Shanmukhi Mudra -- Naad

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Date:  Posted 3 years before May 23, 2016

MiBeloved 3 years ago

In this mudra there are three blend sounds. One is naad. One is the burring vibration of the ear canal apparatus. The other is the resonance of the brain cells.

To differentiate: Hold the mudra and then release the fingers which block the ear canals. When these are released you will find that there is a slight blank space where you sort of hear nothing and then there is a resumption of sound vibration without the burring vibration from the ear canals.

In that resumption if you hear a high pitched frequency which is different, then that is naad. This sound will usually be behind you or to your left or right but behind.

Once you locate it, and then do this repeatedly by resuming full Shanmukhi and then releasing the fingers (thumbs) which block the air canals and then listen for naad again.

Once you do this, then your next step would be to find this sound without applying the mudra.

One special note:

The special characteristic of Shanmukhi mudra is a burring slightly roaring sound. This is not naad but under that sound there is naad. That burring sound is valuable because if a yogi focuses on it repeatedly, he or she will learn how to listen internally and then that listening ability will assist in finding naad.

As soon as the thumbs are released from the ear canal, then there is a split-second blank space when the burring stops. Then one can hear naad, and it is very distinct because it is not a burring sound. It is a high pitched slightly treble sound where the burring sound is more like a bass sound humming, like the humming of the big black bumblebees’ wings.

The yogi should move backwards in the head because naad is more in the back. If there is no attention going to the front of the head, one might have more success in finding or recognizing the naad.