Yogi Bhajan - Mastering the self - Volume One (Transformation)

SEEDS OF CHANGE FOR THE AQUARIAN AGE

TRANSFORMATION

91 Transformational Kriyas & Meditations

VOLUME ONE

MASTERING THE SELF

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan

Training Publishing Research Resources

2010 Kundalini Research Institute
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ISBN 978-1-934532-38-6

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EDITOR

Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa

CONSULTING EDITORS

Nirvair Singh Khalsa, Tarn Taran Singh Khalsa, Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, guru Raj Kaur Khalsa

CONTRIBUTORS

Tarn Taran Singh Khalsa and Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa

KRI REVIEW

Siri Neel Kaur Khalsa

COVER DESIGN

Ravitej Singh Khalsa

BOOK DESIGN & LAYOUT

Guru Raj Kaur Khalsa

PHOTOGRAPHY

Grasshopper Photo, Grace Hopper, photographer; Ravi Tej Singh Khalsa, Dev Dharam Kaur, gurudarshan Kaur Khalsa, and Sadhu Kaur Khalsa Cover Photo of Yogi Bhajan's Mala: Narayan Singh Khalsa

MODELS

Adesh Kaur, Ardas Kaur Khalsa, Bhajan Kaur, Bir Kaur O'Flaherty, Deva Kaur Khalsa, Dyal Singh Khalsa, Guru Prakash Singh Khalsa, Har Pal Singh Khalsa, Hargobind Singh Khalsa, Hari Bhajan Kaur Khalsa, Hari Rai Kaur Khalsa, Japa Kaur Khalsa, Jiwan Joti Kaur Khalsa, Jiwan Mukta Singh, Kirn Kaur Khalsa, Lakhmi Chand Singh Khalsa, Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa, Nirmal Singh Khalsa, Panch Nishan Kaur Khalsa, Pritham Kaur (Amelia Becker), Sadhu Kaur Khalsa, Sat Atma Kaur Khalsa, Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa, Siri Amrit Singh Khalsa, Siri Chand Singh Khalsa, Siri Dyal Kaur Khalsa, Siri Om Kaur Khalsa, Sopurkh Singh Khalsa, Suraj Kaur, Tej Kaur Gaytan, Vanessa Khalsa

To our Teacher, the Master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan,
who sacrificed so much to deliver these teachings,
that we might lead, heal and serve the Aquarian Age
with tranquility, transparency, grace and peace.

As another great teacher once said:
Be the change you wish to see.
Transform your Self and
Transform your world.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this manual comes from ancient yogic traditions. Nothing in this manual should be construed as medical advice. Any recipes mentioned herein may contain potent herbs, botanicals and naturally occurring ingredients which have traditionally been used to support the structure and function of the human body. Always check with your personal physician or licensed health care practitioner before making any significant modification in your diet or lifestyle, to insure that the ingredients or lifestyle changes are appropriate for your personal health condition and consistent with any medication you may be taking.

The Fires of Transformation

FOREWORD FROM THE EDITOR

A t different points in our lives, all of us go through the proverbial fires of transformation. For some it's a break-up, for others it's the death of a loved one, and still for others it's the loss of a job, or a personal health issue, or struggles with addiction. whatever the fire may be called, we all have to walk through it in order to get to the other side. This process is called transformation and it is, by nature, purifying. It used to be known as alchemy, that mysterious process in which the gross was transmuted into gold. Today we call it consciousness and like the alchemy of old, our personal transformation requires heat, pressure, and timethe purifying fires of tapas , the pressure of a sadh sangat, and the discipline of a practice over timeand a little touch of magic I call grace.

Whether it's the psychic heat we create when we burn our egos up with devotion or the physical heat we create when we do Breath of Fire for 31 minutes, each action, though radically different in its outward form, creates tapas or heatand purifies us, transforms us. Carbon doesn't become a diamond without the tremendous pressure of gravity. As Kundalini Yogis, our gravity is our lifestyle, the practices of this path. It's not easy going out into the world wearing white or covering our head. It isn't easy to change everythingwhat we eat, what we drink, what time we go to bedbut that is what's required. So, we live in a community of like-minded practitionerssadh sangatso that our new way of life is supported and so it's just that much more difficult to veer from the path. we ask for this pressure because it is this pressure that purifies us, purifies our minds and our hearts, bending the curve of self-will toward the will of the divine, toward devotion.

We've all experienced the transformative power of time, the great healer. Things that seem impossible today are the source of great laughter in the future, and what we do today can change our tomorrow. And, whether we believe it or not, what we do tomorrow can change yesterday. we can transform our stories, those things that defined us in the past and rewrite our destiny. This is the essential element of transformationthat we, ourselves, can be the agents of change within our own lives.

Kundalini Yoga inspired me to change everything. In fact, recently a friend was visiting and she said something that moved me in a way I hadn't anticipated. She said, You are the most changed person I've ever known. It's taken all the elements, all these seeds of transformation, in order to affect this change in me: the fires of loss and the tapas of discipline; the pressure of community and the willingness to dress the part, even when I didn't feel like it; and timelots of time. Nothing has happened overnight, except perhaps the gift of grace, the strength to say yes, and the willingness to agree to agree, to decideand along with that decision came the opportunity to begin again.

We hope this newest collection of kriyas and meditations inspires you to begin your own personal transformation today! Practice something new or master something familiar with Transformation: Seeds of Change for the Aquarian Age , a two-volume series that brings the tools and technologies of Level Two Teacher Training to your fingertips.

The 91 kriyas and meditations in Volume One: Mastering the Self are drawn from across the entire Transformation: level Two Teacher Training curriculum. Organized to facilitate your personal practice and deepen your experience of the Self, Mastering the Self also helps you develop workshops, plan 6-week thematic courses, or assign individual sadhanas with ease. Using each chapter, individually, or combining topics gives you limitless possibilities.