Hong Sau Meditation | Paramhansa Yogananda's Technique | Basic Meditation Practice

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[@anjan2601]

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[@agnirelaxgaming]

Starts from 2:19

[@princonsuella_]

Thanks so much for explaining how to fix the eyes. I wasn't being able to meditate without having a headache or eye strain because I was basically crossing my eyes. Thanks!

[@arbhamkaravadra1972]

Om..om..om..guru..om..guru..devay💙🙏🏻❤🙏🏻🌍🙏🏻😍🙏🏻.....☝️

[@anamarie8]

thank you.very helpful💐

[@marimartin1251]

I am doing it everyday

[@kashishrajput3919]

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[@tonifrancis7163]

Such a lovely woman with a soothing voice. Thank you for this

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[@marksharpe2132]

Thankyou really enjoyed your presentation. Mark Sharpe from nottingham England.

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Thank you so much 🙏

[@JitenderKumar-jh2kx]

Jai guru ॐ

[@ayushrajpurohit2883]

Thank you.

[@ichazychaz]

Most beautiful relaxing meditation I’ve heard, thank you so much! I felt the beautiful calming effect 🙏

[@lisaoloughlin6476]

thank you, I use to do this but have got away from it for many years. Thank you for helping me remember. Om Shanti..........

[@ritamaitra3708]

You have explained it so well. GURUJI S BLESSINGS..

[@a.v5197]

Excellent 🙏🏼

[@bharatdesai6197]

Beautiful

[@ribhunirek]

Was I the only one who liked the peaceful background music? Wish I can get a link to that. Thanks for the informative video :)

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

The piece is called "Mist" composed by J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda) from the album "The Mystic Harp" performed by Derek Bell. Glad you liked it :)

[@ribhunirek]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia Thank you! Didn’t expect an reply, now I’m definitely listening to it

[@sabrinax4575]

Thanks for asking 😊

[@anoopverma1965]

Jai Guru, I have been practicing meditation since 2014. I received the Kriya Diksha in 2015 from YSS. Your this video is by far the best explanation of introductory meditation. Thanks 🙏

[@agnirelaxgaming]

When I lift my eyes upward to gaze at the spiritual eye or 3rd eye my physical eyes shake can you give solution.

[@agnirelaxgaming]

Can I skip lifting my eye and only give attention

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

@@agnirelaxgaming Hello! This is explained at 1:52 in this video, basically make sure to look out into the distance, as though looking at a distant mountain peak, that way you won't cross your eyes and it won't be shaky.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

​@@agnirelaxgaming it is important to do this because it helps to raise our level of consiousness...notice how when we sleep our gaze goes downwards, and when we are inspired we look up and our entire posture changes. So this is one way to understand how the posture and the position of the eyes can help us raise our level of consciousness and helps us go deeper in meditation. Hope this helps!

[@Harekrishna.369]

How to get Diksha..

[@RahulKumar-gz4wd]

Thankyou 🙏

[@anilsharma3365]

Simple and beautiful

[@sofij4536]

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[@aidaroel8927]

I loved it, thanks!!

[@krstivojgojkovic3896]

Tank you very much..for clarification..

[@champaratnayake7181]

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[@saritashetty8927]

Thank you 🙏 ❤

[@vibhutisharma1371]

Informative

[@vikasgupta1828]

Thanks

[@TheAvataar01]

Thank you

[@marynolan1393]

I've been trying to hard. This totally relaxed me ...so thankful. Much needed

[@danielcbalmeida]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@priteshozarkar2910]

Thank You................

[@angela_perelli_777]

thank you, finally understand as well as i needed how use this mantra, namaskar 🙏

[@deborahbyrne7358]

Thank you beautiful🙏🦋💫💜

[@yogasanaandpranayama4423]

Soham🙏

[@k-k8768]

you are wonderful thank you

[@ChandraShekhar-by3cd]

Jai Guru, Thanks a lot 🔮

[@anujadharadhar9581]

Beautiful, explained so well. Aum Guru Aum.

