Ajapa Japa - Stage 4

Ajapa meaning spontaneous repetition of a mantra, cleansing and reminding the subconscious with "I am That" So Ham.
In Stage 4, So Ham is now practiced as a continious flow with the breath, in kriya practice.

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Ajapa Japa Stage 4 Continuous practice of Ajapa puts you in tune with the breath and the associated mantra. And while you are alive, The breath never stops. Therefore, It's a continual reminder. If you use it, It will make you more harmonized and sensitive. Perfect balance of Ida and Pingala implies it, The Shushumna functions. This leads directly to meditation. In Stage 1, We merged the mantra So Hum with the breath. In Stage 2, The mantra Hum So was merged with the breathing. In Stage 3, The mantra was split into separate parts, So and Hum, Individually synchronized with breathing. In Stage 4, So and Hum will be merged with the breathing process so that they form a continuous cycle. So Hum So Hum and so forth. The sound of So should merge with Hum so that there is no break in the cycle. Before So ends, Hum should start. And before Hum ends, So should start. If you have done the previous three stages, You will find that the fourth stage comes naturally. Let's practice. Take a comfortable sitting position. Close your eyes. Keep the spine straight and relaxed. Relax the whole body. Adjust yourself so that you feel no need to move. Ujjayi breathing. Khechri Mudra. Khechri Mudra. Make the breathing longer and deeper. It is most important to know that you are doing the practice. Full awareness. Know that the breathing process is taking place. Now feel the breath moving between the navel and the throat. Inhaling, Ascending. Exhaling, Descending. Total awareness of the breathing process. And now we synchronize the mantra So with the inhalation and Hum with the exhalation. Allow the mantra to be an endless repetition. So, Hum, So, So merging with Hum, And Hum merging with So. These two sounds regarded as one. So, Hum, So, So. The last part of So joins with Hum. The last part of Hum joins with So. The So sound on the upward cycle of breath, The inhalation. The Hum occurs on the downward cycle of exhalation. Feel that the breath and the mantra are ascending and descending within the psychic passage. Between the navel and the throat. From the Manipurakastram, That's meaning the front of the body, To the Vishuddhikastram, At the front of the throat. See the passage passing through the heart center, Anahat. Feel the inhaled breath being drawn up from Manipur, Piercing Anahat and ending at Vishuddhi. The exhaled breath moving downwards, Being pushed downwards in a similar manner. Halfway through So, Turn your attention to So, Hum, And halfway through Hum, Turn your attention to Hum, So. In this manner, The mantra So, Hum becomes unbroken. The mantra and breathing become a constant stream. We continue for a few minutes. And then we practice Chidakashtarana. Watch the space in front of your closed eyes. Merely be a witness to whatever arises. As you just watch as an observer on the screen of your mind. Return to the practice of a japa. Continue this for a few minutes. Again, Repeat Chidakashtarana. One can continue to alternate between a japa japa and Chidakashtarana for the duration of the time that you have assigned for your practice. If you would like to deepen your practice, Try the track a japa japa stage 4 with Nadi Sudhana preparation next time. If you like, You can end with me now, Or continue repeating a japa japa and Chidakashtarana. Thank you for joining me. Om Namah Shivaya. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.