Sit in easy pose with a straight spine.
Men place the right hand on top of left hand with the right thumb in the left palm and the left thumb crossed over the right thumb lock the thumbs. Both palms face down, the remaining fingers are extended and joined and the hand position is held at the throat level. For women the left hand is on top of the right hand. The left thumb is on the top of the right hand. The left thumb is in the right palm and the right thumb is crossed over the left thumb. Everything else is the
Extend the arms straight out in front of the body parallel to the ground. Bend the elbows and draw the forearms in to the chest until the hands meet at the level of the chest.
Sit with the legs crossed or in a chair with the weight of both feet equally distributed on the ground.
Deeply inhale and completely exhale as the mantra is chanted.
The eyes are 1/10 open.
Chant the following mantra 16 times in a monotone voice as the breath is completely exhaled: WHA HE GURU Each of the 3 sections of each line of the mantra is chanted with equal emphasis, "he" is pronounced, “hay". Be sure to chant all 16 repetitions on only one breath.
Focus on the breath and on the mantra and be sure the entire mantra is chanted in one breath.
Practice this meditation for 31 minutes.
There are 3 conditions that affect this meditation: