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Curriculum
90-Minute
Classes
This
8-week
series
of
classes
is
based
upon
the
3HO
International
Kundalini
Yoga
Teachers
Association
(IKYTA)
Teachers
Conference
theme
for
2013--humility.
Humility
as
a
state
of
consciousness
is
essential
to
a
Kundalini
Yoga
teacher.
But,
it
can
be
a
difficult
concept
for
teachers
to
relay
to
students.
Humility
was
originally
chosen
as
a
theme
for
the
2013
3H0
IKYTA
Teachers
Conference
from
Yogi
Bhajans,
The
8
Elements
of
Excellence
which
reads:
The
8
Elements
of
Excellence:
The
Vision
to
see
your
goal
and
keep
it
in
your
consciousness.
The
Courage
to
attempt
it
and
to
keep
up.
The
Grit
to
go
through
it.
The
Humility
to
know
who
the
Doer
is.
The
Knowledge
to
substantiate
it.
The
Prayer
to
feed
it.
The
Grace
to
carry
yourself
through
it.
The
Determination
to
achieve
it.
(In
2014
the
Teachers
Conference
will
focus
on
knowledge,
in
2015,
prayer,
and
so
on,
until
all
8
elements
have
been
featured.)
We
are
fortunate
in
that
humility
is
built
into
each
and
every
Kundalini
Yoga
class.
We
begin
each
of
our
classes
with
the
Adi
Mantra--Ong
Namo
Guru
Dev
Namo.
We
chant
it
in
a
state
of
humility
so
that
we
can
put
aside
our
ego,
our
commotions
and
our
neuroses.
Only
then
can
we
serve
those
who
are
present.
By
chanting
the
Adi
Mantra
we
are
neither
limited
by
our
own
image
of
ourselves
nor
inflated
by
our
own
need
for
aggrandizement,
recognition
or
popularity.
In
each
and
every
class
we
are
provided
the
chance
to
share
the
experience
of
the
Infinity
of
God
rather
than
the
limited
experience
of
ourselves.
Each
class
in
this
curriculum
includes
one
main
kriya
and
one
meditation
that
have
been
taught
at
Kundalini
Yoga
in
the
Loop
(KYL),
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
USA.
While
it
is
always
best
to
choose
a
kriya
and
meditation
that
can
be
taught
at
full
times
you
will
notice
that
in
several
classes
it
is
suggested
that
you
proportionately
reduce
the
times
of
the
exercises.
Reducing
the
times
is
suggested
so
that
it
is
easier
to
fit
all
of
the
components
of
a
Kundalini
Yoga
class
within
a
90-minute
timeslot.
Even
with
the
reduced
times
students
at
KYL
were
greatly
impacted
by
the
vast
array
of
teachings
on
humility
offered
by
Yogi
Bhajan.
However,
you
may
decide
to
launch
your
humility
series
with
a
two-
or
three-hour
workshop
(rather
than
a
90-minute
class)
in
order
to
teach
full
times.
This
suggestion
is
made
several
times
in
this
curriculum.
While
this
is
not
a
definitive
list
of
all
the
kriyas
and
meditations
you
could
possibly
use
in
a
curriculum
focusing
on
humility
and
intuition
it
is
my
hope
you
will
not
only
find
inspiration
with
what
is
shared
here
but
that
you
will
teach
this
or
a
similar
curriculum
soon!
May
God
and
Guru
continue
to
bless
3HO
IKYTA,
Kundalini
Yoga
Instructors,
Practitioners
and
Teachers
world-wide.
Yours in service,
Shakta
Kaur
Kundalini
Yoga
in
the
Loop
(KYL),
Chicago,
IL,
USA
www.ShaktaKaur.com 312-922-4699
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is
first-and-foremost
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and
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CLASS
ONE
PUTTING
THE
INFINITE
FIRST*
Main
Kriya:
Strong
and
True
(Fountain
of
Youth,
pp.
18-19)
includes
deep
relaxation.
Meditation:
A
Renewed
Self-Concept
(Transformation
Vol.
1,
pp.
92-93;
Rebirthing,
pp.
68-71).
3
Key
Concepts
1)
Define
Humility:
Humility
is
a
capacity
that
allows
wisdom
to
guide
your
life;
to
let
the
ego
go
and
to
open
the
heart
so
you
can
receive
the
strength
of
God.
