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Center for Spiritual Enlightenment
MorningMeditationPrayerBooklet
Meditation,silence,thecompanyofthosewhoarespirituallyawake,upliftingconversationwithothersonthepath,turningawayfromrestlessactivity,lettinggoofdesireforresults—
thisisthewaytoincreasepeaceinone'slife.
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Opening Prayers
With the opening of the earliest dawn and the lotus‐
buds, my soul so ly opens in prayer to receive Thy light.
Bathe each petal of my mind with Thy radiant rays!
I saturate myself with the perfume of Thy presence,
and I wait to wa with the breeze
the aroma of Thy message of love to all.
Bless me, that with the spreading dawn
I may spread Thy love everywhere.
Bless me, that with the awakening dawn
I may awaken all souls with my own
and bring them to Thee.
– Paramahansa Yogananda
oṁ asato mā sad gamaya tamaso mā jyo r gamaya mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya oṁ śān ḥ śān ḥ śān ḥ
—Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, I.iii.28
OhLord,leadusfromtheunrealtotheReal.LeadusfromthedarknessofignorancetothelightofTruth.Leadusfromtheerrorofidentifyingwiththemortalbodyand
mindtotherealizationofourdivineimmortalSelf.
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Mahāmṛtyanjaya Mantra
oṁ
tryambakaṁ yajāmahe
sugandhiṁ puṣṭivardhanam
urvārukamiva bandhanān
mṛtyoumukṣīya mā mṛtāt
oṁ
Om,wepraytotheSupremeLordwhoseesall
whosegraceispresenteverywherelikeasweetfragrance,whobestowstheblessingsofprosperityandnourishesalllife.Maywebeliberatedfromallbondageandtheshadowofdeath.ThroughrealizationofTruth,mayliberationunfoldeffortlessly
asripefruitfallsfromthevineandbecomesfree.
ChantingtheMahāmṛtyanjayaMantraforMeditationandHealing
FocusedonintentionalchantingofthisancientSanskritmantraclearsthemindandreleasesenergyforhealing.Contemplatethemeaningofthemantraasyouarechanting.Offeritsbene itsforthoseyouprayforandforthewell‐being
andspiritualawakeningofallbeingseverywhere.
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The Gāyatri Mantra
TheGāyatrimantraisconsideredtobethemostsacredofallmantras.Traditionallychantedatdawnandduskwiththerisingandsettingofthesun,ithasacalmingeffectonthemental ieldandinvokesthelightofDivineconsciousnesswithin.Itmaybegivenbythespiritualteacheratthetimeofone’sinitiation,whencertainvowsaretakentopracticethespiritualwayoflife.
oṁ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhārgo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt oṁ Meaningofthemantra:Wemeditateonthesacredlightoftheradiantsourceoflife.Letitinspireourthoughtsandintentions.
TheGāyatrimantraisaprayertotheSourceofalllifetobrightenone’sintellect.Itisusedtocleansethemind,sothatonecanreceivehigherguidanceandinspiration.
Bhῡr earthBhuvaḥ atmosphereSvaḥ heavensTát thatSavitúr ofthesourceVárenyaṃ tobeheldsacredBhárgo lightDevásya oftheradiantDhímahi wemeditateonDhíyo thoughts,intentions,prayersYah which(source)Naḥ ourPracho‐dáyāt shoulddirect,urge,inspire
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Guru Mantra
Oṁ
Guru Brahmā Guru Viṣhṇu
Guru Devo Maheśhvarah
Guru Sākṣhāt Para Brahmā
Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥa
Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥa
Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥa
Oṁ
Om Babaji Swaha!
Om Lahiri Mahasaya Swaha!
Om Sri Yukteswar Swaha!
Om Paramahansaji Swaha!
Om Sri Gurudeva Swaha!
oṁ śān ḥ śān ḥ śān ḥ
Om!Guruisthecreatorofall,Guruissupportandsustainerofall,Guruisthetransformingpowerofall,
Guruisbothimmanentandtranscendent.ToThatSupremeReality,theremoverofDarknessandignorance,Iofferthisprayer,
BowingbeforetheOneinall.ToMahavatarBabaji,itisofferedToLahiriMahasaya,itisofferedToSriYukteswar,itisoffered
ToParamahansaYogananda,itisofferedToallofthedivinegurus
andsishyasofKriyaYoga,itisoffered.
