#Om namo guru dev namo meaning how to#

When translated from Sanskrit, it means “ I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within.”

The complete Adi mantra is ong namo guru dev namo and is used to tune in to higher consciousness at the beginning of every Kundalini yoga class. What is the meaning of Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo? A primal vibration.Īnd when we begin our practice by chanting the complete Adi Mantra three times, we are quite literally tuning in like a tuning fork to the primal vibration of the infinite creative consciousness that drives all of existence. The rhythmic pattern is a vibration that matches the same rhythmic patterns of the mantras. Sound is not something that you can hold with your hand but when you push air forcefully enough, it moves in a rhythmic pattern that our ears hear as sound. Atoms buzz and swirl so fast that our eyes perceive them as solid matter when, in fact, they are just tiny buzzing particles.Īnd sound vibrates too. Energy itself is a sort of vibration and we can see it (and measure) it even at the atomic level. They are sort of like a primal vibration, at the very core of our existence.Įverything in this world has a vibration. It is this state of connectedness that we recognize as Divine Truth, self-knowledge, higher consciousness, or WHATEVER term that describes meditative bliss. It’s like a mantra meditation that connects the mind, body, and spirit as one. The Adi Mantra sets the tone for your yoga practice. So I want to break it down for you here so that you know exactly what you’re chanting the Adi mantra at the beginning of each Kundalini yoga session.

#Om namo guru dev namo meaning how to#

It’s an incredibly powerful mantra that helps us connect with and refine the divine flow of infinite creative energy, both in ourselves and the reality around us.īut I was doing Kundalini Yoga for years before anyone ever really explained what this meant or how to do it properly! Whether you’re just beginning your Kundalini yoga practice or you’ve been a Kundalini practitioner for many years, you’ll notice that every class begins by chanting the Adi mantra, ong namo guru dev namo.