It
does
not
mean
weakness,
self-deprecation
or
inferiority
or
passivity.
It
doesnt
give
status
or
power
over
the
self.
Instead,
humility
comes
from
putting
the
Infinite
above
any
status.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
pp.
189-190.)
Yogi
Bhajan:
Somebody
once
asked
me,
What
can
I
do
to
be
rich
and
happy
and
healthy
and
holy?
I
said,
Just
one
thing:
Believe
within
you
and
without
you
that
there
is
only
Godand
that
you
dont
exist.
(Rebirthing,
p.
62.)
Yogi
Bhajan:
Somebody
asked
me
today,
What
is
the
best
thing
to
become
fulfilled,
happy,
rich
and
fantastic?
I
said,
Very
simple.
Just
you
sit
and
let
God
act.
Let
God
act.
Let
God
act.
Very
difficult
the
most
difficult
thing
your
ego
can
tolerate,
but
great.
(Rebirthing,
p.
67.)
2)
Humility
perceives
the
subtle.
It
is
associated
with
the
6th
chakra.
Humility
gives
us
the
capacity
to
open
and
to
unlock
our
intuition.
Normally
we
are
locked
in
our
ego
which
by
its
nature
is
small
and
limited
and
only
sees
what
it
believes.
To
see
beyond
the
walls
of
habit
and
ancestry
we
need
humility.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
190.)
3)
Define
Self-Concept:
You
build
a
concept.
That
is
what
you
are;
and
when
you
dont
achieve
that
concept,
remember
one
thing:
Nobody
is
bad
enough
to
be
bad,
and
everybody
has
a
concept.
But
when
you
do
not
achieve
that
concept,
you
not
only
get
bad,
mad
and
sad,
you
also
become
a
rat.
People
call
it
depression;
people
call
it
psychological
problem;
then
they
call
it
sociological
problem.
(Rebirthing,
p.
61.)
Yogi
Bhajan:
This
is
a
meditation
to
cleanse
the
deposits
that
you
created
in
your
first
eleven
years.
The
cycle
of
life
is
eighteen
years;
the
cycle
of
consciousness
is
seven
years;
and
the
cycle
of
intelligence
is
eleven
years.
Every
eleven
years
your
intelligence
starts
developing
differently.
(Rebirthing,
p.
62.)
3
Key
Skills/Practices
1)
The
main
kriya,
Strong
and
True,
is
relatively
short
while
the
meditation,
A
Renewed
Self-Concept*
is
much
longer
and
multi-part.
2)
Take
extra
Vitamin
C
both
before
and
after
class
(for
the
meditation,
A
Renewed
Self
Concept).
3)
Archer
Pose
in
the
main
kriya,
Strong
and
True.
4)
Tip
of
the
nose
eye
focus
in
the
meditation,
A
Renewed
Self
Concept.
*To
launch
your
Humility
and
Intuition
series
consider
teaching
Class
One
as
a
special
2hour
workshop.
You
will
need
the
extra
time
to
teach
full
times
of
the
meditation,
A
Renewed
Self-Concept.
If
a
2-hour
workshop
is
not
possible
then
cut
the
times
of
each
section
of
the
meditation
to
75%,
i.e.,
6
minutes
divided
by
.75=4
minutes;
15
minutes
divided
by
.75=
1
min.,
15
seconds;
etc.
Have
oranges
and/or
lemon
water
available
for
students
both
before
and
after
this
class.).
CLASS
TWO
SURRENDER
MEANS
VICTORY!*
Main
Kriya:
Wahe
Guru
Kriya
(Aquarian
Teacher,
p.
54).
Meditation:
3-Part
Meditation
Series
for
Humility
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
pp.
194-199).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
In
the
West,
humility
means
giving
up.
In
the
West,
surrender
means
defeat.
In
the
spiritual
scriptures,
surrender
means
victory.
I
surrendered
to
my
inner
will
to
accomplish
what
I
have
to.
I
take
my
personality,
my
commotion,
my
neurosis
and
put
them
on
the
side
and
do
the
job.
(Yogi
Bhajan,
The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
192.)
2)
Humility
as
a
state
of
consciousness
is
essential.
