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The Gayatri mantra is the main component of the Sandhya-Upasana ceremony, currently used as a practice to train meditation teachers and initiators in Siddha Samadhi Yoga - a meditation tradition in South India. The intent of the ceremony is to expand consciousness in multiple directions. The Gayatri is a meditation on OM, and the Sandhya ceremony is regarded as the most effective means of integrating with the universal consciousness connoted by OM. The author describes his experience of preparing for and participating in the ceremony - with attention to physiological, perceptual and cognitive shifts. |