So Darshan Chakra Kriya

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Attached is a recent e mail from IKYTA, Nam Kaur about the correct

way to do this wonderful and powerful kriya.

Blessings,

It has come to my attention that there is more than one version of So

Darshan Chakra Kriya in circulation. I checked with Yogi Bhajan, and

he

clearly confirmed that there is only one version of So Darshan Chakra

Kriya. The correct description is included below. Here is what our

Teacher had to say about it in Gurdwara on Sunday, December 22nd,

2002:

 

 

Now, most powerful and beautiful is So Darshan Chakra Kriya. I

thought

that I have taught for so many years, now people are ready for it. We

didn't start teaching it the first day. For me (I do not know about

anyone

else) it took 30 years to be able to control my left and right

nostrils

without holding them with my fingers. And I still do that sometimes

when I

feel very weak - I use my hand and fingers. Somebody can

say, "Switching

nostrils is not needed since the air coming through the right nostril

and

the left nostril meets." We shall not take any responsibility for

such

wrong practices! What the hell is one creating? Disturbing the

pituitary, the master command gland? These kinds of jokes will end by

themselves, but it will be dangerous for those who practice it wrong.

There is nothing in the teachings which are not clearly stated and

which

have not worked accurately.

 

 

IKYTA often receives questions from teachers about the science of

Kundalini

Yoga, asking if it is okay to substitute or delete exercises in a

kriya, or

teach only one part of a three-part meditation, etc. We have even

been

asked if it is okay to teach a Kundalini Yoga meditation in a Hatha

Yoga

class! Yogi Bhajan explained that this is not permissible, that

Kundalini

Yoga should not be mixed with other forms of yoga, and kriyas should

not be

changed in any way, except to shorten the times of the exercises if

desired. I'll pass on another direct quote from Yogi Bhajan which

says it

best:

 

 

The Teachings are the Teachings, and have no one's personality in

them. I

never edit them; you should not edit them. It is a Golden Chain. My

own

prayer is that you can perfect what it is, and go with it. It is a

funny

thing. It is a three thousand year old proven path - it's not going

to

stop. Why do you want to add or subtract something - to satisfy your

ego

or convince students? It is very deceitful on the part of a teacher

to

teach teachings to please people. So honestly give people what we

have.

Teach like me. Teach exactly as it is. If you are not going to teach

Kundalini Yoga purely, then don't teach it at all. With Kundalini

Yoga you

are dealing with the life force of the atom. Don't play with the

pranic

energy.

 

 

Please feel free to circulate this information to any of your e-mail

lists

to update all Kundalini Yoga practitioners.

 

 

Humbly yours,

Nam Kaur Khalsa, IKYTA Executive Director

 

 

P.S. Always look for the KRI Seal of Approval on all Kundalini Yoga

products, which ensures the purity, integrity and accuracy of the

Teachings

of Yogi Bhajan.

 

 

 

 

Sodarshan Chakra Kriya

As taught by Yogi Bhajan

8/91 Espanola, N.M.

12/12/90 Formello, Italy

 

 

 

Of all the 20 types of yoga, including Kundalini Yoga, this

is the

highest Kriya. This meditation cuts through all darkness. It will

give

you a new start. It is the simplest Kriya, but at the same time the

hardest. It cuts through all barriers of the neurotic or psychotic

inside-nature. When a person in a very bad state, techniques imposed

from

the outside will not work. The pressure has to be stimulated from

within.

Tragedy of life is when the subconscious releases garbage

into the

conscious mind. This Kriya invokes the Kundalini to give you the

necessary

vitality and intuition to combat the negative effects of the

subconscious

mind.

 

 

Mudra: Sit with a straight spine:

a. Block off the right nostril with the right thumb. Inhale

slowly

and deeply through the left nostril. Hold the breath. Mentally

chant "Wha

Hay Guroo" 16 times. Pump the navel point 3 times with each

repetition,

once on "Wha", once on "Hay", and once on "Guroo" ? for a total of 48

unbroken pumps.

 

 

b. Unblock the right nostril. Place the right index finger

(pinkie

finger can also be used) to block off the left nostril, and exhale

slowly

and deeply through the right nostril.

 

 

c. Continue.

 

 

Eyes: At the tip of the nose. (So Darshan Chakra Kriya is not to be

done

with the eyes closed.)

 

 

End of Meditation: Inhale, hold 5-10 seconds, and exhale. Then

stretch and

shake every part of your body for about 1 minute, so that the energy

can

spread.

 

 

Time Constraints: There is no time, no place, no space, and no

condition

attached to this mantra. Each garbage point has its own time to

clear. If

you are going to clean your own garbage, you must estimate and clean

it as

fast as you can, or as slow as you want. You have to decide how much

time

you have to clean up your garbage pit, but start practicing slowly -

the

slower the better. Start with five minutes a day, and gradually

build the

time to either 31 or 62 minutes. Maximum time is 2 1/2 hours for

practice

of this meditation.