When
we
chant
the
Adi
Mantra,
Ong
Namo
Guru
Dev
Namo,
it
is
done
in
a
state
of
humility
so
we
are
not
limited
by
our
own
image
nor
inflated
by
our
own
need
for
recognition,
aggrandizement
or
popularity.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
191.)
3)
Bowing
is
one
of
the
most
effective
ways
to
reduce
ones
constant
preoccupation
with
ego
and
status.
Bowing
is
common
in
many
spiritual
traditions.
Christians
genuflect
by
bending
their
knee
to
show
respect;
Buddhists
prostrate
to
clear
the
self
and
become
zero;
Muslims
bow
throughout
their
day.
Bowing
helps
open
yourself
to
humility,
gratitude
and
grace.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
193.)
3
Key
Skills/Practices:
1)
Chair
Pose.
2)
Rock
Pose.
3)
Bowing
while
chanting
three
different
mantras;
Har
Ham;
Haree
Har;
and
Akaal
Sat.
*Again,
this
class
is
suitable
to
teach
as
a
2-hour
workshop.
To
teach
the
3-Part
Meditation
Series
for
Humility
in
this
90-minute
class
reduce
the
times
of
each
of
the
3
meditations
by
30%.
If
youre
teaching
a
2-hour
workshop
you
may
not
have
to
reduce
the
times
of
each
meditation
at
all!
CLASS
THREE
HUMILITY
PERCEIVES
THE
SUBTLE
Pranayam:
Chow
Pad
Arti
Pranayam
with
the
Siri
Gaitri
Mantra
(KRI
Level
1
3-Ring
Binder,
p.
449).
Main
Kriya:
Kriya
for
the
6th
Chakra
(Kundalini
Yoga
Experience,
pp.
96-99).
Meditation:
Meditation
for
Intuitive
Speaking
(See
www.ShaktaKaur.com;
also
Golden
Bridge
NYC
Weekly
Newsletter,
08.19.10).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
Chow
Pad
Arti
Pranayam
means
4-stage
breath
regulation
that
is
filled
with
prayer.
There
are
two
items
in
yoga:
Pranayam
means
expansion
to
Infinity
and
Pratyahar
means
to
contract
to
zero.
If
a
person
does
not
know
that,
then
just
understand
if
there
is
a
car
which
has
no
transmission.
..
People
take
drugs
because
they
dont
have
transmissions.
So
they
have
to
accelerate
from
outside.
...
The
process
of
Pratyahar
in
yoga
is
very
successful.
To
get
into
shuniaa,
to
get
into
a
zero
and
then
expand
to
a
million
is
the
process
of
Pratyahar.
(Excerpts
from,
Higher
You
Are,
Humbler
You
Are,
Yogi
Bhajan
lecture,
01.07.90,
Espanola,
NM.)
2)
Humility
is
a
central
capacity
that
allows
wisdom
to
guide
our
life
instead
of
intellectual
positions
or
ideologies,
which
only
abstract
us
from
our
self
and
disconnect
us
from
each
other.
Humility
perceives
the
subtle;
it
experiences
the
awe
of
infinity
and
sees
beyond
the
surface
of
things;
it
is
associated
with
the
sixth
chakra.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
190.)
3)
The
sixth
chakra
is
associated
with
intuition,
wisdom
and
identity.
When
functioning
you
self-initiate,
you
understand
your
purpose
and
you
listen
to
the
wisdom
that
bubbles
up
from
within.
When
malfunctioning
a
person
may
feel
confused
or
depressed.
They
may
reject
spirituality.
Over-
intellectualizing
is
another
malfunction
of
the
sixth
chakra.
4
Key
Skills/Practices:
1)
Triangle
Pose.
2)
Bow
Pose.
3)
Stretch
Pose
4)
Bundle
Roll!
CLASS
FOUR
RECEIVE
THE
STRENGTH
Warm-Up
Kriya:
Healthy
Bowel
System
(Aquarian
Teacher,
p.
359;
see
note,
below).
Main
Kriya:
Dropping
your
Personal
Pain
(Rebirthing,
pp.
224-227).
Meditation:
Healing
Ring
of
Tantra
(Aquarian
Teacher,
p.
421/p.
95
depending
upon
ed.).
Alternative:
Self-Hypnosis
to
Develop
Intuition
(Transformation
Vol.
