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Lamasery

These exercises have been known by various names, notably called by Gnostic students “the Tibetan rites” or “the lamasery exercises.” It is important to note that the term “lamasery” did not originate in Asia, but was invented by Westerners. Samael Aun Weor used the term as was conventional at the time he was teaching. However, in the spirit of continual improvement that he followed, and with respect to the tradition from which these exercises are derived, we prefer not to perpetuate the use of the term. Therefore, in this book we have exchanged the misnomer “lamasery” for the more accurate and appropriate term “monastery.”

The Six Rites

It is necessary to know that in our human body, in our cellular organism, we have some chakras that we can qualify as specific, special for our organic vitality. They are like vortices through which Prana, life, enters into our organism. They are, namely:

First, the occipital
Second, the frontal
Third, the laryngeal located at the throat
Fourth, the hepatic
Fifth, the prostatic or uterine
Sixth and seventh are the two related chakras located at the knees

So, these are the seven basic chakras [related to organic vitality; there are additional chakras in the organism]; again, these are important for the vitality of our physical organism since through these chakras, the life, Prana, penetrates into our Vital body, which is the seat of all organic activity.

For example, the laryngeal chakra maintains a close relation with the prostatic; this is why what we say, our words, must be carefully weighed. Likewise, we need to carefully avoid making very low or shrieking sounds when we speak; i.e., if we carefully observe decrepit old people, we can easily verify that when they speak they emit sounds that we could perfectly call shrieking; these sounds corrupt their sexual potency, or accurately indicate impotency. The same occurs with sounds that are too deep or cavernous; these also corrupt the sexual potency. Therefore, the male’s voice must remain within its normal range; likewise, the woman’s voice must not be too low or shrieking, because this corrupts her sexual potency due to the intimate relationship between the larynx and the sexual center.

The former statement could be challenged since the woman does not have a prostate; true, she does not have a prostrate, yet she has a chakra related to her uterus, and this plays a very important role in her body, as important as the prostatic chakra in the man. In the woman, we could call this chakra the uterine chakra, and we already know the importance of the uterus in the woman.

First of all, we must always seek to be in good health, because a healthy body is good for everything, withstands everything, and responds at all moments so that we can demand from it our material and spiritual work.

So, the first thing, as I already stated, is to cure the body and to maintain its resistance throughout our entire lifetime. Therefore, we must maintain it in good condition, because what can one do with a sick body? It is obvious that an esotericist, an initiate, must never be sick; illnesses and tormenting problems are for people who are not on the real path, is it not so? Indeed, those who are on the path should neither be decrepit nor sick, this is clear.

Therefore, this is why there is a series of very important esoteric exercises; i.e. much has been stated in esotericism, in Kundalini Yoga, about the Viparita Karani Mudra, likewise about the dancing dervishes or whirling dervishes. In Pakistan, in India, etc., the dervishes know how to execute certain marvelous dances in order to awaken certain faculties, powers, or chakras. Thus, it is urgent to know all of this if we want to have a youthful body and to develop the chakras. Therefore, let us study this series of exercises.
-Gnostic Teachings-The Exercises of Lamasery, Samael Aun Weor

With these Six Rites, an old person can rejuvenate. It is clear that with these Rites, if the person is young, he or she can remain young and if the person is old, he or she can recapture their youth. With these exercises any person can cure his own pains.

Sometime ago I saw a publication that was sent to me from Costa Rica that had these Rites in it, since these Rites are not the exclusive property of anyone. There are some Lamaseries in the Himalayas and other places where these rites are practiced; most of all in a Lamasery that is called the Fountain of Youth but it is clear that even though many exercises are practiced there, I could not find all the documentation of these exercises in the above mentioned publication…

These series of exercises are not the exclusive property of any one person; as I say, many publications have been made, but few are the ones that know the esoteric part. I know the esoteric part, not merely because of what may have been said by the mentioned publication from Costa Rica or many others that we have seen while talking about these exercises, but because I know them from a very long time ago…

The Lamas who work in that Lamasery called The Foundation of Youth, practice said Rites. They use the Prayer Rug, a small rug in which the exercises can be done. They lie down, kneel, sit, etc. Meditation and prayer correspond to each position or Sadhana in other words, an intensification on any of the mystical aspects for each change of posture, depending on the purpose of each exercise.

