NEW VIDEO (9:00 Minutes)
TRATAKA GAZING WITH SOHAM MANTRA:
YOGA AND TANTRA MEDITATION
By Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
http://www.swamij.com/
VIDEO is at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBASQ314m7c
Trataka is gazing, and is a traditional meditation practice of Yoga
and Tantra.
SoHum (or SoHam) is a Universal Mantra, as it relates to the breath,
and everybody breaths.
SoHum is a Sanskrit word that means
"I am that," or "I am that I am."
Inhale with the sound "So,"
And Exhale with the sound "Hum."
Allow the sounds to silently repeat in your mind,
without speaking them aloud.
There are a total of 40 SoHum and breath repetitions
The speed of one repetition is 9 seconds per breath,
which is 6 2/3 breaths per minute.
This rate is ideal for relaxing
the autonomic nervous system, and also
preparing for deep meditation.
Breathe with your diaphragm, while gazing at the center, silently
remembering "So" with inhalation and "Hum" with exhalation.
Attaining Yoga or Union:
Yoga or "Union" is attained by first training, balancing, and purifying each of the aspects of our being individually, and then systematically receding attention inward through those levels, expanding so as to experience the state of Union, Yoga, Samadhi, or Turiya.
