Filmed on 17 June 2012; published on 18 June 2017; revised
- VIDEO BY ALICE
- SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
- MORE INFORMATION
Dear Ones,
I got this kriya (yoga set) from the Buddha in June of 2012 while Paul Nugent and the Aetherius Society were chanting “Om mani padme hum” at The Onion in North Hills. Believe it or not! Do the first hand position for 22 minutes, and the last hand position for only 3 minutes at the end. (But if you don’t feel like meditating for that long, it’s quite all right to do the meditation for just a few minutes.)
I published this kriya a while back on youtube. In the last few days I’ve had the feeling it might be good to put it on the blog, that it might be needed right now. So here it is. There’s a Summary after the video …
VIDEO BY ALICE
SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
This is the mudra for vast compassion and immutable peace. The mantra is “Om mani padme hum.” Hands are in gyan mudra. It goes like this: [speaks the mantra].
Here are photos of the mudras in the video. For most of the chant this is the mudra:
Image: “Buddha Kriya 1,” by Elandra Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. The left upper arm is down by the side; left forearm up; left hand raised up in front of the left shoulder, palm out, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended upward. The right upper arm is down by the side; forearm extended out from the front of the body, hand palm out, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended downward … CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
Image: “Buddha Kriya 1,” by Elandra Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com …
DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. The left upper arm is down by the side; left forearm up; left hand raised up in front of the left shoulder, palm out, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended upward. The right upper arm is down by the side; forearm extended out from the front of the body, hand palm out, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended downward …
CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
Then for the last repetition of the chant, the hands are brought round like this:
Image: “Buddha Kriya 2,” by Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. Right upper arm is down by the side; elbow bent; hand in front of the navel point, palm up, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the left. Left elbow is out from the body; hand in front of the heart, palm down, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the right. Thus the two palms are facing each other in front of the body, and about eight inches apart … CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
Image: “Buddha Kriya 2,” by Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com …
DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. Right upper arm is down by the side; elbow bent; hand in front of the navel point, palm up, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the left. Left elbow is out from the body; hand in front of the heart, palm down, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the right. Thus the two palms are facing each other in front of the body, and about eight inches apart …
CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
Image: “Buddha Kriya 2A: Close-up,” by Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com … DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. Right upper arm is down by the side; elbow bent; hand in front of the navel point, palm up, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the left. Left elbow is out from the body; hand in front of the heart, palm down, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the right. Thus the two palms are facing each other in front of the body, and about eight inches apart … CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
Image: “Buddha Kriya 2A: Close-up,” by Kirsten Meredith, with permission, 17 June 2012, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com …
DESCRIPTION: The person is sitting. Right upper arm is down by the side; elbow bent; hand in front of the navel point, palm up, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the left. Left elbow is out from the body; hand in front of the heart, palm down, index fingertip touching the tip of the thumb, other fingers together and extended to the right. Thus the two palms are facing each other in front of the body, and about eight inches apart …
CREDIT: Photo of Alice Clagett, with permission.
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MORE INFORMATION
Link: “Om Mani Padme Hum,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_mani_padme_hum ..
Link: “Gyan Mudra,” in Wikipedia … http://www.spiritvoyage.com/blog/index.php/what-is-gyan-mudra/ ..
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–from Link: “Buddha’s Gift: Kriya for Vast Compassion and Immutable Peace,” through Alice B. Clagett, filmed on 17 June 2012; published on 18 June 2017; revised … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-7mW ..
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Alice B. Clagett
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