- The Exercises of Lamasery, Samael Aun Weor

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HEALING WITH THE HELP

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Divine Mother Kundalini is the central object of each Sadhana. When doing these exercises, one is in perfect concentration, is praying, is begging, pleading to the Divine Mother for his most pressing need. Through her, one can ask the Logos; she intercedes before the Logos, pleads for one, begs for one. She has great power. One begs her, the Divine Mother, to intercede for him or her before the Third logos, for a cure, for the awakening of our Consciousness, the awakening of any chakra, etc. Each position is different and means intensification of prayer, petitioning, pleading, begging. In these exercises of meditation, concentration and pleading, one can very well as his Divine Mother to invoke her divine husband, the Third Logos, the very sacred Holy Spirit. We already know very well that the Husband of the Divine Mother is the Holy Spirit. We have to beg and intensely beseech our Divine Mother so that she, in turn, begs and beseeches her divine husband to cure us, and relieve any illness or pain that is bothering us; then she will concentrate in the Logos, her husband, the Arch Hierophant or Arch Magus as he is called so that he may come and heal such and such a sick organ that impedes is from rendering work.

In these moments, one should identify with the Logos, with the Holy Spirit and, in a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce. One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be
cured, while being profoundly concentrated on the Logos, plainly identified with the Holy Spirit, that in these moments is performing the cure, healing the sick organ. In this way, the organ will have to be healed, it will have to be cured, that is obvious.

Therefore, it is advisable that each person learns to cure himself; through the strength of the Holy Spirit, one is able to cure himself; one is able to cure any illness. Always being sick is very sad, very painful and he, who is on the path, as I have told you should have no reason for being sick. With these exercises then, the chakras are developed and, on the other hand, the organism is healed. There are very important chakras, that of the occipital, for example, which is the door through which strength enters the organism. The frontal is another door through which vital forces penetrate the organism when the chakras are developed. The larynx, as I have said, has an intimate relationship with the prostatic chakra which is the one having to do with the sex; both male as well as female and the prostate as well as the larynx are important for the health of the organism; there is the chakra of the liver also; you know that the liver is a true laboratory. One has to develop this chakra so that the liver functions correctly because when the liver functions well, the organism also functions well.
There are also the chakras of the knees; they are two in each knee and they are vital to the human body. These vortices of strength should whirl intensively so life, prana, and health enters the human body.

- The Exercises of Lamasery, Samael Aun Weor

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The Exercises of Lamasery

“The system that I am teaching you is marvelous, because it permits the development of the chakras and the curing of illnesses. All the other exercises complement each other. These exercises are not merely physical, but they are six methods of prayer. It is a different system of healing and rejuvenation through prayer.”

“One has to become accustomed to these exercises with much patience, slowly, until the day arrives when one can do them easily. They are not meant to be done all at once, no; we must slowly condition the organism, and little by little one does the exercise better until it is done correctly.”

- The Exercises of Lamasery, Samael Aun Weor

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FIRST EXERCISE (FIRST RITE)

The Mantra "Open Sesame" commands the organ so that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit and it is clear that it is healed with the force of the Third logos, but one has to do it with much faith, and faith and faith.

(Figure 0 - Prayer Position)

Before Starting we must enter into prayer in the prayer position.
We must face East.
Lower your head and cross your arms on your chest.
Ask for the presence of your Divine Mother and Father and ask for assistance in these exercises.

