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KauriKriya(SungbymusiciansatthetimeofGuruArjan)

SitinanEasyPose.MUDRA:GyanMudra.Palmsarefacingupandthebacksofthehandsarerestingontheknees.EYEPOSITION:ClosedandfocusedattheThirdEyePoint.BREATHING:Inhaleverydeeply,andthenchantthemantraasyouexhaleveryslowly.Inhaledeeplyandagainchantonexhale.Continue.MANTRA:

SAREGAMAPADHANEESAATAANAAMAA

RAAMAADAASAASAASAYSOHUNG

Themantra istobechantedinanormalmajorscale:DoReMiFaSoLaSiDo.Beginfromthe lowestpitchpossiblesoyoucancompletethetwentycomponentsofthemantrawithoutdeviatingfromthescale.Themantrashouldbechantedverypowerfullythroughout.OnecycleuptoSo takesabout15 seconds. The soundHung is very forceful. Partof this comes frompulling thenavelpoint. Theng-sound inHung ismadethroughthenoseandissustaineduntilalltheairisexpelled.Theoriginalyogiteamaybehelpfulforsoothingandconditioningyourthroatforsinging.

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TIME:ThisKriyamaybepracticedforanylengthoftime,thelongerthebetter.FOCUS: The points of mental focus are very specific. Divide thespinein11partsbeginningwiththetriangleatthebaseofthespineforSaaandproceedupthespineinequalincrementssothatNeeischantedattheneck.Saa ischantedat thebackof thehead (thememoryareawhich isdamagedbydrugs).Taaisatthesolarcenter(fromwhichcancomeasmellthatattractsallhumans).Naa is at the soft spot (the point of death from which the soulleavesthebody).Maa is at the edge of the forehead to the third eye point. (Maarepresents creative destiny and the forehead is the point ofdestiny.)TheremainingsoundsarebeamedfromtheThirdEyePointouttoInfinity.

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COMMENTSThewordkaurreemeanstwentyandreferstotwentysounds.Thefirstsevensoundsarecalledsargam.Thenextfivesounds(s,t,n,manda)arethefiveelevatingmusicalsoundscalledThePanchShabad.ThesetwelvesoundstogetherareknownasSiriSargam.Thenextfoursoundsare:Raa,Maa,Daa,Saa,whichmeansrespectively:Infinity,Thou,Iam,Thou.LasteightsoundsarecalledSiriGaitriMantra.ThetotaltwentysoundsareSiriMantra,LivSarangMantraandGeeannMantra,aswellasKauriKriya,SankhKriyaandSurtiKriya.KauriKriyaisagoodexampleof the combination of mantra, concentration, pranayama, rhythm, melody and all other aspects of Naad Yoga. Contained in this Kriya aremantrasoftheearthandetherelements.Sounds Numberofsounds Level Element

SaReGaMaPaDhaNee 7 Earth

SaaTaaNaaMaa 5(4+1) Structure Ether

RaaMaaDaaSaa 4 ArcLine Ether

SaaSeSoHung 4 SubtleBody Ether

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ThisKriyawillbalancetheEarthandEthercomponentsofyourbeing.KauriKriyaisofSaraswatiwhoisthegoddessofNaadoftheworld.ThemasterofNaadisAkaal,theundyingBeing.ThisKriyaisthefirststeptowardsraisingyourenergyfromthelowertothehighercenters.Itwilltake the apana (eliminativeenergy) into thepranic (generativeenergy) region, balancing andproperly channeling theseenergies. Eventuallypranaandapanawillbothendup inSaraswati, the lotusofone-thousandpetals, thesolarcenterofhighestconsciousness.Thiswill turnthechakraupside-down,sothenectarwillrunoutofit.Throughityoucanattainacompletelybalancedconsciousnessthatcanachieveanything.KauriKriyawilltuneyouintotheUnknown.Thefirsttwelvesounds,SiriSargam,aretheendofeverything.Theywillbringmelody,verbalizationandpower.Whatevereffectyouwantwillhappenonyourworld.Onthephysicallevel,thisKriyawillmaketheglandularsystemsecreteinthesamewaythatitdoesontheeleventhdayofthenewmoonandwillalsoaidinweightreduction.ListeningtothesoundsisanimportantaspectofthisKriya.Youcanexperiencehowvastyouarebothbylisteningtoyourownsoundsorbyplacingyourearnearthespine(middle-upper)ofanotherpersonsoyoucanhearsoundsbeyondthetwelvesounds.Inancienttimes,thisKriyawaspracticedbylargegroupssittinginconcentriccirclesunderadome.Asinglepersonwouldsitinthecenterandleadthechanting. -ReprintedfromAManCalledtheSiriSinghSahib

