Devo Bandhana

Lock of Devotion

May 19, 1986

Our chakras can become interlocked both internally and with the chakras of others. When this happens we get stuck. For example, when the Third Chakra (Manipura Chakra) gets interlocked with the Fifth Chakra (Vishuddha Chakra), it does not produce musical talent, but a tendency to hurt people with words. When two people have some of their chakras interlocked, they may find themselves in patterns of interaction they feel powerless to change. Whenever a single chakra is interlocked without the Sixth Chakra (Ajna Chakra), it is said to cause problems, because intuition is limited. This meditation is said to interlock our entire system with our Sixth Chakra (Ajna Chakra), so that we can see the pros and cons of everything, read between the lines, and get our information from the infinite.

This practice is also said to lock five parts of the hemispheres of the brain, all 72,000 nerve channels, and the entire lower triangle. These locks together with the chakra locks develop the power to not need to speak; we only need to relax and everything will start to happen where and as we’d like. It helps us purify and prepare our bodies, minds, and souls for the coming times, when we will have to work effectively and efficiently to advance peace on Earth.

When you can hold the Root Lock (Mulabandha) and the hand squeeze strongly and perfectly, as you sing, whisper, or hold your breath, one minute of each part of this practice will be quite sufficient. If the mounds of the hands hurt in the mudra, it may signal some disease taking hold in the body; it is said that if you can hold everything precisely for three minutes, this disease will dissipate.