(Figure 1 – “The Whirling Dervishes”)

The student stands up feet together in military style.
Arms extended firm from side to side in the form of a cross (See Figure 1).
We will turn around in the same direction of the hands of the clock from left to right as if you are standing in the center of a clock and this will allow the chakras to rotate positively.
It will be done with eyes open when finished turning, close your eyes so as not to fall.
Begin turning 6 turns slowly or at the rhythm you consider convenient then stop and remain in position.
Concentrate on your Divine Mother Kundalini.
Intensely praying, pleading, begging, and imploring you Divine Mother for what you most desire, above all the cure of the particular organ in you that may be sick.
Ask her to plead and beg her divine husband to grant the cure.
Identified with the Logos and intensely asking the Divine Mother so that she may intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, imploring him to cure you, begging the Logos to heal you.
Open that sick organ telling it: OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!
Visualize that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit healing and curing you.
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce.
In a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be cured.
Begin turning 6 more times to complete a total of 12 slowly or at the rhythm you consider convenient.
The student will remain his or her eyes closed until the dizziness has disappeared.
Ending the exercise in the prayer position with your head lowered and arms crossed over the chest (see figure 0)
Here, we pray to the Divine Mother so that she may activate all the chakras. These vortices of strength should whirl intensively so life, prana, and health enters the human body.

SECOND EXERCISE

(Figure 2)

Now you should lie on the floor on your back, face upwards.
Heels together and your feet opened like a fan.
Arms opened and extended from side to side in the form of a cross, looking up (See Figure 2).
Intensify your concentration and meditation on the Divine Mother Kundalini.
Beg her, implore her to heal the sick organ you want to heal or ask for any other necessity, such as the elimination of any "I", any psychological defect or the development of any psychic power, etc. One has the right to ask, that is what these exercises are for.
Intensely praying, pleading, begging, and imploring you Divine Mother for what you most desire or the cure of the particular organ in you that may be sick.
Ask her to plead and beg her divine husband to grant the cure or other necessity you need.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.
To heal the sick organ open it by telling it: OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!
Visualize that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit healing and curing you.
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce.
In a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be cured.

THIRD EXERCISE (SECOND RITE)

This is what is called the Viparitha Karana Mudra in the Orient. All the blood then flows towards the head, it is precipitated towards the cranium to set determined areas of the cerebrum to work and to fortify the senses, to fortify the eyesight. It is necessary to havegood eyesight, a good sense of smell, touch, hearing and taste, etc. These exercises are also effective to awaken the chakras.

(Figure 3 – “The Viparitha Karana Mudra”)

Now raise your legs until they are in a vertical position (See Figure 3).
With your hands, help sustain the legs by holding them at the back of your knees.
Make sure your legs are as vertical as possible without raising your buttocks from the floor .
Your waist should be well placed on the floor, touching the floor.
Remain in that posture for some time.
Intensify your concentration and meditation on the Divine Mother Kundalini.
Begging her, supplicating her to help us to obtain the benefit we need, the cure, the faculty, the disintegration of the defect, etc., with the help of her divine spouse.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.
To heal the sick organ, open it by telling it: OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!
Visualize that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit healing and curing you, but one has to do it with much faith, and faith and faith.
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce.
In a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be cured.
Remain in that posture for some time then enter into position of Pranayama.

FOURTH EXERCISE

(Figure 4-Pranayama)

Now, place yourself on your knees facing the Orient (East) towards where the sun rises.
Bow your head down a little, not too much...
Next you should do three Pranayamas.

PRANAYAMA

You place the index finger of your right hand on your left nostril.
Inhale through the right nostril.
Now you press with both the index finger and the thumb both nostrils.
You hold your breath for a few seconds.
Next you uncover your left nostril and you exhale all the air.
Now you inhale through the left nostril covering the right nostril with your thumb.
You press the two nostrils with the thumb and index finger.
Repeating the exercise twice more until you complete three inhalations and three exhalations for each nostril. This is equivalent to three Pranayamas.
Now in the prayer position lower your head and cross your arms on your chest (See Figure 5).
Enter into prayer to the Divine Mother Kundalini Shakty, supplicating Devi Kundalini for what you need, etc.

(Figure 5 - Prayer Position)

FIFTH EXERCISE (THIRD RITE)

This exercise is fairly short due to how strong or difficult it is, but it is very good I making the body more agile and burning away some toxins. The interesting thing is to do it the best way we can. Remember well that in each exercise, there is the need for begging and supplicating intensely, if necessary crying in order for her to call the Third Logos to heal the sick organ you have. Remember that she is the mediator, the one who can invoke the Logos who is her Divine Husband, the Most Sacred Holy Spirit, Shiva, as he is called in the Orient.

