40 Day Global Sadhana Be The Light

Spirit Voyage 40 Day Global Sadhana

Day 25

"The greatest progress in life is when you know your limitations

and then you have the courage to drop them."

~ Yogi Bhajan

Inspiration from Ramdesh

Sat Nam Global Sadhana Family,

I've gotten an incredible number of emails about yesterday's message. Many of you are dealing with serious physical problems, and were grateful to have the compassionate view towards our practice. But some of you were confused and asked about whether or not you are supposed to push through the pain, as we're so often taught.

The answer here is that you must do both. As I said yesterday, being compassionate towards yourself doesn't necessarily mean that you don't do a practice. Sometimes being compassionate towards yourself means that you keep up anyway, no matter what you are feeling. But other times compassion is knowing that keeping up means doing the best you can and you best can vary, and that you may have physical challenges you are working on that must be addressed on the physical level first. Only you can tell what is going on inside you. Consult with a yoga teacher nearby if you like, but also listen to the teacher within.

At the crux of this issue is the nature of pain. We have been improperly conditioned to run away from pain and to avoid it at all costs. Very few of us are able to fully inhabit our bodies enough to LISTEN to our pain, to ask it what it is telling us, and to understand what is causing it. Pain that leads to injury is not wanted here; pain that leads to breakthrough can be very powerful. Only you, with your own medical history, personal experiences and feelings, can know what kind of pain you are experiencing.

That said, here's a trick. If you are meditating and suddenly pain happens, breath through it. Feel it out...different pain feels different ways and you can't learn about it by running from it. Eventually you begin to learn the difference between you hurting your body and your mind hurting you.

(As a caveat, if you have any kind of medical concern or condition, consult with a physician to determine if a particular meditation is suitable for you. With so many to choose from in Kundalini yoga, there's no reason to despair. Something will work for you, and that something always works!)

Keeping Up with You,

Ramdesh

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January 26-February 1, 2014

Messages from Ajeet Kaur

Dear Sadhana Yogis,

It can be hard to get sadhana into your day. Especially over the course of 40 days a lot of things can come up that challenge your practice. If you miss a day you can always start day 1 the next day, but there is a great opportunity in these 40 days to choose your sadhana over your situation. For me over these 25 days that has meant practicing through sickness, travel and sometimes chanting very quietly and dancing around my sleeping band in the dark. Whatever you need to do to find a quiet space for your practice, please do it. When we choose ourselves over our circumstances, we choose healing.

Grateful to be flowing through this sadhana with you,

Ajeet

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Simple Instructions for the "Be The Light" Global Sadhana
with Ajeet Kaur

Our Meditation

Teacher:	Ajeet Kaur
Start Date:	July 8, 2013
End Date:	August 16, 2013

40 Day Global Sadhana: Be The Light with Ajeet Kaur

Instructions for Our Meditation

Radiance and Protection

Meditation for the Arcline

Part 1: The Naryan Shabad (track 1)

Interlock your fingers, thumbs touching and palms facing down, and lift the mudra above your head. Lengthen your spine, lift your heart, and pull your chin in slightly. Look down at the tip of your nose and chant with the Narayan Shabad for 24 minutes.

To End: Inhale and bring your hands crossed over the heart center, right over left. Hold this breath for 15 seconds. Exhale. Inhale. Hold 13 seconds. Exhale. Inhale. Hold 8 seconds. Exhale.

Part 2: The Narayan Shabad (Track 1)

Stay in this posture with your hands crossed over your heart, and chant along with the Narayan Shabad for 4 minutes. Then turn off the music and chant the word Narayan with strength from the navel for 2 minutes.

To End: Inhale deeply and put pressure on your heart center with both hands. Squeeze, and press every molecule so the energy is distributed equally. Hold for 10-15 seconds and then push the air out through rounded lips quickly and powerfully in a cannon fire breath. Repeat 3 times, and relax.

Part 3: Dance! Gobinda (Track 2)
For as long as you are inspired!

Comments: This meditation works on the arcline which is our source of protection and projection in this world. A clear and strong arcline enhances our power of prayer, of intention, and allows us to be in our radiance and grace in any situation. Practice this Global Sadhana meditation for 40 days to shine the light of your soul in every moment, and to leave behind any patterns of insecurity.

The Narayan Shabad

Complete Mantra:
naam niranjan neer naraa-in.
rasnaa simrat paap bilaa-in. ||1||
naaraa-in sabh maahi nivaas.
naaraa-in ghat ghat pargaas.
naaraa-in kahtay narak na jaahi.
naaraa-in sayv sagal fal paahi. ||1||

naaraa-in man maahi aDhaar.
naaraa-in bohith sansaar.
naaraa-in kahat jam bhaag palaa-in.
naaraa-in dant bhaanay daa-in. ||2||

naaraa-in sad sad bakhsind.
naaraa-in keenay sookh anand.
naaraa-in pargat keeno partaap.
naaraa-in sant ko maa-ee baap. ||3||

naaraa-in saaDhsang naraa-in.
baaraN baar naraa-in gaa-in.
basat agochar gur mil lahee.
naaraa-in ot naanak daas gahee.

Language: Gurmukhi

Source: Siri Guru Granth Sahib

Author: Guru Arjan Dev

Translation:
The flawless name is the flow of Narayan, the sacred waters of the Divine. Chanting it with the tongue all mistakes are washed away. Narayan lives within all. Narayan awakens each and every heart. Chanting Narayan, one does not fall into the underworld. By serving Narayan every fruit is obtained. Within my mind is the support of Narayan. Narayan is the boat to cross the world-ocean. By speaking Narayan, Yamaa, the messanger of death, flees. Narayan shatters the teeth of Maya, the witch of worldly entanglement. Narayan is forever and ever the forgiver. Narayan gives peace and bliss. Narayan reveals magnificence. Narayan is mother and father of the saint. By constantly repeating Narayan, the blessed sangat becomes Narayan. Again and again sing Narayan. Upon meeting the Guru the incomprehensive is revealed. Servant Nanak has adopted Narayan's support.

Translation by Himmat Singh

More Information:
The Narayan Shabad was composed by the fifth Sikh Master, Guru Arjan.

Narayan is one of the many different names for the Divine. It relates to the quality of water. As a plant needs water for its flowers to blossom, in the same way chanting Narayan nurtures the Divine Identity within you so that your soul can bloom into its full beauty and grace.

Narayan is the quality that restores. It allows life to become fresh, lush and green again.

Narayan also can defend against death. It is said in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib that when Narayan is chanted, death cannot approach.

Chanting this Shabad restores what has been lost. It brings forth abundance and life. It protects against the power of death.

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Global Sadhana to Go!

This track contains full audio guidance by Ajeet Kaur through the Meditation for the Arcline, featuring her full-length versions of the Narayan Shabad and Gobinda. This powerful meditation brings prosperity, peace, and the wisdom to go with the flow.

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