
#MEANING ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO HOW TO#
This story was originally posted on Demetria Jackson’s blog as How To Start And End Your Kundalini Yoga Practice. Translation: Sat means Truth and Naam means identity, name, or essence. Mantra: Inhale deeply and sing the Long Time Sun Song, followed by chanting Sat Naam 1-3 times. Guru: Wisdom, teacher or source of knowledge. Gongnamo is a neologism (wordcreation) of the first part of the kundalini yoga adi (. Here’s what the Gurmukhi words mean: Ong: The creative energy of the cosmos. Press the joints of the thumbs into the sternum.Įye Focus: Close your eyes and focus at your third eye point (in between the eyebrows). From the root namaha comes: namo respect, salutation, adoration, to bow. Mudra: Press your hands together at the centre of your chest in prayer pose. Sit with a tall spine by grounding through the sitting bones, lifting the chest and tucking the chin in (to elongate the back of the neck). Translation: I bow to the subtle divine wisdom I bow to the divine teacher within. It can also be viewed as meaning, ' bow to the teacher within.' It is also sometimes called the Adi mantra. This mantra means I bow, or salutations to the divine teacher. If you’re not able to chant the entire mantra in one breath, then you can take a small sip of air after Ong Namo and then chant the rest of the mantra extending the sound as long as possible. Ong namo guru dev namo (Sanskrit: ) is an important mantra used often in Kundalini yoga.


Chant this mantra at least three times, taking a deep breath between each recitation. Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo (the Adi Mantra) I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within.
