The Ancient Science of Mantras: Wisdom of the Sages

by Om Swami

This is mantra sadhana in a nutshell. The basic principle of mantra sadhana is to practice the utterance of a sound with such intensity, fervor and determination, that your whole being starts to reverberate with that sound. You become that sound. It becomes your sound, your mantra. The one you not only connect with, but that transports you to another dimension of consciousness.

Our little finger represents water, ring finger the earth, middle finger space, index finger air and thumb signifies fire. Touching

the tip of the finger with your thumb balances the element represented by the finger. Touching the tip of your finger to the base of your thumb pacifies the element represented by the finger. Touching the tip of the thumb to the base of your finger boosts the element represented by the finger. Touching the tip of your thumb with all the fingers pacify the element represented by the thumb (which is always fire).