Mudra : The Science Of Mudra First Originated In India Thousands Of Years Ago. Mud means to impart Bliss. This is the root from which the word mudra is derived.The word mudra has two meanings; a symbol and an act imparting Bliss.In Hinduism, a mudra (Sanskrit, literally "seal") is a symbolic gesture made with the hand or fingers. Along with asanas (postures), they are employed in yoga meditation practice. Each mudra has a specific meaning, and they are a central part of Hindu iconography. With the onset of Buddhism, many mudra practices were absorbed into the culture.Mudras also helps in balancing the five elements, influencing chakras & panch-tattvas acssociated with it to their optimal levels. The elements can even be increased or decreased to cure appropriate ailments. When the elements are completely balanced, the yoga (unison) of mind, body and soul with the Supreme Soul can be achieved!
To use a mudra, keep it for at least a couple of minutes. It is usually more effective to do them a while longer, like 15 minutes or so. You might spread that time over the day, but you could also make it part of meditation.
To use a mudra, keep it for at least a couple of minutes. It is usually more effective to do them a while longer, like 15 minutes or so. You might spread that time over the day, but you could also make it part of meditation.
Mudras on Awakening of Kundalini : We are all familiar with the grace and beauty exhibited by the statues of the ancient saints and sages. They portray their enlightenment in the expression on their faces, their postures and mudras, or gestures of their hands. Actually, their whole being is a mudra, gesture or symbol, of their state of consciousness. For the student, however, mudras are techniques which activate the nervous and glandular systems of the physical body so that dormant psychic power centres can then open, and the latent potential energy of man, the kundalini can ascend, carrying our consciousness to the cosmic mind....