2,
p.
25).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
We
warm-up
with
a
focus
on
the
first
chakra
which
is
located
at
the
end
of
the
spine
between
the
anus
and
the
sexual
organs.
A
strong,
healthy,
functioning
first
chakra
manifests
as
someone
who
is
grounded,
centered,
secure,
loyal
and
stable.
This
person
is
able
to
let
go
of
what
no
longer
serves
him/her,
recognizes
that
old
habits
can
be
re-shaped
and
that
by
applying
will
and
discipline
change
can
occur.
Someone
who
is
afraid,
non-trusting,
feels
like
he/she
doesnt
really
belong
on
the
earth
or
in
ones
culture
or
family
exhibits
a
malfunctioning
first
chakra.
This
person
can
get
stuck
on
a
habit,
can
be
extremely
rigid
and
be
unwilling
to
let
in
new
people,
situations
or
feelings
into
their
life.
Techniques
that
strengthen
the
key
functions
of
the
first
chakra
and
integrate
its
energy
with
the
higher
centers
are
used
frequently
in
Kundalini
Yoga.
In
non-householder
traditions
of
the
spirit
people
would
remove
themselves
from
daily
life
to
emphasize
the
energy
of
the
higher
centers.
They
would
remove
themselves
from
earthly
influence.
Kundalini
Yoga
embraces
the
householder
life
and
transforms
the
energy
of
each
chakra
so
the
practitioner
becomes
as
a
lotus
on
the
waterable
to
elevate
his
or
her
consciousness
regardless
of
the
environment
(The
Aquarian
Teacher
Level
One
Textbook,
pp.
185-189).
2)
Humility
is
not
needed
to
show
that
you
are
weak.
Your
weakness
is
just
that
you
have
to
receive
the
strength.
Humility
is
to
let
the
ego
go
and
open
the
heart.
Then
you
can
receive
the
strength
of
God.
It
is
humility
which
lets
you
open
yourself
to
receive
the
ever
living
truth.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
192.)
3)
The
Guru
Mantra
of
Guru
Ram
Das
invokes
self-healing,
relaxation,
emotional
relief
and
humility.
It
calls
on
the
spirit
of
humility
and
grace
of
the
realm
of
Guru
Ram
Das,
with
its
spiritual
guiding
light
and
protective
grace.
It
reconnects
the
experience
of
infinity
to
the
finite
and
can
rescue
you
in
the
midst
of
trial
and
danger.
3
Key
Skills/Practices:
1)
Use
the
shoulder
blades/scapula
instead
of
the
deltoid
muscles
to
hold
the
arms
up
(in
main
kriya).
2)
The
Ardas
Bahee
Mantra:
Ardas
Bahee,
Amar
Das
Guru,
Amar
Das
Guru,
Ardas
Bahee,
Ram
Das
Guru,
Ram
Das
Guru,
Ram
Das
Guru,
Sachee
Sahee.
3)
Chanting
while
the
gong
is
being
played
at
the
same
time!
CLASS
FIVE
INFINITE
TRUTH
IS
THE
DOER*
Main
Kriya:
Kriya
for
Metabolic
Change
(Kundalini
Yoga
for
Youth
and
Joy,
pp.
47-48).
Meditation:
Meditation
to
Open
the
Heart
(Aquarian
Teacher,
p.
436
or
p.
110,
depending
upon
ed.).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
Humility
Defined
Again:
Humility
is
a
capacity
that
allows
wisdom
to
guide
your
life;
to
let
the
ego
go
and
to
open
the
heart
so
you
can
receive
the
strength
of
God.
Humility
comes
from
putting
the
Infinite
above
any
other
status.
When
we
are
humble
we
realize
we
have
come
from
the
Infinite,
we
have
a
destiny
to
manifest
in
the
finite,
we
are
to
be
victorious
and
return
to
the
Infinite.
We
all
come
from
the
Infinite
and
go
to
the
Infinite.
2)
Bowing
(in
the
Main
Kriya)
is
not
meant
to
diminish
us.
Bowing
connects
us
to
our
highest
self
and
beyond
self-imposed
limitations.
On
a
purely
physical
level,
bowing
is
excellent
for
strengthening
digestion,
circulation
and
spinal
flexibility.
