Pranava Dhyana: Contemplating the divine vibration

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PRANAVA DHYANA MEDITATING ON THE SACRED AUM Yogacharya Dr ANANDA BALAYOGI BHAVANANI Chairman International Centre For Yoga Education and Research (ICYER), Ananda Ashram, South India. www.icyer.com

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PRANAVA DHYANA

MEDITATING ON THE

SACRED AUM

Yogacharya

Dr ANANDA BALAYOGI BHAVANANI

Chairman

International Centre For Yoga Education and Research (ICYER),

Ananda Ashram, South India.

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Dhyana or meditation -union with our Supreme Nature -‘Fixing the mind on the Supreme with devotion and discipline’.

Seventh step in Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali

Part of the Antaranga / inner steps of Yoga.

Dharana -one pointed concentration helps us to flow into meditation.

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The final step in the three, free flowing

higher states of consciousness is

SAMADHI

Union with the Divine Nature in the

ULTIMATE

UNIVERSAL

UNIFICATION

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Maharishi Patanjali says,

“desha bandhah chittasya dharana” -

concentration is the process of binding the

consciousness to a point, place, region or

object. (a duality between SEER -SEEN).

“ tatra pratyaya ekatanata dhyanam” -

meditation is a STATE where there is a

steady & continuous flow of attention and

concentration on a point, place, region or

object. (cessation of duality between SEER

and the SEEN).

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PRANAVA

DHYANA

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Pranava Dhyana involves a one pointed concentration on the Roopa and Nada (form and sound) of the sacred Pranava AUM-the Mantra of all Mantras.

Pranava Dhyana harmonizes the body, emotions and mind.

It is an important part of the Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga tradition as taught by Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri.

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Take up any sitting posture with your spine as erect as possible

It is best to do this after performing a few rounds of conscious deep breathing so that the mind is in a calm state.

In this practice emphasis is first placed on making the sounds AAA, UUU and MMMseparately and then in combination.

This is followed by the performance of the practice mentally without the audible sound.

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Part-1-AKARA NADA

Sit in Vajrasana and place

the Chin Mudra on your thighs.

Breathe in deeply into your

lower chest area 2-3-4-5-6.

Breathe out with the sound Aaaaa…….

Now concentrate on the sound Aaaaa

mentally and perform the same practice

three times without the audible sound.

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Part-2-UKARA NADA

Curl your fingers inward to

form the Chinmaya Mudra

and place it on your thighs.

Breathe deeply into your mid

chest region 2-3-4-5-6.

Breathe out with the sound Ooooo …….

Now concentrate on the sound Ooooo…

mentally and perform the same practice three

times without the audible sound.

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Part-3-MAKARA NADA

Perform the Adhi Mudra by clenching

your fists with your thumb in the

centre and place the Mudra on

your thighs.

Breathe deeply into your upper

chest and clavicular regions 2-3-4-5-6.

Now, exhale with the sound Mmmm…….

Now concentrate on the sound mentally and perform the same practice three times without the audible sound.

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Part-4-unites the three earlier parts

Perform Adhi Mudra and then place it with the knuckles of both hands touching in front of the navel. This is now known as the Brahma Mudra.

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Take a deep breath into the low ……..mid

……..and upper chest ……..regions. Now

let the breath out with the sounds of

Aaaaa…Ooo… Mmmm ….

Now concentrate on the sound Aaaaa------

Ooooo------Mmmm and perform the same

practice three times without the audible

sound.

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A performance of 3 to 9 rounds of the

Pranava Dhyana daily helps relax the Body-

Emotion-Mind complex & provides complete

healing through the production of healing

vibrations at all levels of our existence.

This is the cornerstone of Yogic breath

therapy and can produce health and

wellbeing for all.

When the concentrative aspect of the

practice is taken to its peak, a state of

meditation or Pranava Dhyana can ensue.

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THANK

YOU

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