(Figure 6)

Maintaining the kneeling position.
Your arms should continue touching the body lengthwise. (See Figure 6).
Now, incline your body backwards slowly as far back as you can and remain there a few seconds
Begging, supplicating, imploring the Blessed Mother Kundalini, to intercede for you before the most Sacred Holy Spirit to grant you the benefit that you have asked for, be it of healing or of any other purpose.
You can straighten your body forward for a few seconds to rest and then return to the inclined position.
To heal the sick organ, open it by telling it: OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!
Visualize that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit healing and curing you, but one has to do it with much faith, and faith and faith.
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce.
In a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be cured.
You can straighten your body forward for a few seconds to rest and then return to the inclined position.
Intensely praying, pleading, begging, and imploring you Divine Mother for the benefit we need or the cure of the particular organ in you that may be sick.
You can straighten your body forward ending this exercise.

SIXTH EXERCISE (FOURTH RITE)

(Figure 7)

Sit on the floor with your feet stretched.
Your hands placed backwards on the floor.
The trunk of the body somewhat inclined backwards resting on your hands.
Your head looking forward.
Heels together and your feet opened like a fan (See Figure 7).
Here, you once again make your petition, the supplication with much faith and devotion to the Divine Mother.
Begging her, supplicating her to help us to obtain the benefit we need, the cure, the faculty, the disintegration of the defect, etc., with the help of her divine spouse.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.

SEVENTH EXERCISE

(Figure 8)

Now bend your legs a little, placing the soles of the feet on the floor and raising your buttocks and your belly or abdomen, remaining in the position of a table.
Knees, abdomen and face forming one straight horizontal line.
The face should be looking up towards the ceiling of the house.
The body should be supported by the hands and the feet forming a human table (See Figure 8).
In this posture, Intensify your implorations and supplications to the Divine Mother Kundalini.
Begging her, supplicating her to help us to obtain the benefit we need, the cure, the faculty, the disintegration of the defect, etc., with the help of her divine spouse.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.
To heal the sick organ, open it by telling it: OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME! OPEN SESAME!
Visualize that the healing vital energy enters you, then enters the force of the Holy Spirit healing and curing you, but one has to do it with much faith, and faith and faith.
One has to talk to the organ with true faith, with energy, with courage, since it has to be healed perforce.
In a tremendous, imperious form, command the sick organ saying: BE HEALED! BE HEALED! BE HEALED! WORK! WORK! WORK!
One has to definitely concentrate on each cell of the sick organ, on each atom, on each molecule, on each electron of the sick organ, ordering it to work, to be healed, that it be cured.

EIGHTH EXERCISE-FIFTH RITE

Before anything else, it is necessary that you do three Pranayamas.

(Figure 5 - Prayer Position)

Now in the prayer position lower your head and cross your arms on your chest (See Figure 5).
Enter into prayer to the Divine Mother supplicating her for what you need, etc.
Intensely praying, pleading, begging, and imploring you Divine Mother for what you most desire or the cure of the particular organ in you that may be sick.
Ask her to plead and beg her divine husband to grant the cure or other necessity you need.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.

(Figure 4 - Pranayama)

Now, place yourself on your knees facing the Orient (East) towards where the sun rises.
Bow your head down a little, not too much...
Do three Pranayamas.

PRANAYAMA

You place the index finger of your right hand on your left nostril.
Inhale through the right nostril.
Now you press with both the index finger and the thumb both nostrils.
You hold your breath for a few seconds.
Next you uncover your left nostril and you exhale all the air.
Now you inhale through the left nostril covering the right nostril with your thumb.
You press the two nostrils with the thumb and index finger.
Repeating the exercise twice more until you complete three inhalations and three exhalations for each nostril. This is equivalent to three Pranayamas.
Now in the prayer position lower your head and cross your arms on your chest (See Figure 5).
Enter into prayer to the Divine Mother Kundalini, supplicating her to crystalize the cure or the benefit you have asked for.

(Figure 5 - Prayer Position)

After the Pranayamas then you place yourself in the position of a lizard that appears in the figure 9.

