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A Gong Puja is a devotional ritual which honors and allows space for participants to heal in mind, body and spirit. The Gong is the object and instrument which facilitates self healing.

A Gong Puja typically lasts about 7 1⁄2 hours (or ten 45-minute Gong Sound Baths).

Don always encourages the Gong Player to think creatively. A Puja can be an overnight puja (a Puja-ma Party), or a 24 hour Gong Puja to heal the planet.

The story Don tells is based on his personal experience with Yogi Bajan. After seeing the effects of one 45 minute Gong Bath that Yogi Bajan gave to his son, who was verbally delayed, Yogi Bajan declared that with 10 consecutive 45 minute daily sessions "one could cure almost anything." Because the reality is that a person wouldn't necessarily be able to do one 45 minute a day for 10 days. The idea of putting them into a 450 minute creates the possibility to achieve the result of self-healing, relieving the body of suffering, opening the heart to return to a natural balanced state of joy.

The magic and power of this particular ritual, the 450 minute All-Night Gong Puja, is that by creating a such a climate of opportunity for self healing, we can then carry that vibration of self-healing out into the world to inspire others to do the same. "These true shifts in consciousness are not only possible, they are happening at a Gong-In nearest you."

In the year 2000, Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux developed and held his first official Overnight Gong Puja to deliver these 10 consecutive gong baths in one grand night of healing as participants slept*, “allowing the mind to float in a state of gong consciousness while the body rested on this plane in the most optimum state for healing: Deep sleep.”

*not all participants sleep during the all-night gong puja. There are two types of participants - the Gong master players playing the gongs and the ones who come to receive. There are the participants who sleep and the ones who stay awake in a state of neutrality which is called Turiya.

Lesson Summary

A Gong Puja is a devotional ritual that aims to honor and create space for participants to heal in mind, body, and spirit using the Gong as the instrument for self-healing. Some key points about Gong Puja:

• Typically lasts about 7 1/2 hours or consists of ten 45-minute Gong Sound Baths.
• Encourages Gong Players to think creatively, allowing for unique expressions of the ritual.
• Can be an overnight puja (Puja-ma Party) or a 24-hour Gong Puja dedicated to healing the planet.
• Originates from Don's personal experience with Yogi Bajan, emphasizing the healing potential of consecutive Gong Baths.
• By experiencing the 450-minute All-Night Gong Puja, individuals can achieve self-healing, reduce suffering, and return to a state of joy.
• Participants can carry the vibration of self-healing from the Puja to inspire others towards healing.

Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux initiated the first official Overnight Gong Puja in 2000 for participants to benefit from consecutive gong baths while resting, facilitating deep healing in a state of gong consciousness. It's important to note:

• Not all participants sleep during the Puja, with some playing the gongs while others receive the healing vibrations.
• Participants can be divided into those who sleep and those who stay awake in a state of neutrality known as Turiya.