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YogiBhajanQuotes

”Sa,Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Da,Nee,Sa,TaNaMa,RaMaDaSaSaSeSohung.Thisisthetotality,thisiscalled,kauri“kodi”kriya.GuruArjangaveittotheSikhs;Sikhsbecamemusicians,Sikhsbecamepoets,Sikhsbecameknowledgeable.Inthesetwentywordswhenyoubreatheinonebreathandgotothenotesandthetune,theentireharmonyoftheuniverseiscometoyouasagift.Thereisnothingmoreharmonious,creativetranquilizer,peaceful,objective,soundcurrent.Todaysoundcurrentisbeingsoldinthemarketyouknow,peoplecomelearnfromthesoundcurrent,theydonotknowbasicsoundcurrent.GuruArjanPartakargavetheSikhthesoundcurrentwhenitwaschallenged,whenitwaschallengedthatwithoutourmusicandwithoutourrecitation,youwon'thavethepublic,youwon'thavetheaudience,whatkindofGuruareyou?”-October8,1987“Therearetwentywords.SaReGaMaPaDhaNee;SaTaNaMa;RaMaDaSaSaSeSoHung.Ifyoucansingthemintherhythmofallinonebreathyoucanbewhatyououghttobe,notwhatyouare.”-October22,1978“Inthisuniverse,therearetwentywords,SaReGaMaPaDaNeeSaTaNaMaRaMaDaSaSaSeSo...Students:Hung.YB:Fivetattvas,fivepranasandfiveapanasandfivesushmana,pranaandapana,fifteen,fivetattvas,twenty.”-February25,1986“Sothesearenineteenwordsonsurface,therearetwentywordsinreality.SaTaNaMa,it'sfivewords.SaaaTaaaNaaa...,aaissilent,it'saconnectedsound.Soyouchantlikethis,I'llnotbeinapositiontodoitcorrectly,IjustateandIamonthetimebar,sonormallywhenIcometoteachclassonthesoundandwordsandmantras,IgobackandeatbutmymedicaldoctorsaysIcan'tdoit,soIamintrouble.However,it'slikethis.I'llgoonaverylowtoneandletyouknow,whichyoucan'tdo,whichisnotrighteither.Butjustforyourexample.SaaReeGaaMaaPaaDhaNiSaTaNaMaRaaMaaDaaSaaSaaSaySoHung.ImeanIhavealongbreath,Icandoit,that'swhatIgaveyou.Itwillgiveyounothing,don'texpectanything,itwillgiveyoucapacitytobreatheonebreathaminute.Sothatmeansyoucancontrolyourdeath.Thatmeansanythingwhichcomesaroundtokillyou,youcancontrol,youunderstandwhatIamtellingyou?Youfollow?That'sallitis.–July2,1991“Thesearethosetwentywords,whichGuruArjungave,sothatpeoplebecamemusicianswithonebreathandtheysang.'SaReGaMaPaDaNeSaTaNaMa,RaMaDaSaSaSeSohong'...”-June17,2003

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"Thiskriyawillmaketheglandularsystemsecreteinthesamewaythatitdoesontheeleventhdayofthenewmoonandwillalsoaidinweightreduction."-July2,1991“Youstartchantingwiththelowestnoteyoucanhitandyouchantthemallupinascaletillyoureachthetopone.It'sallinonebreathanditis...andsomehowitreallymotivatesyourKundalini.Nowyoudothismeditationforsevenfollowingdaysandonceyou'vedonethatyoushouldbearemarkableperson.”-October11,1994“Ifyoudonotknowhowtocontrolyourdeadlyenvironments,youshallnotsurviverespectfully,gracefully,nobly,fulfilled.Somethinglikethat.Iam not saying you should be negative or positive, all I am saying is, negative language, negative words, negative approach, negativecommunication,whatevernegativeis,itdrainsfromyourdestinythepositive.”-July2,1991“Therearetwentysoundswhicharecreativeofthewholething,sustainerofthewholething,anddestroyerofthewholething,SaReGaMaPaDaNee,SaTaNaMa,RaMaDaSa,SaSeSoHung,that'sit,ifyoucountthem,theyarenineteen,butactuallytheyaretwentythesecretisSaTaNaMaisfivesounds,buttheylooklikefour.AllmantrasandmahamantrasarecreatedoutofthefirstsevenlettersSaReGaMaPaDaNeecreateseverymantra.SaTaNaMaistheyondername,SaTaNaMa,thesearefourmudrasandthisismahamudra,thegreatsealofthetruth,truthSa-a,Sa-a-Ta-a-Na-a-Ma-a,Sa-Ta-Na-Ma,fivepartsofthebrain,fivepartsofthebraineasternhemisphereandwesternhemisphereareinterrelatedinhypothalamusandwhenyouchantSa-Ta-Na-Mayoulooklikedoingbou,bou,bou,butactuallywiththetongueyouarestimulatingtheupperpalateandthemeridianpointsarestimulating thehypothalamus, hypothalamus ismaking thepineal to radiate,moment it radiates, thepituitarypulsatesand you feel Brahm,that'sallitdoes,it'satotalmechanicalprocessandthismechanicalprocessiscalledthescienceofJap.”-August2,1978“Letusdoitwithonebreath,inhale(startingaslowaspossibleandgoingupthediatonicscale)saregamapadaneesatanamaramadasasasesohung,Thisissargam.ThisisKauriKriya,GuruArjangaveittousinsecret.Itgivesusthepoweroverallraagas.(…)Thereisnothingintheworldthatyoucan’tconquerifyouperfectlyconquerthese20sounds.”-June27th1989

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