A Sound Body: Mantra Puruśa Practice

Aum Aīm Hrīm Śrīm Klīm Glaum

Mantra Puruśa (pronounced "poo-roo-shaa") is an ancient technique of bringing mantras to the marma (or acupressure) points in the body.
We rotate our awareness through the body and touch or bring our attention to the area mentioned. Then we intentionally bring the bījā mantra to that area. The benefit of this practice is to awaken a "sound" body, a healthy body, and even begin a deeper mantra practice.

Enjoy!

Transcript

The mantra prusha.

You can bring your hand to the areas of the body that are mentioned.

We'll do the bija mantras om,

Aim,

Hreem,

Shreem,

Kleem,

Glaum,

And then each letter of the Sanskrit alphabet.

Beginning at the top of the head.

The forehead.

The right eye.

The left eye.

The right nostril.

The right cheek.

The left cheek.

The upper lip.

The upper teeth.

The upper palate.

The lower palate.

The right shoulder.

The right elbow.

The right wrist.

The base of the right fingers.

And the right tips of fingers.

The left shoulder.

The left elbow.

The left wrist.

The base of the left fingers.

The tips of the left fingers.

The right hip.

The right knee.

The right ankle.

The base of the right toes.

The right tips of toes.

The left hip.

The left knee.

The left ankle.

The base of the left toes.

The tips of the left toes.

The right abdomen.

The left side of the abdomen.

The low back.

The navel.

Imagining the plasma.

The muscle.

The bone.

The nerve tissue.

The reproductive tissue.

The mind or the self.