(56 109) LA034 780509 SOLA PAD KRIYA

Sit in easy pose with a straight spine. The neck is bent with the chin
dropping down to the chest if the meditation is practiced in she mudra
This meditation can be practiced in any one of 4 different hand positions.
1 2 3 4

1. The right 2. The hands 3 Rest the left 4. Place the hands
palm resting in resting on the hand on the right in prayer mudra but
the left palm knees with the arm above the cross the right
with the left palms facing down: elbows with the thumb over the left
thumb resting The index fingertip palm on the arm thumb and hold the
in the right touches the base of and the fingers position 2-3 inches
palm and the the thumb where it extended and in front of the
right thumb meets the thumb. joined. Place the chest at the level
crossed over The thumb ..ste on right hand under of the heart. See
the left thumb. the forefinger from the left arm above figure
Best the hand the nail to the the elbow with the
position in the first knuckle. The palm facing the
lap with both remaining fingers body and the
palms facing are extended and fingers extended
up. See fig. 1 joined. This mudra and joined. The
& 2. is known as spinal thumb is with the
lock. See figures 3 fingers, not
& 4. hooked around the
arm. See figure 5.

Mantra:
Chant the following mantra 16 times in a monotone as the breath is exhaled:
WA HE GURU
Each of the three sections of the mantra is chanted with equal emphasis.
"HE" is pronounced "hay." Be sure to chant all 16 repetitions on only one
breath.
Mental Focus:
Focus on the mantra and on the breath.
Legs:
Sit with the legs, crossed or in a chair with the weight of both feet
equally distributed on the ground.
Eyes:
the eyes are 1/10 open.
Breath:
Deeply inhale and completely exhale as the mantra is chanted.
Locks or other conditions:
If the meditation is practiced in spinal lock. The spine will be locked in a
perfectly straight line. The neck will be in a position that resembles a-
neck lock if the meditation is practiced in she mudra.
Practice Conditions:
Practice this meditation in any one of the 4 positions that is most
convenient for you and will give you the best concentration.
Length of time:
Practice this meditation for 31 minutes,
Comments:
This mudra is from the Yoga Shastra. The chant is done as the Wane Guru
mantra was practiced at the time of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth master.
The mantra is in three sections and is repeated 16 times, so it is called
Doi Pad, meaning "48," 16 represents the eight hours of the day plus eight
hours of the night. Three, stands for tirkudi or treakuti, the third eye.
Wahe Guru is the only tirkudi mantra which can be chanted verbally. (It can
also be whispered or vibrated mentally in meditation.) On is a trikudi
mantra but it is not to be chanted verbally. It is a sound of the breath
vibrated at the brow point through the nose. (Siri Singh Sahib Ji
demonstrated. Very few people know this.)