[@jheyab]

Siva siva.. nicely explained 🙏🙏🙏

[@Ashutosh-qg1ty]

One of the best meditation practice ever. Kindly make more of it, thank you for making the world more calmer and more happier place. Om shanti. 🙏🏻

[@klausellingsen5027]

Thank you, dear friend....

[@hasiransingh2650]

Thank you I just love this . Feeling good.

[@krstivojgojkovic3896]

The best meditation 🙏

[@lukakos8215]

Beautifully explained :)

[@VIJAYKUMAR-hh2cs]

AUM GURU...I am following meditation by using video for more than 3 months...Very effective..Then I do Kriya yoga ...In Haung Sau I move energy in spine

[@mdimran.hossen]

Beautiful Sister ❤️🙏

[@celia_matthews_]

Thank you 🙏 You explain so well.

[@Joyiswithin]

Its well edited video and well shot. Commentary is very effective. Amazing video

[@karankewat1.10]

Extremely Valuable!

[@vandanarao8235]

So much clarity,well explained

[@civilpse5458]

Very well guided. Simple. Inspiring.

[@ahigherorderofart]

wonderful Shamini!

[@rajudulani1020]

Jay Guru

[@binduraj9152]

Thankyou ma"am

[@LapisLazuli578]

Thank you for this beautiful meditation 😘😘🙏🙏💞💞

[@aman2om]

very informative and relaxing mediation

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Interesting gd demonstration Th Q

[@ramasumankanagala6109]

Nicely illustrated Sister

[@MsNicAlexander]

This was truly helpful. Clear, and simple. Thank you.

[@AmitSharma-dw2do]

Thanks a lot form the bottom of my heart and soul

[@ashgnostic6105]

Thank you for sharing this meditation. Extremely powerful indeed.

[@harryschwarz3]

That was the best meditation practice ever,thanks 🙏 you are awesome..

[@melachurukrishnaiah938]

Thank you for explaining the hong sau mantra neatly.

[@nonexistenty4152]

This was a very useful video for me madam. I have been using Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings for a long time now and these guided techniques aided me very much!

[@kavitarani3082]

Awesome

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Thank you

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Thank u Shamini

[@priyankaherath6428]

Very clearly and effectively explained....!Thank you so much...! ❤ fm mother Lanka

[@rahulshetty1233]

I tried it ..very very effective

[@vestaosto]

Jai Guru from Tokyo😊

[@agnirelaxgaming]

Are u Japanese? Or Indian living in Japan

[@vestaosto]

@@agnirelaxgaming I am a Japanese.😊

[@user-fe5gc2id9q]

Beautiful !!! I am doing meditation since many years . When I am in deep meditation lounging starts . Also tears starts. Don’t know what’s reason.

[@dreamcreativity5142]

Caaa..maass , concentreTass

[@msp304]

Wow wow wow 💕 today is my first day into the kriya yoga journey ! This has been so much helpful. U r such a lively teacher

[@vardhmankumar6448]

this is not kriya yoga its just extended version of meditation kriya yoga start with kriyabans and tribhangamurari

[@alkabalde7888]

Thank you so much sistet.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Thank you for your comment! This is the Hong Sau technique, a first step on the journey to kriya yoga. If you would like to learn Kriya Yoga, please visit kriyahomestudy.org/ for more information! :)

[@kalyanishridharan5659]

Very nicely explained child. God bless you 🙏

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[@h.b.chandrashekhar4110]

Very useful... thank you so much. Can we learn kriya yoga online. Please guide

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Yes, please go here: www.kriyahomestudy.org

[@h.b.chandrashekhar4110]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia thank you so much..

[@venkatasureshbabudivi5322]

Is the home study course available in Telugu language

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

You can find out by writing to [e-mail]

[@patriciapineda2187]

Sería genial si fuera en español.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Seguramente en Ananda Español tengan un video similar :)

[@patriciapineda2187]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia muchas gracias.

