Happy New Year! Today I'm beginning a 40 day sadhana (a spiritual practice or discipline) with the Maha Ganapati mantra. Think of this 40 day practice as a New Year's Resolution to remove obstacles in our path.

(1) oṃ svāha (2) oṃ śrīṃ svāha (3) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ svāha (4) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ svāha (5) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ svāha (6) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ gaṃ svāha (7) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye svāha (8) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye vara varada svāha (9) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye vara varada sarva janaṃ me vaśaṃ svāha (10) oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye vara varada sarva janaṃ me vaśamanāya svāhaHold thumb to middle joint of ring finger for first mantra (1), then move thumb one position for each following mantra: (2) bottom of ring finger; (3) bottom of little finger; (4) middle of little finger; (5) tip of little finger; (6) tip of ring finger; (7) tip of middle finger; (8) middle of middle finger; (9) bottom of middle finger; (10) bottom of index finger.

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