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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.

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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