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The Flow of Breath and Mantra

Connect breath and mantra in meditation.

Allow the breath to move freely, linking the inhalation through the nostrils to the stomach's movement. Find where the breath touches the center of the chest. Practice with a personal mantra and mālā. Without a personal mantra, listen to the sound of the breath inside; this sound is So Ham. 'So' is the inhalation, 'Ham' the exhalation. Be aware of the mantra's meaning, as it is the connection to the divine. Mantra is fulfilled by realizing its meaning, helping to understand the inner and outer worlds. This repetition makes one strong, filling the being with divine vibration. What hinders will pass. This time is for prayer to remove ignorance and become one.

"Repeat this mantra when you have no personal one."

"A mantra is fulfilled by realizing its meaning."

Allow the movement of your breathing to be free, connecting the inhalation through the nostrils to the movement in the stomach. Find the point where the breath touches in the middle of your chest. We are practicing our mantra, our personal mantra, with the mālā. When you do not have a personal mantra, feel the coming and going of your breath in the center of your chest. Try to listen to the sound of your breathing inside. It is the sound of So Ham. 'So' is the sound while inhaling. 'Ham' is the sound of exhaling. So Ham. Repeat this mantra when you have no personal one. Be aware of the meaning of your mantra. It is our connection to the divine body, more and more. A mantra is fulfilled by realizing its meaning. Mantra will help us to understand everything in our inner world and from the outside, too. With our mantra, we have a personal connection to God. We do not have to search anymore. We have it. Show yourself to be open, to be one with that. It is within yourself. You can trust it. The repetition of mantra makes us strong, because we fill our whole being with the vibration of the complete, of the divine. What is hindering us on our way will pass. The connection to the Divine is so strong. Open yourself. Allow yourself to open inside. This is our precious time, this time of meditation. We can pray to God: "Please help us to remove our ignorance. Let us become one with you. Please remove our ignorance." Build your own heart with immense joy. Yes, we know about the sense of our life. We know about your existence. Disturbance is in the mind, and reacting is in the body and feelings. Please, let us remove it with the mantra. Please, oh God, help us to remove, to purify. Mahāprabhujī Karatā, Mahāprabhujī Karatā.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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