Kriya Numbers - Long vs Short Meditations

Summary

May 15, 2020, 13 min

Kriya numbers, or long versus short meditations, framed as climbing a mountain: skill and competence must come before time, and later they shorten it. Covers the pitfall of forcing long sittings until the practice is hated, the remedy of short HRV sessions that bring the four proofs, and Lahiri's advice to enjoy the tranquil breath.

In this video

Teaches

Kriya numbersSkill vs time

Discusses

Tranquil BreathStruggle in meditationHRV ResonanceFour Proofs of MeditationShort meditations

Mentions

Navi KriyaLahiri MahasayaParavasthaMeditation habitParasympathetic nervous systemCheng Man-ch'ingRight hippocampus

Key moments

00:00Kriya numbers: short versus long meditations 00:35Meditation length as scaling a mountain, then descending it 01:53The tranquil breath arrives before kriya pranayama 02:42Lahiri: when the tranquil breath happens, just enjoy it 04:14Remedial kriya teacher: "you're not meditating enough"05:08Forcing time with the sympathetic system leads to hating kriya 05:57Spiritual Survival base minimum and back to basics with HRV 07:31Cheng Man-ch'ing: know the pitfalls of a practice 08:15Five-minute HRV sessions through the day build skill 09:09The "best meditator" who always left long sittings last 10:10Hercules' deeds for fame versus a little bit of bliss 11:21Competence and skill make time irrelevant