Vase Breathing, by Glen Mullin

Tantra called the path of bliss and emptiness, because if we can keep our mind in a state of joy
tantra. The second principle of tantra is that the state of our mind is determined by our body c
two things, the body and the mind. Monitoring the body is said to be more important than mo
mind goes, everything else follows. But what does the mind ride on? The body. So tantra tak
together. So the monitoring process is done in terms of the five chakras. The chakras are che
for these is neuropeptides, and in tantric buddhism the names are tigle, bindu, drops. We can
simply the chemical substances of the body. The language of tantra is simple. Keep your cha
life will stay together. Each of the five chakras produce five different types of drops, each of
female drops are in perfect balance, your life is in perfect balance. When anything goes out o
chakras are the crown, the throat, the heart, the navel, and the sexual region. The way you mo
male drops predominate in the crown chakra, and the female drops are weak, then you feel ov
are weak, then there is a sense of vulnerability, fear, and one is overly sensitive. So, as a tantr
happening, don't let yourself think that it's some person or situation outside of you. There's no
don't get scared because there's outer danger. They get scared because their crown chakra is a
wisdom. In other words, you're not afraid of anything, and you're not trying to dominate anyt
undistorted as in a mirror. When anger is there, you don't see things correctly at all. The ange
afraid of really. We all die sometime, and it doesn't help being careful. People who are carefu
things directly, immediately, and as radiantly vibrant as they are. This is called a wisdom. It'
this is probably the pituitary gland, if we look at where it's located. In terms of the throat chak
devouring consumerism, a total utilitarianism of the objects of consciousness. It's like a rapis
a kind of possessiveness, an urge to store in the nest, a feeling of insecurity at the loss of thing
distinguishing wisdom. It appreciates the good qualities, the magic, the wonder of each thing
others. In the navel chakra, when the male drops dominates, then it's a kind of a raw arroganc
important as me. When the female drops dominate, there's a closedness, an avarice, an inabili
important, so I'm really going to hold on. When the navel chakra is in balance, is manifests th
unique nature. It's ok to compete, but it's only fun if you understand that your brothers and sis
are really only competing with yourself. The other person is really just a part of you in that ex
strong aggressive competitiveness, you want to outdo others. You see others as in competitio
the female drops dominate, it's like a sense of impotence, an envy of what you see, but an inab
accomplishing wisdom. It means doing things effortlessly, without thinking. This is your cre
do something. Just as phenomena arises and is perceived, one responds automatically and per
balances all the drops. When it's balanced, it manifest the dharmadhatu wisdom, the perfect h
keep these five chakras together. In terms of the mind, you have to watch over-thinking thing
balance of the chakras. So when someone tells you that you're an unpleasant person, rather th
Instead, you go around thinking about it, then you might feel some insecurity, insulted, a bit a
maybe I should work harder." So then comes some competitiveness. When these kleshas mo
hormones and so on that further agitates the mind. So the first step in tantra is relaxing the co
unnecessary thought. It's very good then to sit down four times a day, let your mind relax, an
biggest obstacle to tantric practice is conceptual activity." The Tibetan word for conceptual th
has nothing to do with reality. But you don't try to correct the mind by applying antidotes like
the mind takes care of itself. The application of the body, in a daily practice, is to make the ch
techniques and through yoga. If you were just to do it through a breathing exercise, you do it
OM. Sit with your back straight. Breathe in as deeply as you can, then swallow. Then push d
pelvic floor, and then hold. You also push as though you are pushing towards the spine at the
bottom are holding prana in the middle of the abdomen. Hold your breath for thirty seconds t
the muscles gently first. Then let the breath go out slowly through the nose as if it is coming u
coming up through the body and through each of the chakras. At the end of the breath, when
mushrooms out, and comes down like a mist over the whole body. Then you start breathing in
postures. Do this practice first thing when you wake up, and last thing before you go to bed, t
out of balance. Keep a watch on your mind. When you notice your mind is out, you don't str
chakra activity, then you will naturally attune to all things. Try to make your adjustments on
done on the breath. If you notice during the day that your chakras are out, and you're not total
that you breath in with the sound O, do it very slowly. The sound you naturally make when y
the natural perfection of all things physical. Then bring the O to the heart, swallow, and hold
there, but you're bringing it to the heart, and then think "AH" feeling some pleasure. Then wh
M, the natural sound the breath makes when exhaling. If you do the vase breathing practice in
balanced before you go to sleep at night, then your dreams will be a mess. If you put your cha
you do this practice, you can learn the tantric yogas, and do out-of-body dreaming. Your drea
life. All these things become possible.