[@Jayassri6]

Can I get it in telugu

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Yes we have teachers offering classes in Telugu! Please contact here: kriyahomestudy.org/contact-us/ and they can guide you further :)

[@selectiveoutrage6617]

I took the SRF written lessons many years ago and I thought we were to place the tongue on the roof of the mouth while mentally chanting Hong Sau. It has been many years since I practiced so I am unsure.

[@thebodyclock1]

Thats ujjayi. And i think in the advance technique of Kriya

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

You can simply keep your tounge relaxed :) No need to place it on the roof of the mouth. That is part of a training to learn Kechari Mudra, which is not required here.

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

Namaste, Thanks for the help, just had one question... In the posture section, the basic elements were: 1. Straight back and head. 2. Gaze uplifted. 3. Hands on thighs, with palms upward. But, in some videos, the instructors said to tuck your chin in a bit, while in some others, like this one, there was no such mention, so I'm guessing that subtle part wouldn't matter much?? Please let me know. ❤️🙏

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hi Swarnava! Chin should be parallel to the ground. I think that some people say to tuck it in because we often draw the head backwards, hence by tucking in the chin we get the neck straight. The rest of what you pointed out is correct :)

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia so, shall I tuck my chin in , during my practice?? What do you suggest?? And thank you soo much for replying.❤️🙏❤️

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

I would suggest that you make sure your neck is in alignment with the spine and the chin is parallel to the floor :) If tucking the chin in helps, then do so. Make sure that you are comfortable and without tension in the neck or anywhere in the body. If to do that you need to do some other exercises (like tensing and relaxing more) then do that too.

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia thanks🙏❤️

[@marioalejos214]

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[@srikrishnavasanth3895]

Should one have to follow brahmacharya to get initiation

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

No, it isn't required even for Kriya Yoga :)

[@d.k.mondal7920]

Hong sau in hindi version pl.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Here is the Hindi version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIuXfq2ijcqboNE

[@logasubramanigunasekaran4748]

for the exhale after holding for 6 seconds, should I be via mouth or nose?

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

For the Hong Sau technique, you only breathe naturally through the nose. We do not control the breath. The even-count breathing pranayam (in which you also breath only through the nose) can be used as a preparation for Hong Sau when you sit down for meditation! You may enjoy taking the basic course which will help you launch more deeply in your practices, for which you could visit: kriyahomestudy.org/

[@bobbymelwani1180]

How to focus on breadth and in the third eye center. Please explain

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hello Bobby, so you gaze up at the point behind the eyebrows but your concentration/focus is on the breath. This can take a little time getting used to, but essentially don't let your gaze drop as we want to uplift our energy in meditation. If you'd like to go deeper in these teachings please explore our classes where you will get wonderful support on your journey: kriyahomestudy.org/ :)

[@ashishpethkar]

Tried contacting on the numbers given on website but got no response

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Oh sorry to hear this perhaps there was some issue, please drop us a mail if you like - [e-mail] or if you are interested in learning to meditate, here is the website you could visit for more details: kriyahomestudy.org/

[@mysticaura5586]

When I do this meditation I can feel my body vibrate. What does that mean?

[@agnirelaxgaming]

When I lift my eyes my eyes vibrate. Don't know solution but body vibration is no big deal or problem

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Perhaps you need to relax your body a little more before meditation, try spending a little more time practicing some of the techniques explained to relax completely before you being the Hong Sau practice... and also stay concentrated on the practice explained, here that will pass. Ideally our body, breath and our energy becomes very still through this practice, and maybe you just need to give yourself a little time with this practice. :)

[@swamimaheshanand8541]

Should the gaze be fixed uplifted on the third eye during inhalation and exlation too or just at the time of holding breath?plz make it clear.in some other places it has been found that the attention must go with the air going in and going out.as the breat goes in, the awareness should go in and as it comes out the awareness also should follow the breath..should one fix the gaze all the time during the whole process or it shoulf follow breath??