Bowings
most
important
effect,
however,
is
on
the
emotions
and
mental
attitudes
which
follow
the
act
of
bowing.
The
technique
of
bowing
rhythmically
with
the
musical
recitation
of
Jaap
Sahib
is
a
potent
kriya
for
courage
and
humility
in
the
Sikh
tradition.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
193.)
3)
Guru
Gobind
Singh
was
born
in
1666
as
Gobind
Rai.
He
exhibited
great
fearlessness
and
an
elevated
consciousness
at
a
very
young
age.
At
the
age
of
9
he
advised
his
father
to
face
martyrdom.
As
Guru
he
trained
peasant
farmers
in
India
to
become
warriors
with
Jaap
Sahib--a
prayer
written
at
the
age
of
19.
Jaap
Sahib
describes
all
of
the
aspects/facets
of
the
Creator.
It
awakens
the
soul
the
warrior
within
and
the
higher
self
of
the
human
being.
3
Key
Skills/Practices:
1)
Meditative
dance
(in
the
main
kriya).
2)
It
is
important
to
re-set
yourself
when
you
come
up
after
bowing.
Re-set
means
to
align
the
head,
over
the
heart,
over
the
pelvis.
Also,
be
sure
to
pull
Mulbandh
(Root
Lock)
when
sitting
on
the
knees
and
heels
for
two-beats
(after
bowing
up
and
down
for
eight
beats).
3)
New
mantra,
Sat
Kartar,
(in
meditation)
which
means
Infinite
Truth
is
the
Doer,
Creative
Aspect
of
all
things.
*This
class
is
also
suitable
to
teach
as
a
2-hour
workshop.
You
may
be
able
to
teach
the
full
times
of
the
Kriya
for
Metabolic
Change
in
a
longer
session.
At
the
least
you
may
only
have
to
reduce
the
times
of
each
exercise
by
15%
(instead
of
reducing
the
times
by
30%
as
indicated
above
for
this
90-minute
class).
CLASS
SIX
YOUR
HUMILITY
MUSE
Main Kriya: Toning the Kidneys (Owners Manual for the Human Body, p. 36).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
Guru
Ram
Das,
the
4th
of
the
Sikh
Gurus,
was
born
in
1534.
He
is
associated
with
the
heart
chakra
and
with
the
qualities
of
service,
compassion
and
humility.
If
you
need
a
humility
muse,
Guru
Ram
Das
is
it!
One
story
to
illustrate
this
point:
Baba
Siri
Chand
(one
of
the
sons
of
Guru
Nanak
who
became
a
recluse,
a
Udasi)
came
to
see
Guru
Ram
Das.
Baba
Siri
Chand
felt
that
he
should
have
been
made
Guru
by
his
father
and
not
his
fathers
servant,
Angad.
When
he
came
to
see
Guru
Ram
Das
Baba
Siri
Chand
is
said
to
have
been
struck
by
the
Gurus
close
resemblance
to
his
own
father.
He
looked
at
the
saintly
beard
of
Guru
Ram
Das
and
asked
sarcastically,
why
do
you
have
such
a
long,
flowing
beard?
Guru
Ram
Das
responded
in
all
humility,
Its
to
wipe
your
feet
with.
Baba
Siri
Chand,
embarrassed,
realized
in
that
instant
that
it
was
humility
that
had
won
for
the
Gurus,
one
after
the
other,
the
supreme
honor
which
had
been
denied
to
him.
(Anecdote
excerpted
from
Sikh
Gurus
Their
Lives
and
Teachings,
KS
Dugal,
UBS
Publishers
Pvt.
Ltd.,
2010.)
2)
Ek
Ong
Kar
Sat
Gur
Prasad
Sat
Gur
Prasad
Ek
Ong
Kar
mantra
brings
great
intuition
to
the
practitioner.
It
means,
God
and
We
are
One.
I
know
this
by
the
Grace
of
the
True
Guru.
I
know
this
by
the
Grace
of
the
True
Guru.
That
god
and
We
are
One.
This
is
the
mantra
that
works
like
the
gutka
on
the
Persian
prayer
wheel
changing
the
direction
of
the
mind
from
negative
to
positive.
Just
repeat
it
five
times
if
you
ever
want
to
switch
your
mind
from
negative
mind
to
positive
mind.
