Handbook

“The Bond of Grace is a very simple device to breach the

boundaries of who you are, so that something far bigger
than you becomes a part of you and your life. Now we
will have to do a lot of work for you. At some moment I
uttered it, so I am not able to go back on it. You give seven
percent – I give hundred percent. It is a stupid deal. I have
always been stupid; that is the problem with me, and that
is why it has worked out wonderfully well for me, because
I never used my smartness – I just rode on Shiva’s
shoulder. He has been more than wonderful. I hope your
lives become like that too. If you allow this to happen, if
you breach this barrier as to what is ‘me,’ what is ‘mine,’
what is ‘not mine,’ I will ensure that your lives also
become as wonderful as can be. It is my wish and my
blessing that you should get there soon.”
What is Ishanga 7%?
Ishanga 7% is an immense possibility and sacred partnership offered by Sadhguru for you
to become receptive to grace and experience this as a living presence in all that you do.

Becoming an Ishanga 7% Partner means that you are willing to regularly contribute 7% or more
of your earnings towards Isha’s various projects. By making this offering, you nourish the life
within you and also directly contribute towards Sadhguru’s vision for humanity.

Anyone who has a source of income (salary, business or other) can register for Ishanga 7%. Visit
isha.sadhguru.org/ishanga7 to sign up for this profound partnership with Sadhguru.

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 “Once you take this Bond of Grace into your house, you must
be in such a way, any moment, if I walk in, you must be ready,
always. It is a constant invitation and a constant presence.”

Bond of Grace
Ishanga 7% Partners receive Bond of Grace (formerly known as Nanmai Uruvam), a consecrated
form that has been energized within the Dhyanalinga. This form is offered only to Ishanga 7%
Partners. During an online program “Sadhguru Offers Bond of Grace”, you will be initiated into a
powerful process with the consecrated form. This process is to be practiced every day to enhance
your connection with grace.

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Placing the Bond of Grace
• You can create a space for the Bond of Grace in your home or office. If you wish, it can
also be placed at your bedside. After choosing a space, keep the Bond of Grace on a table
or platform.

• Place the Bond of Grace on the white cotton cloth that you have received. If the cloth
becomes old or tears, replace it with a new white cotton cloth.

• While doing the daily process, keep the Bond of Grace on the floor, on the white cotton
cloth. If you cannot sit comfortably on the floor to do the daily process, keep the Bond of
Grace on a table and sit on a chair to do the process.

• Since the Bond of Grace is a sacred form, it is important that you maintain a certain
sanctity in the space where it is placed. Cleanliness in the physical atmosphere must be
maintained in the immediate space of the Bond of Grace.

• If you are keeping the Bond of Grace in a separate enclosure, it is advisable that it be left
open for at least a few hours in the day, so that the energies can permeate the entire space.

• There is no specific direction for placing the Bond of Grace. The Bond of Grace can
be placed with the Linga Bhairavi Yantra, Linga Bhairavi Gudi, Sadhguru Sannidhi,
Dhyanalinga Yantra, Adiyogi statue or any deities you may have.

• Shoes should always be removed before entering the room where the Bond of Grace is
placed. If the Bond of Grace must be kept in a space where shoes will be worn, such as an
office, then the Bond of Grace should be raised off the floor. Please use a table or platform
in such situations.

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Bond of Grace on Cloth

Bond of Grace on Low Table

Bond of Grace at Bedside

Bond of Grace on High Table

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Preparing for the Daily Process
• It is beneficial to have a bath or shower before you sit for the process.

• You may do the process at any time of the day or night. Your spouse or immediate blood
relatives (only parents, siblings and adult offspring) can also do the process if they wish at
any time of the day or night.

• You are required to do the process once per day. If you wish, you may do it more than once.

• You need not be on empty stomach to do the process. However, it is best you maintain a
light stomach condition.

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Lamp
You should have an oil lamp made of mud, copper or brass, dedicated specifically to the Bond of
Grace. It should not be used for any other purpose. If you also have the Linga Bhairavi Yantra or
Sadhguru Sannidhi, a separate lamp should be used. The lamp should be lit using ghee (clarified
butter) or sesame (gingelly) oil. It should be lit during the daily process. At all other times, lighting
the lamp is optional. Please avoid using a candle.

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Theertham
It is best to add tulsi (holy basil) leaves and paccha karpuram (edible camphor) to the water.
Note that paccha karpuram is different from the camphor used for arati (fire offering). If this is
not possible, plain water can be used.

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 Leaf
In case vilva leaves are not
available, please offer a flower or any
other leaf to the Bond of Grace.

Arati stand
You can use an arati
stand of your choice
made of brass, copper
or silver. This is easily
available in any
Indian store.
Process
During the online program “Sadhguru Offers Bond of Grace”, Sadhguru will initiate
you into a powerful process with the consecrated form. Please do not attempt the
process until you are initiated into it during the program.

• Light the lamp.

• Sit comfortably in front of the Bond of Grace with your eyes closed. You can sit in a
cross-legged posture (sukhasana or ardhasiddhasana) or vajrasana. If you cannot
sit on the floor, you can sit in a chair with ankles crossed (right over left). Place your
hands on your thighs with palms facing upward.