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

The gaze should always be up when we meditate, our focus, however, will be on the breath, but the gaze stays steadily up. Only if you feel the breath flowing at the origin of the nose (the close to the point between the eyebrows) your concentration on the breath and third eye become one.

[@prashantverma8773]

hello inhalation should be done in single breath..(Not double breath) in the first exercise while tensing the body from bottom to top. then release the breath in double breathing (huh huhh) while relaxing the body from top to bottom. :-)

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hi Prashant! Yogananda taught it with double inhalation and double exhalation. It bring more air into the body.

[@prashantverma8773]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia but i am telling you this as i have done SRF foundation's full course...and there guruji has written that inhalation should be done in single breath and exhalation should be done in double breath (huh huhh).

[@prashantverma8773]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia you can also confirm this in their online meditation ... it is single inhalation and double exhalation.. :-) :-) i hope you dont mind dear.. stay blessed. you are doing a good work.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

@@prashantverma8773 Well, in the Ananda lessons and Swami Kriyananda taught it with double breath, like when we do the exercise in the Energization. I wouldn't be surprised if Yogananda shared it differently at different times :) In any case, it hardly matters, the effect will be there whether it is single or double breath.

[@prashantverma8773]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia yeah... true :-) is ananda foundation different from yoganand ji's SRF?

[@yashodipdeshmukh6897]

Do we need to say hong sau loudly? Or chanting mentally is fine?

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Only mentally, don't say it out loud nor move your lips/tongue.

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

As my meditation strarts to settle , that is after say 10 minutes , my major focus becomes watching the breath . And sometimes , though , not always , I pronounce the Hong as Ong , i.e. the 'h' becomes silent . Is that ok ? Please reply , Thanks 🙏❤️

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

As you go deep, go with what the feeling is. As long as your concentration is deepening and the breath is slowing down, it probably doesn't matter much. But if you can, stick to the proper pronunciation. In time, you may forget the mantra altogether and concentrate purely in the feeling of peace or joy that may come.

[@strawberryjasminemilk]

I find that when I opened my eyes my eyes are crossed even though they initially weren’t when I gazed up and closed my eyes, what am I doing wrong?

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hmmm... make sure you are feeling relaxed, and that your not "trying too hard" to focus at the spiritual eye.

[@harshgaur3130]

I loose my focus from the eyebrow often And i m little bit confused where exactly i should focus between eyebrow Please guide🙏🏻

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Keep your eyes uplifted, but your focus while practicing Hong-Sau is on the breath, unless you are able to feel the breath at the point midway between the eyebrows. It may happen that your eyes come down, it is natural, you just have to keep trying and eventually it will become secondhand :) Perhaps the easiest way to do it is follow the line of your eyebrows, and the middle point is around where we ask you to focus :) Hope this helps!

[@onlinesaidasa9105]

Namaste The upanishads which are a part of Vedas declare that there is only One and to realize this Oneness of all life is the ultimate purpose of life. Every moment we breath, nature reminds us of this truth as each incoming breath resonates to So meaning He and outgoing breath to Ham meaning I (The Sanskrit words are split as Sah and Aham and its conjuction is Soham) Every time we breath , we can tune ourselves to this ultimate reality of Oneness by remembering Soham. Thanks.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

"Hong" resonates with the incoming breath, the breath itself is an affirmation of ourselves. When we come to this world, we inhale, we "become us". "Sau" resonates with the outgoing breath, it is after and exhalation that one is even able to leave body consciousness, in samadhi or breathlessness, and it is during the "last exhalation" (or death rattle) when we leave the physical body altogether. The mantra is correctly used as Hong with inhalation and Sau with exhalation. We wrote a longer answer in some of the comments below, you are welcome to browse through them :)

[@agnirelaxgaming]

When I lift my eyes upward my eyes shake. Can I skip lifting my eye and only give attention?

