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12 Vowelsdvādaśākṣara
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Kuṇḍalinī & Subtle Body
Yukti #4Verse 30
Embodied II
Verse 30krama-dvādaśakaṃ samyag dvādaśākṣara-bheditam ।
sthūla-sūkṣma-para-sthityā muktvā muktvāntataḥ śivaḥ ॥There are twelve [such centers] in sequence; properly associated with twelve vowels. By fixing awareness on each one, in successively coarse, subtle, and supreme forms, and then abandoning each, in the end, [one knows] God.
Simplified Steps
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Memorize the somatic positions of the 12 chakras in the VBT’s 12-chakra system
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Memorize the 12 Sanskrit vowels (a, ā, i, ī, u, ū, ē, ai, ō, au, aṁ, aḥ)
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Intone or sing one vowel for each chakra, focusing your attention there intently
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Repeat, this time silently
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Repeat, this time simply sensing the subtle sound/light energy in each chakra
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Rest in awareness