Grace is the Shield

Originally taught on June 25, 2001

Posture: Easy Sitting Pose, spine straight, chin in Neck Lock

Eyes: Focus on the tip of the Nose

Mudra: With the elbows relaxed at the sides of the body extend the Jupiter fingers of each hand and bring the pads (first digit) of the Jupiter fingers together in front of the Heart Center. The thumbs lock over the Saturn fingers, making a fist in each hand The right hand faces away and the left hand faces the chest.

"Put your Jupiter fingers together, lock your Saturn finger, look at the tip of your nose, put your spine straight, all right. Put your index finger, the first stem of the index finger to the other, Jupiter finger, lock your Saturn finger with your thumb right at the heart center, look at the tip of your nose, now that’s very important to look at the tip of your nose, that is very important." ~Yogi Bhajan (Excerpt from the original lecture -June 25, 2001)

Time: Continue for 24 minutes. To end, inhale, suspend the breath, exhale. Repeat twice more.

Mantra:

Ajai Alai

Abhai Abai

Abhoo Ajoo

Anaas Akaas

Aganj Abhanj

Alakh Abhakh

Akaal Dayaal

Alayk Abhaykhe

Anaam Akaam

Agaahaa Adhaahaa

Anaatay Parmaatay

Ajonee Amonee

Na Raagay Na Rangay Na Roopay Na Raykay

Akaramang Abharamang

Aganjay Alaykhay

Translation:

Invincible. Indestructible.

Fearless. Everywhere.

Unborn. Forever.

Indestructible. Within Everything.

Invincible. Indestructible.

Invisible. Free from wants.

Immortal. Kind.

Unimaginable. Formless.

Unnameable. Free from desires.

Unfathomable. Undamageable.

Without a master. Destroyer of all.

Beyond birth & death. Beyond silence.

More than love itself. Beyond all colors.

Formless. Beyond chakras.

Beyond Karma. Beyond doubt.

Beyond battles. Unimaginable.

Comments: This kriya strengthens your radiant body. The original teaching was that if you need a miracle, or an answer to your troubles, memorize this mantra by heart. Chant it. And perhaps watch the situation solve itself, and the opposition dissolve itself in your presence.

What if, instead of arguing, questioning, answering, or talking, we just start chanting mentally? It's not that we will not face difficulties, but it elevates the mind and shifts the perspective.

“What is grace? “Grace is the shield of radiation or radiant shield which protects the pranic balance in your entire living system, not only with you, and within you, and within your psyche, but how you correlate to all other psyches in your communication of memory. All who have gone before you, all who have to follow you. Do you understand what grace is now? That trust that others place in you is your grace. The word you give to others is grace. Expectation of you being who you are is grace. It is a total sum of your personality, reflected by you. It is your Radiant Body.” ~Yogi Bhajan