Yogi
Bhajan
3) Transcendental meditations always have a breath rhythm and a hand mudra linked to the mantra.
3
Key
Skills:
1)
Back
Platform
Pose.
2)
Cobra
Pose.
3)
(In
the
meditation)
learning
to
inhale
and
exhale
with
whistle
breath.
CLASS
SEVEN
CULTIVATE
INTUITION
Meditation:
Becoming
Intuitive
(Reaching
Me
in
Me,
pp.
43-44
and
Transformation
Vol.
2,
pp.
20-
21).
3
Key
Concepts:
1)
...a
person
who
is
not
humble
cannot
understand
the
subtlety
of
the
soul
because
he
cannot
understand
the
Infinity
of
the
God.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.191.)
...You
know,
when
you
cannot
tolerate
yourself,
you
cannot
tolerate
others.
When
you
cannot
love
yourself,
you
cannot
love
others.
Because
you
are
not
humble,
you
are
not
wise.
(The
21
Stages
of
Meditation,
p.
191.)
2)
Our
left
brain
is
struggling
fiercely
to
keep
up
using
its
logical,
linear
approach.
We
have
time-
management,
multi-tasking,
speed-reading,
super
learning
...
but
there
is
no
way
even
the
most
developed
left-brain
can
keep
up;
it
will
eventually
become
overwhelmed
and
burn
out.
So,
in
order
to
process
all
this
information
we
need
to
develop
the
right
side
of
our
brain,
to
cultivate
our
intuition.
(Transformation
Vol.
2,
p.
15.)
As
a
human
being,
by
nature,
you
have
the
capacity
for
a
very
deep
understanding
and
sensitivity.
Your
mind
has
the
faculty
to
analyze
everything
in
the
shortest
possible
time,
so
short,
it
cant
even
be
measured.
This
faculty
is
called
intuition.
(Transformation
Vol.
2,
p.
15)
If
a
person
is
intuitive,
hell
live
in
preparation
for
tomorrow.
If
a
person
is
not
intuitive,
he
has
to
deal
with
life
as
it
comes.
Are you supposed to suffer? No. What is the way you can protect yourself? Develop your intuition.
Meditation
is
not
for
anything
but
to
become
intuitive.
It
is
not
emotional,
it
is
not
sentimental,
it
is
not
attached.
It
is
a
basic
reality
of
life.
3
Key
Skills:
1)
Stretch
Pose.
2)
Tree
Pose.
3)
Whistle
Breath.
CLASS
EIGHT
BECOME
VAST
Main
Kriya:
Coordinating
the
Body,
Mind
and
Soul
(Level
2
Life
Cycles
&
Life
Styles
Manual,
pp.
81-
82;
Self-Knowledge,
p.
10;
Transformation
Vol.
1,
pp.
148-149).
Meditation:
Aakan
Jor
(33rd
Pauri
of
Japji).
(Use
Snatam
Kaurs
recording
of
Aakan
Jor
on
the
Shanti
CD.)
2)
Your
spiritual
reality
is
that
you
are
part
of
a
vast
creation.
In
experience,
you
are
a
creature
that
is
not
separate
from
the
larger
matrix
of
life
and
consciousness.
When
you
act
in
your
specific
role
toward
a
goal
or
project,
you
must
focus
and
limit
your
attention
and
energies.
You
can
do
that
and
forget
anything
other
than
your
current
attachment.
Or
you
can
act
with
passion
and
commitment
as
you
remember
and
intuitively
connect
to
the
larger
Self
that
is
you
and
to
the
larger
world
that
you
act
within.
The
ego
creates
a
kind
of
forgetfulness.
You
forget
the
Creator.
You
forget
vastness.
The
energy
of
the
mind
begins
to
act
in
narrow
ways
with
petty
feelings
and
limiting
beliefs.
You
act
according
to
the
information
patterns
of
a
small
part
of
your
potential
and
experience.
What
is
the
alternative?
If
we
cannot
base
our
identity
in
the
known
or
on
any
limited
position
of
ego
what
can
we
do?
Act
egolessly.
Base
an
identity
in
the
Infinite
and
the
connection
to
your
sense
of
the
Infinite.
That
may
seem
a
great
or
mystic
accomplishment,
but
it
is
the
natural
state
of
the
Self.
