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The Power of One Thing

Summary

, 12 min

How one-pointed concentration, doing one thing at a time, comes from the low-idle-state of resonant breathing. That focus then widens until one thing fills the mind as absorption and samadhi. Hakalau is given as a model of the process and tied to Shambhavi Mudra, with a story of a Rama samadhi on retreat.

In this video

Teaches
ConcentrationHakalau
Discusses
Low-Idle-StateHRV ResonanceSamadhiExpansionShambhavi mudraLeft and right brain
Mentions
Freeze ResponseTranceFour Proofs of MeditationHigher SelfRight hippocampusRamayana

Key moments

00:00The power of one thing, at a student's request00:28A monk's post-it notes: do one thing at a time01:20Cart before the horse: the low-idle-state leads to focus03:20Mapping it out: from a fractured mind to holding one thing04:45The focus widens until one thing fills the mind: absorption06:14Breath and low-idle-state create clarity; it can't be forced06:57Hakalau as the whole process, found in Shambhavi Mudra07:45How to do Hakalau: one point, then open the periphery08:12Left brain to right brain: one point becomes all points09:15Story: a Rama samadhi on retreat10:18Practice Hakalau daily outdoors in nature