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Chan ng
Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Oṁ VictoryinGod,intherealizationofdivineTruth
Pranayama
AlternateNostrilBreathing(6rounds)CompleteBreathorKriyaPranayama(12rounds)
Pratyahara
So’HammantraContemplationofOṁ
Silent Medita on
CommunewithGodinthesilenceofyoursoul
Concluding Medita on
oṁ, oṁ, oṁ śān ḥ śān ḥ śān ḥ
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Ara
oṁ tvam eva mātā ca pitā tvam eva
tvam eva bandhuśca sakhā tvam eva tvam eva vidyā draviṇaṁ tvam eva tvam eva sarvaṁ mama deva‐deva tvam eva sarvaṁ mama deva‐deva
oṁ
Youalonearemymotherandmyfather,Youalonearemyfriendandmybelovedcompanion,
Youaloneareallknowledgeandallwealth,OSupremeLord,youaloneareeverythingforme.
Prayer for All Beings
oṁ lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu
lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu
May all of the beings, in all the worlds, be happy.
oṁ śān ḥ, śān ḥ, śān ḥ
Mayallbeingsinallworldsbehappyandfree.
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Scripture Study
Studyonthespiritualpathincludesstudyofscripture,contemplationofthenatureofReality,andself‐inquiry.Studyisboththeprocessofacquiringknowledgeandtheunfoldmentofinnerwisdom.ParamahansaYoganandasaid,“Readalittle.Meditatemore.ThinkofGodallthetime.”Studyofscriptureorspiritualteachingsiscombinedwithcontemplationofwhatisread,practiceoftheprinciples,andexaminationoftheeffectsofthatpracticeinourlives.Self‐inquiryandself‐examinationareessentialcomponentsofspiritualstudy.Fromthedeepestlevelofinquirythatexploresthefundamentalquestion,“whoamI,orwhatamI?”,toexamininghowourexperienceoflifeisrelatedtoourhabitualthoughtsandbeliefs,todiscoveringhowourfoodchoicesin luenceourmentalclarityandphysicalwell‐being,studyisacomprehensivecomponentofthespirituallife.
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Prayer for Study
oṁ saha nāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai tejasvi nāvadhītam astu
mā vidviṣāvahai oṁ śān ḥ śān ḥ śān ḥ
MaytheDivineprotectus.MaytheDivinenourishus.
Letusworktogetherwithenthusiasmandstrength.Mayourstudybringilluminationofconsciousness.
Maytherebeharmonybetweenus.Aum.Peace,Peace,Peace
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Kriya Yoga in this tradi on has been passed on through the centuries from guru to disciple through instruc on, ini a on and transmission. This lineage begins with Mahavatar Babaji, the great avatar or yoga master, whose mission is to support the awakening of souls and planetary evolu on. Through him, the teachings were transmi ed to his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. A er receiving permission from Babaji to make the teachings of Kriya Yoga more widely available to sincere seekers, Lahiri Mahasaya, a family man known as a householder yogi, ini ated thousands of students, including Swami Sri Yukteswar. Swami Sri Yukteswar trained and ini ated, Mukunda Lal Ghosh, one of his foremost disciples who would later be instrumental in the worldwide dissemina on of the teachings of Kriya Yoga. Mukunda had been ini ated into the prac ces of Kriya Yoga early in life by his father who was also a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya. Yet, his des ned guru‐disciple rela onship was with Sri Yukteswar who faithfully guided him and supported his unfolding spiritual realiza on. A er years of devoted study and prac ce with his guru, he entered the swami order and took on the monas c name, Swami Yogananda.
Mahavatar Babaji Lahiri Mahasaya Sri Yukteswar
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It was Swami Yogananda who came to America in 1920 with the blessings of his guru, to spread the libera ng teachings of Kriya Yoga to the West. He remained in the West ini a ng thousands into the spiritual prac ces of Kriya Yoga and inspiring seekers worldwide to discover the libera ng truth of their spiritual nature and their rela on‐ship with the Infinite. Among those he trained, ordained to teach, and ini ate others into Kriya Yoga, was his disciple Roy Eugene Davis. Roy Eugene Davis met Paramahansa Yogananda in 1949. He was accepted for monas c training and later ordained by him in 1951. One of the few remaining direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, Mr. Davis has dedicated his life to offering these teachings worldwide for over 60 years. He carries on this tradi on of Kriya Yoga through the transmission of the teachings to his disciples today. The vitality of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, with the spiritual direc on of Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian, a disciple of Mr. Davis, abides in the living legacy of this teaching tradi on. Yogacharya met her guru, Roy Eugene Davis, in 1979. She was trained and ordained by him to carry on the mission of Kriya Yoga to bring the libera ng teach‐ings of Self‐ and God‐realiza on to seekers of truth everywhere. CSE's service in support of individual and planetary spiritual awakening is carried out today by many CSE ministers and medita on teachers.
Paramahansa Yogananda Roy Eugene Davis Yogacharya O’Brian