Long Chant

The long chant is the ashtang mantra with 8 vibrations. It creates the soil in which one germinates the biij (pronounced beige like siege or seed mantra of sat nam, truth is god's name.
The long chant is one of the most powerful mantras that yogi bhajan has ever taught us and it creates tremendous peace of mind when you resonate the sound vibrations and pronounce each one of these 8 vibrations correctly: Ek (one) Ong (creator) Kar (creation) Sat (truth) Nam (name) Siri (great) WhaHe (infinite, wow, beyond words to describe) Guru (wisdom)
The timing of the mantra is exact as in every aspect of kundalini yoga as taught by yogi ji. You take a deep breath and then chant a short but powerful Ek and then with half of the breath that you have left you chant Ong and Kar with the other half. Then take another deep breath and chant a short but powerful Sat and then a long Nam and at the end a very short Siri (r is rolled like a Spanish r) and then take another breath and chant a short Wha and then a longer Heeeeeeeeeee and then a fairly short Guruuuuu. Try it with a CD for the 7 minutes that are recorded and you will enjoy it.

peace to all, life to all, love to all
sat nam
humbly yours
guru jiwan singh