Long Ek Ong Kar Meditation

The Long Ek Ong Kar meditation (also known as the Morning Call, Long Chant, or Adi Shakti Mantra) is described in Kundalini Yoga as an Ashtang (eight-part) mantra consisting of eight sacred syllables.

It acts as a psycho-acoustic "key" designed to open the solar plexus, unblock the central energy channel (Sushmana), and align the body's eight major energy centers or chakras. Mastered through a specific 2.5-breath cycle, the sound current physically vibrates the nasal cavity, throat, and navel.

This practice serves to strip away subconscious clutter, and directly bridge the relationship between the individual and the Universal.

The Eight Syllables:

• Ek: One
• Ong: Creator / Creative Force
• Kar: Creation
• Sat: Truth
• Nam: Name or Identity
• Siri: Great / Exalted
• Wahe Guru: The indescribable ecstasy (wahe) of infinite wisdom / divinity (guru)
  • Wahe: An exclamation of ecstatic wonder, like "Wow!", like Euoi, wahe backwards.
  • Guru: The force that takes you from darkness (Gu) to light (Ru).

Meditation

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1. Inhale deeply.
   • Chant: Ek! (1 count) Onggggggggggggggggggg (8 count) Karrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (8 count) pause (3)
     • Ek: Simultaneously pull your pelvic floor upward (contracting the perineum, sex organs, and anus) and snap your navel point inward toward the spine. This initializes the Root Lock
     • ONG KAR: Maintain steady, smooth lift of pelvic floor while vibrating the sound through the nose/head.
     • Pause: After KAR, release pelvic floor, then deep rapid inhale. (allows diaphragm to lower so lungs can expand fully for next breath)
2. Inhale deeply.
   • Chant Sat! (1 count) Nammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (14) pause (1) Siri (1)
     • Sat: Another root lock.
     • NAM: Keep pelvic floor lifted. As the sound extends, lift diaphragm and upper belly up and back slightly under the ribcage. Acts as a Diaphragm Lock, squeezing the energy higher toward the throat and heart
     • Siri: Utter with last of breath
3. Half Breath: sip of air through nose.
   • Chant Wa! (1) Hey (1) Guruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu (8)
     • Wa: Another root lock
     • Guru: squeezing the pelvic floor, to push the gathered energy all the way up through the throat lock and into the third eye and crown of the head

Times are flexible

During the Long Ek Ong Kar chant, your pelvic floor and diaphragm act as an internal pump to physically drive energy up your spine.

Instead of holding them tight the entire time, you pulse them in exact synchronization with the syllables of the mantra.

Ancient and Spiritual Roots

The primary roots of this mantra stem directly from the sacred spiritual texts and historical lineages of India:

• The Mool Mantra & Sikh Scripture: The opening words of the mantra - Ek Ong Kar - form the cornerstone of the Mool Mantra, which is the foundational verse of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (the central holy scripture of Sikhism). It was originally composed in the late 15th century by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh Dharma, to encapsulate the ultimate truth of universal oneness.
• The "Thunderbolt Mantra" and Sacred Geometry: It is historically nicknamed the "Thunderbolt Mantra" due to the rapid, atomic-like release of energy it triggers from the root chakra. Lineage teachings state that the eight vibrations of this mantra correspond to sacred natural geometries, such as the 8 circles spermatozoa make around an egg, or the 26 foundation bones of the foot and 26 vertebrae of the spine (2+6=8), designed to crack open the cosmic "lock" of human ignorance.
• The Ambrosial Hours (Amrit Vela): Traditionally, the practice is deeply tied to the ancient concept of Amrit Vela - the "ambrosial hours" occurring 2.5 hours before sunrise (dawn). Ancient yogis noted that during this window, the angle of the sun to the earth is ideal for clearing the subconscious, and the planet's energy channels are at their quietest and most receptive

See Also

Blue Gap Meditation - which can be done at the same time