7. JAPA
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JAPA IS THE INTERNAL CHANTING OF A MANTRA WITH THE VISUALIZATION OF IT ROTATING AROUND THE THROAT IN A CIRCULAR WAY, ALLOWING THE YOGI TO FEEL THE MILD VIBRATION OF THAT MANTRA.
WHEN CHANTING, WEAR AN ENERGIZED RUDRAKSHA BEAD EXACTLY ON THE VISHUDDHI CHAKRA, IN THE HOLLOW OF THE THROAT. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THE AIR IS GETTING CONVERTED INTO SOUND. IF YOU WEAR ENERGIZED RUDRAKSHA THERE, CONSTANTLY EVERY WORD COMING OUT WILL HAVE THE COAT OF THAT MANTRA.
IT BECOMES LIKE THE AJAPA JAPA. YOU WILL SEE THIS RUDRAKSHA AND THE MILD VIBRATION MEETING, AND THE KUNDALINI IN YOU WILL BE AWAKENED.
AJAPA JAPA IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL PROCESS AND TECHNIQUE. IT RELEASES A CERTAIN KIND OF ENERGY FROM OUR BODY, AND NECTAR FROM THE THROAT. WHEN YOU DO AJAPA JAPA, IT IS NOT THAT EVERY SECOND YOU CHANT ONCE; YOUR HEART CHANTS, YOUR LUNGS CHANT, YOUR THROAT CHANTS! THE MORE AND MORE DEEP IT GOES INTO YOUR BEING, MORE AND MORE PARTS OF YOUR BEING RESONATES WITH THAT.
MAHAVAKYA MANTRAS REFERS TO THE ULTIMATE MANTRAS OF ALL MANTRAS, USED TO INVOKE THE DIVINE PRESENCE. THROUGHOUT THE DVITHIYA VINYASA KRAMA, WE IMPLEMENT MANTRAS AND MAHAVAKYAS AS POWERFUL JAPAS (REPETITIVE CHANTS) WHILE BENDING THE BODY. THESE MANTRAS WERE GIFTED BY THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM TO DIRECT CONNECT US TO PARAMASIVA. THE FOLLOWING PAGE SHOWS THE JAPAS USED THROUGHOUT THE 108, 308 AND 508 ASANA SEQUENCES.


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