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Q: What is Khechari Mudra
?
A: Kham
means sky and Char means to move. Khechari thus
means to move in the sky. The sky may be an outside one or the one
that is inside human body. It is said that a yogi who has mastered
Khechari Mudra can move anywhere in the sky. Thats why it is
given the name Khechari Mudra.
Q: Which other siddhis can one
obtain besides moving in the sky with the practice of Khechari
Mudra' ?
A: With
Khechari Mudra, a yogi can be blessed with some other siddhis
such as knowledge of the past, present and future; doordarshan
(ability to perceive things far-off) and doorshravan (ability
to hear sound far-off) as well as Nirvikalpa Samadhi (The
highest spiritual state in which all thoughts, attributes and
description subsides).
Q: How
does one perform Khechari Mudra ?
A: First,
one has to lengthen one's tongue and for that one has to resort to
friction or dohan. After the tongue has been elongated by
such practices, one has to invert the tongue upside down and touch the
top of the mouth known as talu pradesh' (nasal cavity at the
base of the palate). In this position the mind becomes easily focused
and one loses body consciousness and ultimately enters into the
Samadhi.
The process
of lengthening the tongue is an extremely painful process so I do not
advise all the aspirants to perform Khechari Mudra. The
concentration of mind, the state of losing body consciousness and
ultimately entering into Samadhi can be achieved by other means
as well. Meditation, japa or other methods are less difficult or
painful so a spiritual aspirant should take recourse to such methods.
Q: What
should an aspirant with a long tongue do in order to progress on the
path of Yoga?
A: An
aspirant, who is blessed with a long tongue should thank god and try
wholeheartedly for the attainment of Samadhi by means of Khechari
Mudra. He should regularly sit in meditation and perform
Khechari Mudra primarily to achieve the ultimate goal of life. |
