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The Videos
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About the Meditation:
Discover "Healing Ancestral Karma" with Ashana
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The Meditation: Practice Along with Ashana
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Message from Ashana
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Sat Nam Global Sadhana Family, We are on Day 18 of our Global Sadhana and I don't know about you but things are definitely shifting. There is something extraordinarily powerful about the experience of meditating with a group of souls holding an intention for healing, forgiveness, gratitude and grace. This morning, I found myself deepening further into the healing. I always felt challenged by my father's side of the family. As a little girl, I was often uncomfortable and afraid around some of my uncles, aunts and cousins. As a result, I separated myself and for most of my life, I maintained a remote disinterest. All of my uncles and aunties are now long gone and I have no relationship whatsoever with any of my cousins. Something happened this morning. I sat inside the meditation, encircled in an endless flow of giving and receiving. With each breath, I breathed in the love from my father's side of the family. And without the slightest pause, I exhaled my love to them. With each phrase of the chant, my breath moved in a quiet rhythm, giving and receiving, giving and receiving. Letting go of the story. Letting go of the resistance. At a certain point, all the hair stood up on my body. I had energy chills -- God Bumps we sometimes call them. I felt the presence of my family. I felt the separation between us that I had created out of my fears and distrust. And with each repetition of the mantra, I felt it begin to loosen and dissolve, thread by thread, ever so quietly and softly, in the tender space of gentleness and love. So many of us carry the weight of our childhood fears and traumas long, long, long after the danger -- perceived or real -- has been and gone. Yet when we are ready, when we are ripe for loving, we can look at our lives through the Eyes of the Soul. Inside this grace, we see that everything we experience is there to serve us. Virtually everything exists to help us heal and embrace all the fragmented parts of ourselves that yearn to be reunited in the vast acceptance of our infinite hearts. There is absolutely no time or space that cannot be touched by the miracle of your love. It's all good. It's all very, very good. What an enormous blessing this is to be doing this with you. |
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With all my love and gratitude,
Ashana
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Inspiration from Ramdesh
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Sat Nam Global Sadhana Community,
Today's message is from Sabrina in Poland, whose message completely inspired me, as she takes a journey that mirrors her ancestors'! It is so important to see the patterns that we are playing out, to heal that which needs healing, and to love all involved. Our lives are our own, but our lessons are shared with many. Thank you for sharing your lesson, Sabrina! Here's Sabrina in her own words... "Hello you beautiful creatures,
My name is Sabrina. I am German and I have lived 5 years in The Netherlands for my studies and work. This global sadhana found me at a very special time. Me and my boyfriend had just hit rock bottom with a boss who was withholding our salary, no money and nothing left to do other than to get rid of most of our belongings and to move to my boyfriend's country of origin (Poland) with nothing but the clothes on our back and whatever fit into our tiny Fiat hedge back. Within our first week of arriving I learned about this Global Sadhana and I was ecstatic. I looked forward to it so much it almost felt like the days when I was young and still believing in Santa. I was prepared and ready. I just moved 1.000km and actually into the territory of many of my ancestors who came originally from Eastern Prussia (nowadays East of Poland)- It was time! The first day I did this meditation it was the most exhilarating thing I have ever felt- so powerful I could barely sit straight during meditating as it felt that with each second another one of my ancestors appeared out of nowhere screaming "Hey! I got your back, too!". I was so amazed that still hours after the meditation I randomly busted into tears of joy being so moved by the things I just experienced. The next day I couldn't wait to proceed with the process, sitting down with so much anticipation for the beautiful things to come but- nothing. I felt alone, I felt insecure, uneasy and almost as if I was having a hangover after a weekend attending the best party of my life. Of course I was confused at first but knowing that it's a process I carried on, and so did those feelings. They even seemed to start intensifying as I started struggling with such primal fears during my day as I could only remember from times way before I practiced Kundalini Yoga. I started feeling more and more alone, scared of losing loved ones, scared of losing materialistic things and eventually I just wanted to stay in a corner and wait until something good would finally happen. And it carried on- day after day- until two days ago when it hit me: I am going through exactly what many of my ancestors have been going through- fleeing, seeking refuge, moving into the unknown trying to find happiness, to get away from war and violence or simply to find a job to support their family back home. Just as I was in a stage of my life where I had to move across Europe in order to get a new start I was presented with a chance in order to resolve generations over generations worth of anxiety and fear and unite them so they can give me strength. What a beautiful gift! Of course the anxiety is still there- it is still a process. But I adjusted my mindset: Whenever I feel those negative emotions I visualize an infinitive circle of my ancestors with me standing in the middle. Once everyone has gathered I tell them: I am very sorry that you had to spend all your lives in fear and that you feel like life was a struggle. I am very sorry that sometimes the burden felt so difficult to deal with that many of you had to numb yourselves in the most horrible ways in order to survive- but everything is good now. We are safe and we are love! Every time I do this I can feel a shift in the energy around me giving me gratitude, peace and protection! Sat nam,
Sabrina"
This journey is a journey of YOU. Please remember to share your messages with us! You can inspire and uplift each other in such profound ways. If you would like to be featured sharing your story and photos of how you are healing your ancestral karma and being blessed, email me at [email protected], remembering to share your name and location, too.
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Keeping Up with You,
Ramdesh Kaur
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Mantra
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Complete Mantra:
Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru
Language: Gurmukhi
Source: Dream with Guru Ram Das Ji
Author: Yogi Bhajan
Translation:
Guru - teacher or guide that brings one from the darkness to the light.
Wahe - exclamation of ecstacy like "WOW!"
Ram Das - literally translates as "God's Servant",
but also refers to Guru Ram Das, the Fourth Guru of the Sikhs
More Information:
This mantra was given to Yogi Bhajan by Guru Ram Das in His astral self. As Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, was known for humility and healing abilities this mantra is also known for its healing qualities and for imparting humility to the one who chants it.
This mantra relates directly to healing and protective energy represented by Guru Ram Das. The mantra is comprised of two parts. The first part is a nirgun mantra (Guru Guru Wahe Guru). This projects the mind to the source of knowledge and ecstasy. The second part is a sirgun mantra (Guru Ram Das Guru). This means the wisdom that comes as a servant of the infinite. It is the mantra of humility. It reconnects the experience of the finite to infinity.
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Ask Questions, Share Experiences, Get Advice.
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Meditation Instructions
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Sit in easy pose. Place your right hand at your heart center on your chest, palm against the chest. Place your left hand on your back also at your heart center, palm facing outside. Chant the Guru Ram Das Mantra.
Time: 11 to 31 Minutes (We will do 11 minutes for the Global Sadhana. You can do more as you wish.)
Eyes: Close your eyes.
This is a meditation of deep healing. It is also a meditation to bless the ancestors and heal your lineage.
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