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Paravastha Progression - Going Into the Deep

Summary

, 22 min

Where to rest the mind after technique: why overusing the spiritual eye brought headaches, and Ashokji's advice to rest in the medulla instead. Four tiers of good effects to notice and soak in follow — the Four Proofs, calm and bliss states, the freeze response with tranquil breath and roll-up, and losing the body's edge into expansion.

In this video

Discusses
Spiritual eyeAshok SinghMedullaFour Proofs of MeditationHoly PotatoExpansion
Mentions
Do Be Do Be DoParamahansa YoganandaKundaliniOM Japa in the ChakrasGranthisGroundingCrown chakraHRV ResonanceSitting Very Still (SVS)SamadhiParasympathetic nervous systemUpper nervous systemRoll-Up of ConsciousnessTranquil BreathPratyaharaPatanjaliLahiri MahasayaBliss

Key moments

00:00Where to put the mind when entering the silence01:20Ashram story: overusing the spiritual eye brings splitting headaches03:19Ashokji: spiritual eye for powers, medulla for realization04:42Resting in the medulla after technique; follow the bliss05:51Four levels of noticing the good things06:00First tier: the Four Proofs and the parasympathetic system07:47Second tier: calm, peace, joy, love and bliss10:07Third tier: freeze response, tranquil breath, roll-up12:25What the freeze response feels like: numb, ghost-like, a frozen shell14:52Fourth tier: losing the edge of the body; meditating shirtless16:33Beginning of expansion: divine presence, the nothing, silence18:48Soak in the four tiers rather than one point; be the holy potato20:51New Year's resolution: become the holy potato