"Ardas Bhaee" Meditation -The "Mantra Prayer" That Answers All Prayers (Meditation Only)

Written by Hari Nam Singh.

Please Note: This version of the video is of Sangeet just chanting the the "Ardas Bhaee" meditation (about 11 minutes).

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Here's How To Do It: ardas bhaee meditation mudra 300x300

Asana: Sit on the floor in Easy Pose (legs crossed, hands resting on knees in Gyan Mudra or in lap) or sit in a chair (with hands resting on thighs in Gyan Mudra or in lap) and do your best to keep a straight spine and feet flat on the floor.

Drishti and Pranayam: Ideally the eyes are focused on the tip of the nose throughout. They can also be closed and rolled up to the Third Eye Point. The breath will adjust itself as you chant.

Mudra: Relax your upper arms by the sides of your rib cage and bring the hands up to the level of the heart. Interlace the fingers with a grip somewhat tighter than normal. [Note: For ladies interlace the fingers so that the left thumb rests on top of the right thumb. For men this is reversed, with the right thumb on top of the left.]

Mantra

Ardas Bhaee
Amar Das Guru
Amar Das Guru
Ardas Bhaee

Ram Das Guru
Ram Das Guru
Ram Das Guru
Sachee Sahee

1. Sitting in Easy Pose or a chair, chant the Adi Mantra (the “Tuning In” mantra) three times.

2. Chant the “Ardas Bhaee” meditation with this recording, a CD, or a capella in a monotone. Put your heart into it!

3. When the meditation has finished, powerfully and deeply inhale while raising arms above your head, and hold for 10-15 seconds. Powerfully and deeply exhale. Repeat inhale-hold-exhale once more with raised arms. Then lower your arms to your lap/knees and sit quietly. Feel the vibrations of the mantra in you and around you.

4. Finish by singing the “Longtime Sunshine” song followed by a “Long Sat Nam.”

Translation

I was blessed to be present when Yogi Bhajan introduced this mantra as a chant at a White Tantric Yoga Course in New York City in the early 1980s and I remember clearly his translation.

The first line of the first verse literally means “Prayer is granted!” and he told us we have that assurance from Guru Amar Das. The second verse attests to the fact that Guru Ram Das puts his stamp of approval on it – and Yogi ji planted his right fist emphatically in his open left palm much as one would stamp some important document.

My prayer for all of you you is that you use this chant regularly and allow it to lighten your life!

Bless you in all ways, always,

Sangeet

NOTES

There are three versions of this video - “Complete Practice with Intro Talk”, “Complete Practice”, and “Meditation Only.” They are each on their own web page.

This web page you are looking at has the “Meditation Only” version of the video and is intended for adding to your existing practice since it is just the 11 minute meditation.

The page with the “Complete Practice with Intro Talk” version of the video and is a good place to start if this is your first time with this meditation. Sangeet begins by giving her insights about this meditation followed by “Tuning In” with the “Adi Mantra”, then the “Ardas Bhaee” meditation (about 11 minutes) and concludes with the “Longtime Sunshine” song.

The page with the “Complete Practice” version of the video is intended to be used as a complete self-contained Kundalini Yoga practice since it begins with “Tuning In”, followed by the “Ardas Bhaee” meditation (about 11 minutes), and then concludes with the “Longtime Sunshine Song.”

Sangeet's original Blog Post on this meditation is HERE.