Meditation to Purify the Sushumna

June 17, 1994

This meditation helps you to self-purify, to build a personality that is strong and pure, with a powerful projection. It does this by purifying the Shushumna Nadi, or the central nerve channel, the superhighway of the divine inside of you.

The first exercise may cause the Ida and Pingala Nadis to go through spasma, but this means it is working. Your forehead may get hot. Go through any itching and hurting, knowing that these are positive signs of the meditation’s effects on your nervous system.

1. Long, Deep Breathing

Posture & Mudra: Sit in Easy Pose (Sukhasana) and bend your right elbow, bringing your right hand by the shoulder with the palm facing forward. Place the fingertips of your left hand in a vertical line on the center of your forehead.

Breath: Long Deep Breathing.

Eyes/Drishti: Closed and focused strongly on the center of your chin.

Mindful Attention: Become very calm and focus strongly on the center of your chin.

Duration: Continue for 11 minutes.