breath before you start sounding,

And empty out of breath completely after each round of sounding.

Follow the sound.

Feel the centre through the sounding –

There to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence, centred in the fifth centre –

The throat, Vishudha.

Breathe in and out from the centre.

Be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come, allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay centred in the centre through the breathing.

 

We move up to the sixth centre,

Between the eyebrows – the Agnya Centre.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound to the centre.

Feel the centre, there to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Be stopped in the centre through the sounding.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence centred in the sixth centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre.

Be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay centred in the centre through the breathing.

 

We move to the top of the head, the seventh centre – Sahashrar.

Three minutes of sounding.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way to the centre.

Feel the centre, there to open and awaken.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence centred in the centre.

Breathe in and out from the centre.

Feel the centre.

Be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – Stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move up above the head to the sky,

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way up, as high as you can reach –

To the skies, to the heavens.

Feel the heavens, there to open out.

 

OM…

 

Now three minutes in silence, centred in the skies as high as you can be.

Breathe into and out from the sky, from the heavens.

Be centred in the heavens above the head, as high as you can be.

Feel the skies, the heavens, through the breathing.

 

Now we start coming down with Abhishek, Anointment.

The seventh centre once again, top of the head, Sahasrar.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Three minutes.

 

OM…

 

Feel the centre; be centred in the centre through the sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the seventh centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre.

Be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move down to the sixth centre, Agnya centre.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the sixth centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre.

 

We move down to the fifth centre, the throat. Vishudha.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the throat centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move down to the fourth centre, the heart. Anahata.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the heart.

Breathe into and out from the heart.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing,

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move down to the third centre, the navel. Manipura.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound to the centre.

Feel the centre; be centred in the centre through the sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the navel, the third centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing,

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move down to the second centre. Swadishthana.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound, feel the sound all the way down to the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence, centred in the second centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing,

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

We move down to the first centre. Muladhar.

Take a deep, long, strong breath each time before you start sounding.

Follow the sound all the way down to the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through sounding.

 

OM…

 

Three minutes in silence centred in the first centre.

Breathe into and out from the centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre through the breathing.

 

Now, we move up to the heart centre, Anahata for ten minutes in silence.

Breathe into and out from the heart centre.

Feel the centre; be stopped in the centre through the breathing.

If thoughts come up allow them to pass – stand behind.

Stay with the centre, the heart centre through the breathing.

 

Finally we move above the head to the heavens for ten minutes in silence –

As high as you can be.

Breathe into and out from the skies, from the heavens.

Open out above into the heavens.

Feel yourself lifted above the head into the skies, into the heavens.

Be stopped in the heavens through the breathing.

Feel for grace, feel for light.

 

 

Arya Vihar

21 November 2001