[@amanpatel10292]

I have the same issue. Also my eyes move all over the place after a while

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hello! This is explained at 1:52 in this video, basically make sure to look out into the distance, as though looking at a distant mountain peak, that way you won't cross your eyes and it won't be shaky. Relax as you lift your gaze lightly upwards, it is important to do this because it helps to raise our level of consiousness. We hope this helps :)

[@liba4164]

Just wondering about the triangle breathing 6 6 6 .... why this number. In so many spiritual books this number is a dark side number. Can you please reply about this

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Well, it is just an easy number for everyone :) It can easily be 5, 5, 5, or 7, 7, 7, or 12, 12, 12, or any other number you feel comfortable with. But if 6 is the comfortable amount, then I wouldn't be worried about the meaning of this number in other places, just think of it as three separate sixes instead of one all together.

[@liba4164]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia thanks for your reply 🥰

[@madheshwaran1161]

Please Griya Yoga teach mam

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hello Madhesh! Please visit kriyahomestudy.org/ for more information on how to begin your Kriya Yoga journey :)

[@JasonAsher09]

Hong Sau was previously Ham Sa. And was traditionally So Ham. Can you explain why Yogananda changed the spelling/pronunciation? And why he inverted it?

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

This is what Yogananda wrote in his Autobiography of a Yogi when he receive the title of "Paramhansa": Ham-sa (pronounced hong-sau) are two sacred Sanskrit chant words possessing a vibratory connection with the incoming and outgoing breath. Aham-Sa is literally “I am He.” Swami Kriyananda also mentioned that Yogananda even pronounced it a little bit with a Bengali accent... but probably it is not something we have to pay attention to right now. As for the "reversion", it was actually changed afterwards, it was always originally "Hong-Sau". Yogananda explained that "Hong-Sau" is for when one is trying to offer the ego into the infinite whereas "So-Hum" can be said once one has already realized his oneness with Spirit. I say: experiment with both and see what's the result :) If you are interested, here's something Swami Kriyananda wrote: 'In India some years ago I visited Swami Muktananda at his ashram in Ganeshpuri, near Mumbai. He insisted very firmly that the mantra should be “So-hum.” I don’t appreciate people taking issue with my Guru, which Swami Muktananda did. In fact, there is a Hamsa Upanishad. At the Ardha Kumbha Mela in 1960 I also met a saint, 122 years old, whose name was Sri Hansa Maharaj. I met an old Swami in Delhi who was extraordinarily learned in the scriptures (he could quote exactly from well over 100,000 scriptures, citing the exact verse). I asked him about Swami Muktananda’s asseveration. He said, “It should be Hamsa.” “Why then,” I asked, “is he so forceful about insisting it should be “So-hum”? “Some people,” he replied deprecatingly, “are simply ignorant.” The mantra “so-hum” emphasizes the ego. “So-hum” should be repeated only after one has realized the Self. In this case, to say “He is I” can be said with spiritual legitimacy, for then “I” no longer means the ego, but the soul. There's also this video if you want to go further! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3mtXnyQp9-MppY

[@JasonAsher09]

@@AnandaSanghaIndia thanks for the informative reply. Been trying to understand it for years. Now I finally get it!

[@kiranpandey987]

Make video om technique.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

That is taught privately in classes! Please enroll to learn or get support with the deeper techjniques at: kriyahomestudy.org/ We wish you all the best in your journey :)

[@GauravYadav-0104]

My eyes become red after I meditate… i am not able to understand why is that happening…

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Hi Gaurav! You might just be straining yourself too much? Relaxation is a very important component in successful meditation! You may want to get some support from some of our members who can guide you personally, please write to: [e-mail] or visit the website for resources: [e-mail]

[@FactsandReelsForall]

Can I do this for one hour? Please explain 🙏🏽 I am having problem of lot of sexual desires and it's eating my life. Help.

[@AnandaSanghaIndia]

Yes, you can do for as long as you want, as long as you do it with focus. Depth is more important than length. For your other problem, go to ananda.org and you will find some answers there (if you go to the Q&A section).