We
are
part
of
the
Infinite
by
nature.
It
is
the
mind
that
forms
a
limited
sense
of
self.
We
do
not
need
to
create
an
Infinite
self.
It
already
exists.
That
existence
is
called
SAT
NAAM
-
SAT
is
reality,
truth
or
existence.
NAAM
is
the
identity
or
creative
name.
We
are
all
in
essence
a
reality
that
vibrates
and
creates.
(Excerpts
from
Quantum
Technology
of
the
Shabd
Guru,
lecture
by
Yogi
Bhajan
in
Espanola,
New
Mexico,
USA,
03.01.95,and
compiled
by
Gurucharan
Singh
Khalsa.)
3)
Question:
How
do
you
become
vast?
Answer:
Early
morning
sadhana!
Sadhana.
That
is
where
you
sit,
dwell
in
the
thoughts
and
words
of
the
soul
and
peel
away
all
your
non-reality
with
the
vastness
of
your
spirit.
If
you
train
your
mind
this
way,
then
you
will
discover
something
for
yourself.
If
you
live
in
absolute
fearlessness,
God
will
live
in
you
because
fear
and
truth
cannot
go
together."
--Yogi
Bhajan
Sadhana
does
not
do
anything
to
us
except
prepare
us
for
a
bad
day.
...
In
Sikh
Dharma,
getting
up,
rising
at
ambrosial
hour
and
meditating
on
Infinite
God
will
give
you
Infinite
wisdom.
Its
very
simple
and
its
very
clear.
And
getting
to
the
Infinity,
then
realitywhen
you
touch
Infinity
in
the
morning,
reality
during
the
day
is
very
comfortable.
...
without
Infinity
already
grasped
by
you
in
the
morning,
facing
every
day
of
reality
is
impossible.
Without
reading
the
possibility
of
how
much
gas
we
have
in
the
car,
we
start
on
a
journey
and
most
of
us
start
the
day
that
way.
And
then
when
we
are
out
of
gas
...
isnt
it
shameful
that
you
might
be
driving
a
beautiful
car
and
you
are
standing
on
a
road
with
one
tin
in
a
hand
and
raising
your
thumb,
you
need
a
lift
to
the
next
gas
station?
Isnt
that
a
shameful
scene
you
have
seen
many
times?
...
Can
you
imagine
a
man
with
a
Rolls
Royce,
his
driver
and
both
he
standing
and
begging
and
when
I
bypass
he
folded
his
hands
thinking
at
least
well
have
a
mercy?
And
we
gave
him
a
lift,
thats
true.
...
The
man
had
a
status
all
right.
But
he
didnt
check
his
gas
or
his
driver
didnt
check.
He
was
standing
on
the
road
without
being
able
to
move
an
inch.
Dont
you
understand
in
your
daily
life,
you
dont
have
gas
enough
to
face
the
day?
And
you
are
already
started
out
of
your
house?
And
you
have
already
left
the
gas
station
behind
which
was
the
Ambrosial
hour?
(Excerpts
from
Yogi
Bhajan
lecture,
Higher
You
Are,
Humbler
You
Are,
Espanola,
New
Mexico,
USA,
01.07.90.)
When
the
Kundalini
rises
it
synchronizes
the
energy
of
the
body
with
the
projection
of
the
mind
and
the
reality
of
the
soul.
(Gurucharan
Singh
Khalsa,
Ph.D.,
Self-Knowledge,
p.
10.)
4)
In
the
Kundalini
Yoga
lineage
we
have
a
spiritual
collection
of
sound
and
wisdom
called
Naad.
Its
subtlety
can
change
you
if
you
give
it
a
chance.
Na
=
nothing.
Aad
=
primal.
Naad
is
primal
rhythmic
sound.
3
Key
Skills:
1)
New
Mantra
#1:
Chattr
Chakkr
Vartee
(the
last
four
lines
of
Jaap
Sahib).
2) New Mantra #2: Aakan Jor (the 33rd stanza/Pauri of Japji) to reduce the ego.
3)
Posture
#4
in
Main
Kriya,
i.e.,
raise
the
arms
and
legs
up
so
that
you
are
balanced
on
the
pelvic
bone.
Focus
your
eyes
on
the
tips
of
your
toes.
Pump
your
navel
without
breath
of
fire.