I have coined this daily spiritual practice--or what we like to call "sadhana"--as the GREAT MANTRA SADHANA FOR PROSPERITY.
I did it for over 90 days and it felt like it shot forth into prosperity like a rocket. I have felt more creative, more driven, more energetic, and more passionate ever since. So I wanted to share it with you!
If you are looking for an easy place to begin a sadhana (they start at just 3 minutes a day!), check out my previous blog post HERE, where I outline 5 Easy Kundalin Yoga Practices Everyone Has Time For.
:: THE SADHANA ::
1) 11 recitations of Bahuta Karam
This mantra is for prosperity. It reminds us that you can ask and ask, but until you resonate with the vibration of solution (i.e. the vibration of your soul), you will not feel the prosperity. You will be like a person collecting water with a bucket that has a hole in it. Come with a mended bucket and receive all the "water" you can drink from the Universal "tap." (Read the full post on this mantra HERE)
2) 11 recitations of Amul Gun
Yogi Bhajan gave this mantra to people to recite specifically for business success. He said it “transforms nothing into everything. In your business it banishes losses, misfortunes and miseries.” Can't hurt, right? Even if just play it in the background as you work, it will be enormously potent.
3) 25 recitations of Aakhan Jor
Possibly my favorite of all three. This one seals in the energy of all them to me. It is the mantra that says, and I paraphrase, "I am not the doer, GOD is." Put a different way: I ask, the Universe gives. I call, the Universe answers. I am pray, the Universe hears. I request, the Universe grants. We recite Aakhan Jor to firm-up our certainty that everything is always working out for us. There is no need to effort, because the great power of creation is not ours to create. But it is ours to direct through our focus. (Read more about directing focus HERE). It is important to understand our place in this business of Creation. We don't create energy. We direct it through our vibration.
And slowly...
If you don't know them yet, begin by listening. Snatam Kaur has 11 recitations of each on her album "Meditations of the Soul," which is a gem of a reference for people wanting to learn Japji better.
Oh, and check out the song versions I have made of these mantras too:
Have you noticed that most human concerns tend to fall into three basic categories?
Relationships
Health
Wealth
Prosperity encompasses all three.
Truly prosperous people are magnets to healthy relationships, a good-feeling and well-functioning body, and an abundant flow of money.
Bahuta Karam is a mantra I have admired for a long time. It is the 25th pauri (read: verse) of a long bani (read: poem/hymn) called "Japji Sahib." I have been reciting Japji Sahib every day for over 7 years.
You could say it's in my DNA now. I am blessed to have memorized it so that I have been able to make this 20-minute practice a consistent habit even while birthing babies, nursing them, running after toddlers, long plane flights, and all the unexpected and delightful things life has brought me.
While I have been reciting Japji daily, I will hone in on a particular pauri every once in a while. Before I put this one to music, I noticed I would often wake up chanting Bahuta Karam in my mind. Having to record this, also, selfishly, meant that I had a good excuse to fine-tune my pronunciation.
The version I recorded on my newest album -8 is two complete recitations. The way I learned Japji was actually from listening to the pauris in song form (mostly from Snatam Kaur), so I was excited to contribute to the Japji library with this one.
Bahuta is a map to prosperity. I feel very blessed to have it in my toolbox. And you can too!
:: RECITATION ::
When learning a new mantra (especially a long one, like this one) it is recommended to recite it 11 times per day for 40 days. I have done this a few times, and it (literally) pays off.
ਬਹੁਤਾ ਕਰਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ Bahuthaa Karam Likhiaa Naa Jaae || His Blessings are so abundant that there can be no written account of them.
ਵਡਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥ Vaddaa Dhaathaa Thil N Thamaae || The Great Giver does not hold back anything.
ਕੇਤੇ ਮੰਗਹਿ ਜੋਧ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ Kaethae Mangehi Jodhh Apaar || There are so many great, heroic warriors begging at the Door of the Infinite Lord.
ਕੇਤਿਆ ਗਣਤ ਨਹੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ Kaethiaa Ganath Nehee Veechaar || So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that they cannot be counted.
ਕੇਤੇ ਖਪਿ ਤੁਟਹਿ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥ Kaethae Khap Thuttehi Vaekaar || So many waste away to death engaged in corruption.
ਕੇਤੇ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਮੁਕਰੁ ਪਾਹਿ ॥ Kaethae Lai Lai Mukar Paahi || So many take and take again, and then deny receiving.
ਕੇਤੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਖਾਹੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥ Kaethae Moorakh Khaahee Khaahi || So many foolish consumers keep on consuming.
ਕੇਤਿਆ ਦੂਖ ਭੂਖ ਸਦ ਮਾਰ ॥ Kaethiaa Dhookh Bhookh Sadh Maar || So many endure distress, deprivation and constant abuse.
ਏਹਿ ਭਿ ਦਾਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਦਾਤਾਰ ॥ Eaehi Bh Dhaath Thaeree Dhaathaar || Even these are Your Gifts, O Great Giver!
ਬੰਦਿ ਖਲਾਸੀ ਭਾਣੈ ਹੋਇ ॥ Bandh Khalaasee Bhaanai Hoe || Liberation from bondage comes only by Your Will.
ਹੋਰੁ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ Hor Aakh N Sakai Koe || No one else has any say in this.
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਖਾਇਕੁ ਆਖਣਿ ਪਾਇ ॥ Jae Ko Khaaeik Aakhan Paae || If some fool should presume to say that he does,
ਓਹੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੇਤੀਆ ਮੁਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥ Ouhu Jaanai Jaetheeaa Muhi Khaae || He shall learn, and feel the effects of his folly.
ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ॥ Aapae Jaanai Aapae Dhaee || He Himself knows, He Himself gives.
ਆਖਹਿ ਸਿ ਭਿ ਕੇਈ ਕੇਇ ॥ Aakhehi S Bh Kaeee Kaee || Few, very few are those who acknowledge this.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥ Jis No Bakhasae Sifath Saalaah || One who is blessed to sing the Praises of the Lord,
ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ॥੨੫॥ Naanak Paathisaahee Paathisaahu ||25|| O Nanak, is the king of kings. ||25||
:: DELVING DEEPER ::
I actually don't spend much time reading or learning translations of mantras.
Whereas I have a completely different relationship towards positive affirmations in English, I have a deep faith in mantras and the vibration they help me achieve with consistent practice, without needing to know their exact meaning.
And while I might only vaguely know what a mantra means intellectually, I feel it's meaning deeply on a visceral level.
I picked two lines from this beautiful mantra to highlight, because I found them particularly pithy.
The first is this one:
There is a stream of infinite good that is constantly flowing towards all living creatures. Some are allowing this flow into their experience, and some are not.
If you are feeling lack, that is a vibration you are holding yourself in. It is not because "the Great Giver" is holding back from you. To receive is to achieve vibrational parity with "the Great Giver."
This entire mantra could be summed up with this beautiful line, I think:
Everything one could ever want is up for grabs. The GIVER is giving, and giving, and giving... are you RECEIVING it?
For me, this mantra is about realizing the infinite potential that I AM and finding as many ways as possible to keep myself feeling OPEN, WORTHY, LOVED, and TAKEN CARE OF so I can enjoy the fruits of Creation.
Bahuta Karam invites us to look around and see the world through the eyes of our Source.
You will receive what you are. When you recite Bahuta Karam, you become a magnet to prosperity.
Wah!
:: PROSPERITY PLAYLIST ::
This playlist contains 16 versions of another prosperity mantra--Aap Sahaaee Hoaa. Enjoy!
