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What is Self-realization? with Lahiri Mahasaya's Numbers

Summary

, 15 min

Self-realization defined through Lahiri Mahasaya's kriya numbers: 12 breaths for pratyahara, 144 for self-realization, 1,728 for dhyana, 20,736 for samadhi. At about 144 kriyas the body fades and the spiritual eye appears as "the one truth," explained through NLP's "the map is not the territory" and the brain's filtering of the senses.

In this video

Teaches
Self-realizationKriya numbersThe map is not the territory
Discusses
Lahiri MahasayaKriya YogaHRV ResonanceFour Proofs of MeditationSpiritual eyeDeletion, distortion and generalization
Mentions
PratyaharaInteroceptionDhyanaSamadhiFreeze ResponseNeuro-linguistic programming (NLP)Jill Bolte TaylorLeft and right brainChunkingDream nature of life

Key moments

00:00Where self-realization fits among moksha, samadhi, dhyana, pratyahara01:16Going back to Lahiri Mahasaya for a real meaning01:38One kriya is one breath; get into heart rate variability first04:2012 kriyas equal pratyahara: hands hot and heavy05:16144 for self-realization, 1,728 for dhyana, 20,736 for samadhi06:45At 144 kriyas the body disappears and the spiritual eye remains07:32NLP: the map is not the territory09:09Filters delete, distort and generalize what reaches us11:38Back to the spiritual eye as the one truth12:50Dreams, daily life and a little self-realization