Nadabrahma meditation
Nadabrahma (from Sanskrit नाद, m., Nāda, sound) is a form of active meditation that became popular mainly through Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (now Osho ).
The Nadabrahma meditation takes a total of sixty minutes and consists of three successive phases. In the first phase, the meditator produces a buzzing sound that is supposed to cause an internal vibration. The second phase is accompanied by a very slow movement of the arms in order to release and absorb energy. Finally, relax in the supine position. The entire meditation is usually performed to the music of Georg Deuter , who lived in the ashram of Poona in the 1970s and also composed music to the other well-known meditations by Bhagwan.
The aim of meditation is to harmonize body and mind and to lead to inner stillness. Among the active meditations of Osho, it is the gentlest, since only light movements are required here. Numerous books, CDs and courses are offered.
Under Nada Brahma is understood that the world (here: Brahma ) of sound ( Nada is). The term was used in ancient India to explain the nature of the world. In advanced stages of meditation, spontaneous inner sounds would be perceived. Practices in which the meditator directs his attention to such sounds or the so-called sound current are sometimes referred to as Nada Yoga . They exist in different traditions. In Surat Shabd Yoga (Attention Sound Current Yoga), a meditation practice of the Sant Mat movement of the Indian Radhasoami belief within Sikhism , the central meditation practice after initiation by the guru consists in concentrating on an inner light and the sound current. The latter is also called "Naam" there. In Arabic there are the terms "Bang-i-Ilahi" (call of God) and "Nida-i-Asmani" (heavenly sound). Other terms for "Nada" are "Akash Bani" (Sanskrit: voice of heaven, heavenly music), "Udgit" (Upanishads: song of the heavenly regions), "Sraosha" (Zoroastrian: voice of consciousness), "harmony of the spheres" in Pythagoras . In Kundalini Yoga sounds play an important role and the individual chakras assigned. The absorption by sound is described in the Nada Bindu Upanishad . There are also mystical or symbolic hand movements that are called nada mudra .
See also
music
- Deuter: Nadabrahma , 1 CD-Audio, ISBN 393125402X