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JNANA AND CHIN MUDRAS
Jnana Mudra (psychic gesture of knowledge)
Assume a comfortable meditation posture. Fold the index fingers so that they touch the inside root of the thumbs. Straighten the other three fingers of each hand so that they are relaxed and slightly apart. Place the hands on the knees with the palms facing down. Relax the hands and arms.
Chin Mudra (psychic gesture of consciousness)
Chin mudra is performed in the same way as jnana mudra except that the palms of both hands face upwards, with the backs of the hands resting on the knees.
Relax the hands and arms. Sequence: One of these two mudras should be adopted when
ever practising meditation, unless otherwise specified. Benefits: Jnana mudra and chin mudra are simple but impor
tant psycho-neural finger locks which make meditation asanas more powerful. The palms and fingers of the hands
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