MUDRA INSTRUCTIONS (FROM THE ARICA SCHOOL)                      MUDRAARI.TXT
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MUDRA IS A SANSCRIT WORD.
IT IS A METHOD OF GROWTH GIVEN BY EASTERN TEACHERS TO SEEKERS OF
TRUTH, WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, INNER PEACE, AND/OR ENLIGHTENMENT,
TO INVOKE AND ESTABLISH CERTAIN MENTAL ATTRIBUTES IN A HUMAN
PERSONALTY/PSYCHE.
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MUDRA PRACTICE BASICALLY CONSISTS OF POSITIONING THE BODY IN A CERTAIN
SPECIFIC POSITION AND MAINTAINING THE CHOSEN POSITION FOR A GIVEN
PERIOD OF TIME, WITH THE MIND QUIET, EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF DAYS OR UNTIL THE DESIRED ATTRIBUTE MANIFESTS AS A
CONSISTENT PART OF ONE'S PERSONALITY\PSYCHE.
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TYPICAL ATTRIBUTES WHICH ARE "SOUGHT/OBTAINED" BY THIS METHOD ARE:

ACTION
INNOCENCE
SOBRIETY
COURAGE
DETACHMENT
EQUANIMITY
TRUTHFULNESS
HUMILITY
SERENITY
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THE TEACHERS STATE THAT BY DEVELOPING THE ABOVE ATTRIBUTES, THE
FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES ARE DISSOLVED AWAY:

LAZINESS
LUST
GLUTTONY
FEAR
AVARICE
ENVY
DECEIT
PRIDE
ANGER
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LOCATION, PREPARATION, POSITION OF BODY, BREATHING:

ALL THE SAME AS FOR PRACTICING MEDITATION.
(REFER TO THE MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS)
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CLOTHING:

THE CLOTHING WORN IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS IN MEDITATION. IT IS
BEST TO WEAR "MEDITATION CLOTHING", BUT "NORMAL CLOTHING" CAN BE WORN
FOR THIS PRACTICE.
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FREQUENCY:

ONCE PER DAY
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DURATION OF PRACTICE:

10 TO 15 MINUTES EACH DAY.
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TIME:

THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS AS IN MEDITATION. IT IS BEST IF MUDRA IS
PRACTICED AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION EACH DAY AND PERFORMED EACH
AND EVERY DAY, IF POSSIBLE.
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POSITION OF LEGS:

THE SAME AS IN MEDITATION.
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POSITION OF HANDS AND ARMS:

USE THE MUDRA CHART TO SELECT THE ATTRIBUTE YOU WISH TO "INVOKE" AND
ARRANGE YOUR BODY IN THE POSITION SHOWN FOR THAT ATTRIBUTE.
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ATTENTION FOCUS POINT:

HEART CENTER.
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MIND:

QUIET. (SEE NOTES)
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NOTES: DO THIS PRACTICE FOR 6 WEEKS, AND OR UNTIL THE ATTRIBUTE IS
       WELL DEVELOPED IN YOU.

       IT IS BEST IS TO MEDITATE BEFORE PERFORMING MUDRA, MEDITATION
       WILL QUIET THE MIND, WHICH ASSISTS IN THE PRACTICE
       "BEARING FRUIT", BUT THIS METHOD CAN BE USED WITHOUT
       MEDITATION OR ANY OTHER PRACTICE.

       IT IS BEST IF THE MIND IS QUIET WHILE DOING MUDRA, IF THE MIND
       IS HAVING TOO MANY THOUGHTS DURING THE PRACTICE, ONE CAN USE
       ONE'S MEDITATION MANTRA, USING IT THE SAME WAY AS IT IS USED
       DURING MEDITATION, OR ONE CAN USE THE SANSCRIT WORD "SHANTI"
       (THIS WORD MEANS PEACE), THE WORD SHANTI BEING REPEATED ONCE,
       INTERNALLY, ON THE IN BREATH AND THE OUT BREATH.


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