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Sadhguru looks at the science of

mudras and the capability of human
hands to function as a control panel to
everything.

Sadhguru: The word mudra literally means a seal.

It is a certain position of the hand. Mudras are a subtle
science of arranging your body in a certain way. The
way your systems functions can be altered just by
changing the positions of your palm. This is a whole
science by itself which essentially involves the
geometry and circuitry of the body. By holding a
certain mudra, the energies tend to move in a
particular way. In yoga, there are systems where you
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can regulate your breath in a certain way, with certain

counts and proportions. By doing this, you can
pinpoint your energy to any cell in the body if you
want.

Mudras: Opening up the

cosmos
Hands are capable of
many things apart from
eating and doing
physical work. Y ou can
make these hands in
such a way that if you
move it here, you can
make something
happen somewhere else
and pinpoint it
wherever you want it,
because these hands are
the instrument to
everything. This is like

In Indian
culture, for
everything
they
identified a
particular
asana,
mudra,
breathing

the control panel to

everything.
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Either you can keep this human system as a small

little human being or you can enlarge this into a
tremendous possibility. Whichever way it is, the
control panel is still here. If you do the right things
with this system, you can do miraculous things with
life. That will take a lot of exploration, and a lot of
sadhana is involved.

The many kinds of mudras

There are hundreds of mudras, some for health, some
for wellbeing, some for creating certain other kinds of
processes. For different aspects of life there are
different mudras. In Indian culture, for everything
they identified a particular asana, a mudra, and a
particular kind of breathing, so that a human being
brings out the best within himself. This still lives
everywhere across the culture, but it is being practiced
without the necessary understanding and awareness.

Editors Note: Mystics Musings includes more of

Sadhgurus insights on the human energy system.
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subhash

2 years ago

Sorry, if you get stuck in practicing mudras, asanas and pranayam techniques, you won't reach anywhere, achieve
anything even if you practice it a lifetime. The real purpose behind these is to invoke your consciousness. Therefor
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is not this or that mudra which is important but it is the inner awareness which you reach through it. Once you sett
in your consciousness, deeply, the external body postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama) and mudra (bending a
or touching of fingers or finger tips) become insignificant.
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Gokul > subhash

2 years ago

As sadhguru has told many times, you are talking about some ''consciousness'' which is not in your
experience yet. There will be scope for assumptions and beliefs only. Let us start to move from what is in o
experience- body, mind, emotions. Certain mudras with certain breathing pattern will make you feel the
energy flow in a certain way. Start from that, no point in dreaming about something which you hav not yet
experienced.
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Ramji > subhash

2 years ago

Subharsh sir, I understand that you are Gauthama of 21st century, we all totally agree, okay.I have found yo
comments in many Sadhguru blogs, why are you reading such blogs and just with a prejudice mentality
comment in vain..either you are not fully conceiving the context or just commenting on the outer layer.
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veeranagouda yaligar > subhash

2 years ago

enlightened beings like you should not wast time in reading and commenting these blogs.
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Makesh > subhash

2 years ago

Please click Mr subash name and see his comments on Sadhguru's previous articles before replying to it.
is just responding to blogs post with some agenda. He reads the article then try to find out how to criticize a
leaves his comments. He is delbratly misunderstanding things to mislead people. So best way is just ignore
him. Its not worth responding to him. Good luck Mr Subhash and keep fooling yourself
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Michael Gazonda > subhash

a year ago

Sure, just like learning to walk has no practical purpose...

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shasi > subhash

2 years ago

i think your comment is insignificant for people to read.

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Ghajabiram > subhash

2 years ago

Dear Subhash - In Guru stotram there is a line "Guruve sarva lokanam" - whatever you look (lokam - world
that which we perceive) or experience is your Guru. Grab any experience and practise which shall take you
a better state than what we were the previous moment. We don't know when a tool will be helpful. "Mrigi"
mudra - not to be done more than 5 minutes shall ignite your Agna Chakra and if you perform dhyana
intensely you become what you have been performing dhyana on. At least without intensity this mudra
increases your focus/attention. Learn few mudras to speed up the inner awareness
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renith > subhash

2 years ago

Would not even blogs/comments like these bcm insignificant..............??

Ghajabiram

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2 years ago

I'm fortunate to know and practise a few (4-5) mudras. Everything works. My Guru taught me these Mudras. But on
when I was hearing Sadhguru Jaggi say this body has the possibility to correct itself just by watching itself, I started
using these Mudras in combination with dhyana for cleansing the body and healing I started to reap the benefits fro
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them. It is too great. To sit and watch is an achievement by reducing your mental activity even for a few minutes in
this age. I try to teach 1 or 2 simple mudras to my friends whenever I hear there health problems.
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2 years ago

Subhash; This is a gift for you! ( eat less, Sleep less, talk less! and practice meditation more and more) bless your
life Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti!
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mudraranga rangaraj

2 years ago

I being a sadhaka and an author of a book THE SCIENCE OF YOGA MUDRAS";

this article is very informative.K R. Iyengar.
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Gayathri Kumar

2 years ago

Mudras and asanas, what a straightforward and safe way of bringing out the best in human beings.Wow!!. Im
shocked when I think of when and how exactly we lost knowledge of these powerful yet subtle techniques. I mean,
they have been there right? so at what point did we just loose the awareness? (im beginning to think what I don't
know is practically everything!!!)
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Sullivan > Gayathri Kumar

2 years ago

I hope you must have heard about the Yugas. All these knowledge were at the peak during the Satya yuga.
But as we approached the Kali yuga people could not understand the intricacies
lost their power to understand it. People started involving themselves more on to bakthi and the blind rituals
rather than the scientific aspect of it. Slowly we lost all the knowledge. According to Sadhguru in this
ascending Dwapara and Tretayuga we again started reviving this science. Hopefully we will keep it alive for
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the future.
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gururaja

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2 years ago

Pranams. I am grateful for the clarity on Mudras. The reading of this article will redouble my conviction to do
practices with more commitment. Pranams Sadhguru
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Jaya

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Shambho

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kalpana kabra

a year ago

where can i learn mudras

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enlightable

2 years ago

I'm here to find the real science of Mudra (if any to realise) but in comment section there is war going on between t
commenters. Everybody has rights to think differently. If somebody finds that it has nothing to do with it then its ok.
let it go. Let it go whatever people says about you or your followers. It does not changes your belief until you
experience it. Blind faith never makes us liberated because we are already chained with it.

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Chary > enlightable

10 months ago

Pranamams to all.
There is no way you can comment on anyone. Everybody trying to explore in their own way when you at no
clear on what sadguru said. If you have conflict of understanding what he said , that shows you are not clea
on what sadguru said. You need to do proper Sadhana. Guru is like ocean of knowledge. Don't try to get
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siddhi on 'easy button'. It doesn't work that way. Understanding bits and pieces Will get you nowhere.
want to know proper sadhana follow procedures not easy-to-use button.
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Yathindradas > enlightable

10 months ago

If one understands the intention of someone like Subash, which is not real comment( from his knowledge a
experience) don't we have to comment? don't we have to stop him, probably little politely; not like ,how he
started with 'sorry'. If I am wrong please correct me.

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Harikumar Moorthattil

10 months ago

Yes subhash you are right

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