This exercise (Mayurasana) has two positions:

(Figure 9 - First Movement) (Figure 10 – Second Movement)

First Movement: The hands placed on the floor, supported like a Lizard, sustain yourself on the point of the feet, with legs stretched backwards, face looking forward, maintaining in a straight line, the back, neck, buttocks, legs, heels, just like a Lizard (See figure 9).

Second Movement: Lower the head, tuck it below the chest as much as possible and do this movement: downwards, upwards, downwards, upwards, etc. (See figure 10).

While slowly doing both movements remain in each position for a few seconds (total of 3 times)
Here, implore the Divine Mother that she may activate all the chakras. These vortices of strength should whirl intensively so life, prana, and health enters the human body.
Here, you once again make your petition, the supplication with much faith and devotion to the Divine Mother.
Begging her, supplicating her to help us to obtain the benefit we need, the cure, the faculty, the disintegration of the defect, etc., with the help of her divine spouse.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.

NINTH EXERCISE

This position of the human arc makes the blood rush to the head and cleanse and irrigate with lymph all the cranial zones.

(Figure 11)

From that same position, form a human arc.
Having the head tucked well downwards below the chest.
Your hands still in their place, advance a few shorts steps forward, until you are converted into a human arc (See Figure 11).
Begin praying, asking, pleading, begging, your Divine Mother for what you most need.
Ask her to plead and beg her divine husband to grant you the cure or other necessity you need.
Identified with the third Logos Ask her to intercede for you before the Logos.
Ask her to summon the Holy Spirit, the Logos, imploring, begging him to cure you or for the benefit you have asked for.
Remain in this position as long as you need.
Then you lower your knees a little, you bend them so as to lower the body, you lift the hands and you get up, putting an end to the exercise.

TENTH EXERCISE

This exercise is done specially to carry out a great work that can only be executed by the Most Sacred Holy Spirit, within our organism. This is a task that only the Third Logos can do. In our brain we have a Moon which makes us the most lunar beings of the world; our actions are negative and lunar, because the Moon is in our cerebrum. On the other hand, we have a marvelous Sun in the umbilical region. Ever since we came out of paradise, that luminous cerebral Sun was transported to the umbilicus and the cold Moon went to the cerebrum. Keep this aspect in mind, while lying in this position.

(Figure 12 - “Viparitha Karana Mudra”)

You lie down on your back, on the floor, then you raise your legs and place them in a vertical position against the wall.
You should place yourself very close to the wall for this exercise, back on the floor, without a pillow, hands and arms on the floor parallel with the body (See figure 12).
We beg the Most Sacred Holy Spirit to execute this transplant for us, to take the Moon from the brain and place it at our umbilicus and simultaneously take the luminous Sun from our umbilicus and deposit it in our brain.
Begging, pleading, and imploring the Holy Spirit to concede us the grace of making this change.
One should implore and plead, concentrating profoundly on the third Logos, so that he may come and perform the transplant of the Moon to the umbilicus and the Sun to the brain.
Putting an end to the exercise we stand and return to the prayer position Facing East.
In the prayer position lower your head and cross your arms on your chest.
Thank your Divine Mother and Father for their presence and assistance in these exercises.

(Figure 0 - Prayer Position)

This Viparitha Karana Mudra is a truly marvelous rite to obtain the rejuvenation of the physical body; to reconquer that lost youth once more is urgent and necessary. The body should remain young and vigorous in the initiate that marches down the Path of the Razor's Edge.

Whoever manages to perform this exercise for three complete hours will defeat death and will have to reconquer youth, but, of course, we should begin doing it for no more than five minutes and then we will increase the time gradually, slowly, patiently, for example, increasing it by one minute daily. Whoever aspires to a rejuvenation of the body and a cure for all sickness, here we give them the marvelous formula, the Viparitha Karana Mudra.

- The Exercises of Lamasery, Samael Aun Weor

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ELEVENTH EXERCISE-SIXTH RITE - Advanced Students Only

This subject matter is related to Transmutation recommended for Advanced Students Only.

A background of understanding in the teachings is required to fully comprehend certain ideas and topics regarding this exercise.