sodarshan chakra kriya actual benefits

[Guest guest]

I had been in an auto accident and was forced to stop doing the sadhana I had

been doing for over 1000 days. There was a sense of loss that came with that

change, and for a time, it seemed that I had no foundation.

 

Sodarshan provided that foundation in these ways:

1. absolute neutrality of mind - the emotions I had felt, not just about my

displaced sadhana, but also hidden guilt about the accident, as well as many

other old patterns emerged and were extinguished. Not only that, but they have

hardly been back since.

2. total stillness - after doing SCK in the morning, I would inevitably feel

unwavering in my self throughout the day. the experience of shunya began to

inform my every thought, especially when I focused on meaning it as I chanted

" waheguru " during the meditation.

2. clarity of communication - once emotions could take no hold over me, I had to

relearn how to communicate. the stillness SCK provided also gave me a reference

point. i would stop and consider my words and actions and would compare them to

the " waheguru " I was experiencing during the meditation. if I could not bring

waheguru into word or deed, I avoided doing or saying it.

 

Sat Nam

Dev Atma Singh Khalsa

Managing Editor,

Yogamint.com

[Guest guest]

thank you so much for your quick reply. That sounds promising. How many minutes

do you do per day, and for how long have you been doing the kriya so far? I know

that each person is different but I am just curious

 

Sat Nam

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga , John Hall <johnandersonhall wrote:

>

> I had been in an auto accident and was forced to stop doing the sadhana I had

been doing for over 1000 days. There was a sense of loss that came with that

change, and for a time, it seemed that I had no foundation.

>

> Sodarshan provided that foundation in these ways:

> 1. absolute neutrality of mind - the emotions I had felt, not just about my

displaced sadhana, but also hidden guilt about the accident, as well as many

other old patterns emerged and were extinguished. Not only that, but they have

hardly been back since.

> 2. total stillness - after doing SCK in the morning, I would inevitably feel

unwavering in my self throughout the day. the experience of shunya began to

inform my every thought, especially when I focused on meaning it as I chanted

" waheguru " during the meditation.

> 2. clarity of communication - once emotions could take no hold over me, I had

to relearn how to communicate. the stillness SCK provided also gave me a

reference point. i would stop and consider my words and actions and would

compare them to the " waheguru " I was experiencing during the meditation. if I

could not bring waheguru into word or deed, I avoided doing or saying it.

>

> Sat Nam

> Dev Atma Singh Khalsa

> Managing Editor,

> Yogamint.com

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

On this page are 3 youtubes on Sodarshan, including one with Yogi Bhajan.

 

http://www.kundalini-yoga-info.com/sarega.html#sodar

 

Guru Tej Kaur asked Yogi Bhajan for a 1000 day meditation, he gave her Sodarshan

and she has now been doing it for 18 years.

 

" I love So Darshan Chakra Kriya. I've been doing it for 62 minutes a day for 15

years, " Sham Rang - Message #9919 from the .

 

Blessings,

 

Sat Avtar Kaur

http://www.kundalini-yoga-info.com/

http://www.kundaliniyogainfocntr.com/

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " spaceoutnh " <nadooda wrote:

>

> thank you so much for your quick reply. That sounds promising. How many

minutes do you do per day, and for how long have you been doing the kriya so

far? I know that each person is different but I am just curious

>

> Sat Nam

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree that there is something about vibrating Wahe Guru while pulling the navel that really sets it into the consciousness for the day.

 

I love So Darshan Chakra Kriya and have been doing it for an hour a day now for 16 years. Besides the neutrality that Dev Atma Singh mentions, it also opens up access to knowingness, as best I can label it.

 

It strengthens and balances the chakras nicely. Though YogiJi didn't teach it this way (he used 8 fingers as a way to keep track of the repetitions of Wahe Guru), I like to use 7 chakras and the aura as my counters. In other words, 2 repetitions of Wahe Guru on 1st through "8th" chakra.

 

The stillness that arises from SDCK is quite beautiful, and it also brings deep muscle relaxation. The deeper I go into the meditation, the more I notice muscle tensions spontaneously releasing and the posture becoming more comfortably erect and relaxed.

 

I also agree that it's a great way to process emotional turmoil, as well as project devotional purity. In Ayurvedic thinking of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, the inhale, hold, and exhale portions of SDCK correspond in a way. Inhaling Vata emotions (like anxiety, fear, insecurity) and coupling them with Wahe Guru transforms Vata energy into Prana, life force. Vibrating Wahe Guru with Pitta emotions (like frustration, anger, criticism) transforms Pitta into Tejas, clarity of pure consciousness. The exhale transforms Kapha (shame, depression, grief, attachment) into Ojas or Amrit, the sweet nectar of devotion and humility.

 

Anyway, that may all sound too complicated, but I could go on and on about all this. And I think that's one of the points of the Kriya: it opens up deep understanding and neutrality.

 

It's always hard to know what part of your practice is doing what (since I'm also passionate about the Aquarian Sadhana chants and Tantric), but I always come back to So Darshan. I've missed a few days here and there, but a strong connection keeps bringing me right back.

 

Blessings all,

Dr. Sham Rang