• Chant the following mantra three times:

Aum Yogishwaraya Namaha

Aum Sadhguruve Namaha

Aum Bhuteshwaraya Namaha

• After chanting the mantra three times, take the theertham vessel in your left hand,
pour water into your right hand, say “Swaha” once and drink the theertham. This is
one cycle. Do three cycles in total.

• Chant Karpura Gauram once with arati:

Karpura Gauram Karuna Avataram

Samsara Saram Bhujagendra Haram

Sada Vasantam Hridaya Ravinde

Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami

• Keep your hands on your thighs with palms facing upward. Sit with your eyes closed
for a minimum of 6-7 minutes. If you wish, you can sit for a longer time.

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Care while Travelling
• If you are travelling for less than 10 days, there is no need to carry the Bond of Grace with
you. If you are travelling for a longer duration, you can carry the Bond of Grace with you and
continue doing the daily process.

• In order to avoid damage in transit, please take care to appropriately protect and cover the
Bond of Grace with a white cotton cloth. You can place the Bond of Grace in a box made of a
natural material like wood (not plastic), or the box in which it was shipped to you.

• In case carrying the Bond of Grace with you is not possible, your spouse or immediate blood
relative (only parents, siblings and adult offspring) can do the daily process. You can also
visualize the daily process.

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Cleaning the Bond of Grace
• While cleaning, do not wash the Bond of Grace in water.

• Periodically, you can gently brush, dust or wipe the Bond of Grace with a clean white cotton
cloth dipped in lemon/tamarind juice or plain water, without touching the sutra (consecrated
thread). After this, gently wipe the Bond of Grace with a damp cotton cloth.

• Touching the sutra must be avoided to ensure minimal interference with the energies of the
Bond of Grace.

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Care during
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
• If you wish, the Bond of Grace can be covered in neem/vilva leaves or a turmeric-dyed cloth
during full and partial eclipses. Note that this is not mandatory.

• Soak a clean white cotton cloth in water mixed with turmeric powder. Ensure the cloth is
fully dry before placing it on the Bond of Grace.

• Afterwards, you can bury or burn the leaves or cloth. If you wish to, you can keep
the turmeric-dyed cloth and reuse it for future eclipses. Do not use it for other purposes
in between.

• If the eclipse is not visible from your city, you need not cover the Bond of Grace.

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Changing the Sutra
The sutra on the Bond of Grace has to be changed only if it breaks, gets
damaged or burnt. A new sutra can be received only by you. You will need to
come to the Isha Yoga Center, Coim batore on any Amavasya (new moon)
day and meet the Ishanga 7% Team, who will guide you on how to receive
and change the sutra. You do not need to bring the Bond of Grace to the
Center to change the sutra.

In case you cannot come to the Isha Yoga Center in person, you can email
7percent@ishafoundation.org and the Ishanga 7% Team will courier a new
sutra to you and also email you a video link with the sutra tying instructions.

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 “We are not interested in what you have. We
are interested in you. Seven percent of yourself,
you must give because if seven percent of you
is with me, that means you have managed to
weave your life with the Divine.
 
When you weave your life with an energy,
with a possibility which is much larger than
yourself, it is important that you maintain
a few things. When you take such an energy
home, within yourself, some simple changes
and discipline are needed. You must keep
falsehood, jealousy, and hatred aside in your
life, because when you weave your life with an
energy beyond yourself, it is very important
that you keep your hands clean.
 
One who manages this, one who weaves their
life with this energy, with utmost devotion
and trust, such people will never have to worry
about failure, disease, death – all these can be
effortlessly handled.
 
It is my wish and my blessing that now that
in some way, you are taking me home, I want
you to use this not just for your material
wellbeing but for your ultimate wellbeing.”

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Ishanga 7% Contributions
By offering yourself, you nourish the life within you, and as your contributions touch the lives
of others, you can enjoy a profound experience of joy and fulfillment, which is beyond measure.
Once you are in this state of inclusion, life can happen in indescribable ways.

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Online donations
You have the option to set up an online recurring donation to automate the process of
your 7% contributions.

Alternatively, you can also make regular one-time online donations.

Visit isha.sadhguru.org/ishanga7 and click on Donate for online donation options.

Offline donations
You can also donate via bank transfer, cheque or demand draft.
Please email 7percent@ishafoundation.org for more information.

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Are Ishanga 7% contributions tax deductible?

Yes, Ishanga 7% contributions are tax deductible under Section 80G for Indian taxpayers.

I currently don’t have a job but I wish to become an Ishanga 7% partner. What do I do?

If you do not currently have a job, you may still hold Sadhguru as a partner. There is no
obligation to contribute when you don’t have an income. Once the income resumes, you can
start 7% contributions.

In case of employer matches, does the matching contribution have to be in

addition to my 7%?

Yes, employer match must be in addition to your 7% contribution, rather than being part of it.

How frequently should I contribute?

