Hridayakashtarana Concentration on the heart space Come to a comfortable meditation or relaxation posture Align the spine The hands relax And allow the eyes to close The body becomes still and motionless Mentally observe the position of the body Feel the spine The legs The arms Head The entire body Complete awareness of the entire physical body Give permission for positive energy to flow through you now And all tensions to release And now you feel deeper relaxation arriving Drop the body Drop the mind Maintain calmness of the body and the mind together Allow yourself to stay focused throughout the practice Moving into the internal process Feel the body from within Move your attention into feeling Feel the sensations of the body Imagine it is only you here,
Nothing or nobody around you Develop the feeling of solitude Within the inner solitude become aware of the feeling of space Total awareness of space within the body Within the awareness of space there is the feeling of stillness Be aware of this feeling which pervades the whole body Now bring your awareness to the region of the chest Become aware of the whole ribcage and the space within the ribcage It is a space called Hriday Akash,
The heart space Observe the space between the sternum in the front and the spine at the back See the entire space from the diaphragm up to the shoulders As you breathe in the space is expanding And as you breathe out the space is contracting Total awareness of the space within the chest,
The heart space,
Hriday Akash Feel the infinite space which is saturated with silence and stillness Observe the silence and stillness pervading within the space of the heart Notice that the movement of thought and senses stop as well The body and the mind experience the same sensation of expansiveness,
Stillness and silence This is the result of concentration within the heart space Become aware of a tiny flame of light Observe this flame internally,
This flame of golden light The image of the flame represents the seat of the individual soul According to the yogic tradition the individual soul resides in Hriday Akash in the form of the flame or point of light,
Hiranyagarbha,
The golden womb The tiny unflickering flame unaffected by the winds of desire,
Emotion,
Passion or ambition is the real you The unaffected flame represents the spirit which is beyond the mind,
Beyond the body,
Beyond experience It is an acknowledgement that I am that I am spirit,
I am supreme consciousness The flame of light is in the space of the heart The space is filled with expansion and contraction of the breathing process and the rhythm of the heartbeat Visualize this flame of light in the region of the heart See it brightening and fading to a glow,
A pulsation of light Brightening and fading to a glow With each pulsation the whole space momentarily fills up with light Filling the entire being with luminosity Focusing on the point of light within your heart Develop awareness of sensation within the heart space Develop the feeling of silence,
Contentment,
Peace and light within yourself Allow the feeling of silence,
Happiness,
Peace and light Allow the feeling of peace to flow through your entire being This energy is supportive,
Encouraging and strengthening your inner being Develop the feeling of contentment,
Light,
Happiness and peace Continue your awareness of the space in the heart Continue your awareness of Hridayakash,
Deep concentration on Anahat Chakra,
On the heart chakra Allow the feeling of vastness And there is no distraction by the external environment as you deepen your awareness into the heart space Your mind is resting in the space of the vast heart Allow all experiences to arise without any reaction Without any response from within Remain the conscious observer And then allow yourself to notice any feelings that reside within you right now Observe through the silence any underlying feelings The feelings appear spontaneously Remain an objective observer Are there any feelings of anxiety,
Worry,
Tension,
Aloneness,
Fear?
Completely allow these feelings Allow yourself to acknowledge any feelings that lie within you Covering the truth of who you truly are Allow the deep inner silence,
Deep inner space Feel your inner expansion into your light If there is any discomfort towards the feelings that are arising Remain the observer,
Remain non-reactive,
Just observe,
They are not you Look deep into the heart Is there any feeling of ego,
Pride or self-satisfaction?
Observe if there is a feeling of sadness,
Loss or grief Or any other feeling,
Continue observing Just acknowledge Do not dwell on any feeling,
Allow the feelings or sensations to move Just give yourself enough time to recognize,
Acknowledge No analysis is necessary here,
Dispassionately observe Allow the feeling to move Allow everything to arise and fade away Once again,
Look into the heart Look into the flame of light within the heart Allow the feeling of love Intensify the feeling of love within your heart space Allow the feelings to arise spontaneously Feel the love with the total intensity of your heart Let your heart pour out of the feeling of love Try to experience the feeling of love with the total intensity at your command Allow love to be beyond definition And to allow it to envelop you,
To fill you,
To encompass you Center your awareness in the vision of the golden light in Anahat Complete awareness of the heart space Experience the infinite space pervading your whole body And now it is time to end the practice Become aware of your physical body Feel the weight of your body Gradually externalize the mind listening to the sounds around you Awareness of your breathing process Vibhrachate pranatarajayogam aroramicchararirohanivah aroramicchararirohanivah The practice of Hridayakashtarana is now complete Gently bring yourself fully back Hari Om Tat Sat Hari Om Tat Sat Hari Om Tat Sat
