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Date Posted: 02:41:39 07/13/03 Sun
Author: Hendrik - 12 May 2003
Subject: Re: Kechari mudra
In reply to: Shivanath - 12 May 2003 's message, "Re: Kechari mudra" on 02:40:37 07/13/03 Sun

Here is a comment on Kechari Mudra from a non-Kriya source:

From: Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo, pp. 42-43
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In the meantime it was brought to Sri Aurobindo's notice that this man [one Raghunath P. Takar who applied for discipleship but some days later got rejected by Sri Aurobindo] had tried to practice Hathayoga without a Guru and had begun with Khechari Mudra, Tratak* and Uddiyan** accompanied by Kapal Bhati Pranayama*** and ended by being sick. Raghunath was all along thinking that Sri Aurobindo was a great Hathayogi, because he meditated with open eyes and was able to do Uthapana, levitation.

Disciple: Raghunath says that he has made up his mind.

Sri Aurobindo: Yes, but I have not made up my mind.

Disciple: In Khechari Mudra the lower connecting link of the tongue is to be cut.

Sri Aurobindo: I think Keshavananda at Chandod also had his tongue freed by cutting it for Khechari.

Disciple: What is, after all, the result of Khechari Mudra?

Sri Aurobindo: I believe it leads to a kind of trance which may give a certain Ananda.

Disciple: The idea seems to be to invert the freed tongue so as to close the passage of breathing. The two nostrils are called the Ida and Pingala currents of Prana. The third is Sushumna on the crown of the head. When these two are stopped, by inverting the tongue and blocking the passage of breathing, then Sushumna begins to function. The theory is that Nectar - Amrita - is dropping from the Sushumna even now but as the tongue does not taste it man does not enjoy the nectar. There is also a tradition that in Khechari Mudra one is able to fly.

Sri Aurobindo: It only gives a kind of trance and a consequent Ananda: I do not know what else it does.

Disciple: And about Tratak?

Sri Aurobindo: It only clears the sight and ultimately helps in opening the subtle sight between the eye-brows. I don't think there is any other use of it.
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* Tratak = concentration of the vision on a single point or object, preferably a luminous object (e.g. the Spiritual Eye)

** Uddiyan = a Hatha Yoga practice that is also part of Yogananda's Energization Exercises; see here: Uddiyan

*** Kapal Bhati Pranayama = a simple nasal cleaning technique: forcefully throwing the breath out of the nostrils


Hendrik

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