We recommend that you contribute on a monthly basis by setting up an online recurring

donation. Alternately you can contribute quarterly, semi-annually, annually or at any other
frequency that suits you. Typically, salaried people may contribute monthly and business
owners may prefer annual contributions.

If I have multiple sources of income, how frequently do I contribute?

Payment frequency will differ based on the individual situation. For example, if you have a
salaried job and a business on the side, you can contribute monthly for salary and annually for
your business.

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“How to experience presence? If you become absent, there will be a strong presence.
You are unwilling to be absent, so I am telling you, let there be seven percent absence
from today, because seven percent of your life is mine. If you are absent seven percent,
I will offer you hundred percent presence. It is like if your house is closed up and
it is feeling suffocating, even if you open the window only seven percent, air will
come and fill up the whole house. I am only asking you to open the window seven
percent, not because I am going to be seven percent. Because you do not dare to open it
hundred percent, I am working with your seven percent, but I am not seven percent. I
am either zero or hundred – I do not know anything in between. I only soaked myself
in eternity; I never learnt numbers. For me there is no seven; I don’t have percentages.
I am zero or Infinite.”
Frequently Asked Questions
When can I receive the Bond of Grace?

Once you register for the Ishanga 7% partnership, you can attend the next “Sadhguru Offers
Bond of Grace” program, receive the consecrated form and be initiated into the daily process. This
Ishanga 7% Team will email you once the program date is announced.

Can I receive more than one Bond of Grace?

No, an Ishanga 7% Partner can receive only one Bond of Grace.

If I am unable to attend the program, can somebody else attend on my behalf?

The program is a very powerful and intimate opportunity for you to be initiated into the daily
process and deepen your experience of the Ishanga 7% partnership. So it is necessary for you to
attend the program yourself.

I have registered for the Ishanga 7% partnership. Is it necessary for me to receive

the Bond of Grace?
No, you can retain your Ishanga 7% commitment even without receiving the Bond of Grace.

I have already received the Bond of Grace/Nanmai Uruvam, can I participate in “Sadhguru
Offers Bond of Grace” again?
Yes. You can visit isha.sadhguru.org/ishanga7 for upcoming program dates and register for
“Sadhguru Offers Bond of Grace” once again. This is a beautiful opportunity for you to refresh
your Ishanga 7% sadhana and connect with grace.

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 “The idea of consciously bringing
grace into one’s life is to allow
another dimension of intelligence
to function in your life. If that does
not happen, then the entire life
process will be too mundane to
bear with. Once you are actively
seeking and accessing grace, you
must allow things beyond your own
understanding, beyond your own
likes and dislikes. That is when you
truly benefit from this.”
I have the Linga Bhairavi Yantra and/or the Sadhguru Sannidhi. Can I also receive the
Bond of Grace?
Yes, you can receive the Bond of Grace even if you have the Linga Bhairavi Yantra and/or the
Sadhguru Sannidhi.

Can I gift the Bond of Grace to somebody else?

No, the Bond of Grace cannot be gifted to someone else as it is not designed to work like that.

Is it mandatory to complete Inner Engineering or an Isha Yoga Program to receive the

Bond of Grace?
No, it is not mandatory to complete Inner Engineering or an Isha Yoga Program to become
an Ishanga 7% Partner or receive the Bond of Grace. However, this will greatly enhance your
experience and make you more receptive to the process.

What should I do if the Bond of Grace gets damaged?

In case of damage, please contact the Ishanga 7% Team.

If the Bond of Grace gets damaged, is that a bad omen?

No, but please contact the Ishanga 7% Team as soon as possible.

In case of situations like birth/death in the family, accidents, etc., should we continue to do
the daily process?
Yes, the daily process can be continued if the social or religious norms allow. It would also be
supportive for you in such situations.

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“Not just seven percent of your money,
seven percent of your life is not
yours from today. Seven percent of
everything that you are is not yours
anymore. Try this, then you will
realize one day, even one percent is
not yours. That is the reality of life.
Most people realize this only when
they die. I want you to at least become
seven percent realized. I am going very
gently with you.”
Can women do the daily process during menstrual cycles or pregnancy?
Yes, there are no such restrictions.

If I don’t do the daily process for a certain period of time, does the Bond of Grace need to be
re-energized?
No, there is no need to re-energize the Bond of Grace. You can restart the daily process to enhance
your connection with grace.

Can I do my other yoga practices in the Bond of Grace room?

Yes, it is beneficial for you and others to do your practices in the vicinity of the Bond of Grace.

Should I do my other yoga practices before or after the daily process?

There are no guidelines or restrictions. You can do these in any order you wish.

Can my children be in the room when I do the daily process?

It is best you do the daily process without any distractions and keep this as your personal time
with the Bond of Grace.

What happens to the Bond of Grace after I pass away?

In such a case, any family member can keep the Bond of Grace. It would be good if they continue
doing the daily process. Please contact the Ishanga 7% Team for instructions.

Stay connected isha.sadhguru.org/ishanga7

to Sadhguru:
7percent@ishafoundation.org
Sadhguru App +91 844 844 7707
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In love or in awareness
In work or in sadhana

This me is only
for you.