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Chanting AUM
The practice is to chant oṃ from the navel to the sahasrāra through seven stations. Sit in vajrāsana. Perform five rounds of prāṇāyāma with the mantra oṃ. Direct the sound from the navel upward through seven steps to the crown. Return the sound to the navel afterward. Close the eyes to concentrate. Hear the sound in the ears during the chant. The common way uses only three steps, but true yoga requires the sevenfold navel path. With proper learning, the energy will also descend from the navel to the mūlādhāra. Refine the chant using vowel sounds like a, u, and i. Let the sound flow beautifully through the nostrils and travel upward. Feel the resonance in the eyes and ears comfortably. When the lips close, the sound goes from the palate down to both nostrils. Then it moves to the bindu and again to the sahasrāra. Practice daily to understand this ascending movement.
"Five times this 'oṃ' from the navel to the sahasrāra."
"When we close our lips, at that time, it will go from the palate, coming down to both nostrils, then it will go again into bindu and sahasrāra."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
