Mudras,
Your Life is in Your Hands
by Steven Kramer
Y
oga states that your life is in ing your relaxed fingers lightly to- index finger is the element of air. A fire
your hands and that is literal. gether. Each finger transmits different needs the right amount of air or it will
Just like riding a bike seemed messages to the brain. This is similar extinguish. Used properly, a fire can
so hard when you were young and to acupuncture and is called acupres- keep you warm or cook food for sub-
maybe you thought ‘I’ll never get sure. I shall explain the benefit con- sistence. So feel the balance of fire and
this’. So too with simple mudras. veyed by each finger and the way to air in you. The chakra for gyan mudra is
They may seem hard at first, but do each mudra. They are simple and heart or the image of two things being
they can give you wisdom, patience, easy to do. At the beginning, have the struck together with no sound. Here,
health, and great relationships with intention of what each mudra (repre- breathe into your heart, feel everything
others and yourself. After a modicum sents) in mind. in perfect harmony. See and feel the
of time, you can learn how to ride So let’s start. wisdom that your presence here and
your own bike of life, and find equa- now is no accident. You are an integral
nimity and balance.
Wisdom
piece of the big picture. Don’t think;
Mudras formally started in Hin- Whenever you see the Buddha just surrender to the Universe and feel
duism and then evolved in Buddhism. meditating, he is in gyan mudra, which the equanimity. The Buddha is within
A mudra is, simply stated, a seal or gives wisdom. The tip of the thumb you. You are wisdom; you are bliss.
lock. Just as a lock has a secret way to touches the tip of the index finger. The Gyan mudra is my favorite. See which
open, you access a mudra by touch- thumb is the element of fire, while the mudra shall become yours.
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