Be Amazed! And Do Not Neglect Your Gaze! (Technique)
This technique is very simple, and you might discover you have unconsciously been doing it to some extent throughout this course and your practice:
Adding this technique to your practice might take a little bit of adjusting, since you already have an established routine. It might be a little difficult in the beginning to focus your attention on your Third Eye. That is perfectly normal. Over time, it becomes increasingly easier.
Just make sure you keep your eyes closed. In the beginning, to make it flow more easily, just meditate as you have been, and then gradually shift your gaze inwardly. Go back and forth for a while until it becomes more comfortable and natural.
In the beginning you might not be able to keep your inner gaze focused on the Third Eye all the time as noted. Your gaze and eyes will wander. But with practice, it will become more natural. Just simply re-direct your attention when you find yourself wandering. In time, you will find it easier to go there directly and stay there. Just remember not to judge your practice.
When I first began to do this technique, it was hard for me to stay at the Third Eye all the time. So, I would focus there for a while, and then let go, and then come back, and so forth. Now I go there right away and pretty much stay there.
The Third Eye is recognized as the seat of wisdom and insight in Eastern spiritual traditions. It is one of the seven major chakras or energy centers in the body and along the spine and is sometimes also referred to as the Inner Eye.
Practitioners of yoga are taught to cultivate the practice of “Drishti,” an art emphasizing the importance of where you focus your gaze. The practice of “Drishti” enables practitioners to remove obstacles that impede true vision, simply by where you place your attention and focus and inner gaze.
Connecting with the point between the eyebrows deepens and refines the practice of meditation and leads to profound experiences of peace and bliss. You might also notice that your intuitive abilities become heightened and refined.
Do not be fooled by the seeming simplicity of this technique. It is very powerful, and it will enable you to enhance your ability to concentrate in both meditation and life.
As you have probably figured out by now, the practice of meditation is ultimately transformational. It is meant to change us at the very core of our essence. We have already discussed these changes in depth.
Some meditation traditions teach other focal points besides the Third Eye for various reasons. For example, some focus on bringing the inner gaze to the tip of the nose, or the heart, or the solar plexus. I’ve tried them all and they are all fruitful and valuable. But for the sake of this course and lesson, we’ll focus our internal gaze on the Third Eye. You are of course, always welcome to experiment and try other focal points. I invite you to further research them.
To deepen your meditation practice as you have learned in this course, always focus your gaze on your Third Eye, and you will be amazed!
Practice, and do not neglect your gaze!
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This technique is very simple, and you might discover you have unconsciously been doing it to some extent throughout this course and your practice:
- Close your eyes. Center yourself and settle down by doing one of the breath awareness exercises that you previously learned.
- Focus your gaze on the area between your eyebrows, often referred to as the Third Eye. Do this with your eyes closed.
- Do your meditation from now on while focusing on your Third Eye.
Adding this technique to your practice might take a little bit of adjusting, since you already have an established routine. It might be a little difficult in the beginning to focus your attention on your Third Eye. That is perfectly normal. Over time, it becomes increasingly easier.
Just make sure you keep your eyes closed. In the beginning, to make it flow more easily, just meditate as you have been, and then gradually shift your gaze inwardly. Go back and forth for a while until it becomes more comfortable and natural.
In the beginning you might not be able to keep your inner gaze focused on the Third Eye all the time as noted. Your gaze and eyes will wander. But with practice, it will become more natural. Just simply re-direct your attention when you find yourself wandering. In time, you will find it easier to go there directly and stay there. Just remember not to judge your practice.
When I first began to do this technique, it was hard for me to stay at the Third Eye all the time. So, I would focus there for a while, and then let go, and then come back, and so forth. Now I go there right away and pretty much stay there.
The Third Eye is recognized as the seat of wisdom and insight in Eastern spiritual traditions. It is one of the seven major chakras or energy centers in the body and along the spine and is sometimes also referred to as the Inner Eye.
Practitioners of yoga are taught to cultivate the practice of “Drishti,” an art emphasizing the importance of where you focus your gaze. The practice of “Drishti” enables practitioners to remove obstacles that impede true vision, simply by where you place your attention and focus and inner gaze.
Connecting with the point between the eyebrows deepens and refines the practice of meditation and leads to profound experiences of peace and bliss. You might also notice that your intuitive abilities become heightened and refined.
Do not be fooled by the seeming simplicity of this technique. It is very powerful, and it will enable you to enhance your ability to concentrate in both meditation and life.
As you have probably figured out by now, the practice of meditation is ultimately transformational. It is meant to change us at the very core of our essence. We have already discussed these changes in depth.
Some meditation traditions teach other focal points besides the Third Eye for various reasons. For example, some focus on bringing the inner gaze to the tip of the nose, or the heart, or the solar plexus. I’ve tried them all and they are all fruitful and valuable. But for the sake of this course and lesson, we’ll focus our internal gaze on the Third Eye. You are of course, always welcome to experiment and try other focal points. I invite you to further research them.
To deepen your meditation practice as you have learned in this course, always focus your gaze on your Third Eye, and you will be amazed!
Practice, and do not neglect your gaze!
NEXT