Outline of the Whole Path

Summary

July 15, 2013, 20 min

What to do after reaching the fifth breath state, framed as an outline of the whole path: three maps (the eightfold path, the breath states, the stages of sense reversal) plus the skill of letting go. Covers moving from the spiritual eye into pratyahara, turning desire into desireless desire, and Hong-Sau as training in letting go.

In this video

Teaches

Five Breath StatesStages of sense reversal

Discusses

Spiritual eyeProgress in meditationPratyaharaEight limbs of yogaDesireless desireLet Go and EnjoyHong-Sau

Mentions

Kriya YogaPranayamaHacking the UniverseSamadhiParamahansa Yogananda

Key moments

00:02Tony's question: what next after the fifth breath state?02:14Why one technique moves through the breath states better 04:00Skipping breath states as practice gets more dynamic 04:41Past the fifth breath state: more sets toward the spiritual eye 06:44Three lists: eightfold path, breath states, sense reversal 07:54The fourth thing: letting go is a skill, not a list 08:06From the spiritual eye to the stages of sense reversal 09:35How he relaxes and checks for a stage of sense reversal 11:44The whole path in one outline, into pratyahara and samadhi 13:09Yoga gives hope, desire and hunger 14:12Turning desire into desireless desire 15:32An old monk: "I see the light. I hear the Om. So what?"16:31The answer: letting go, and why Hong-Sau trains it 18:06Yogananda's pilot throwing out cargo to clear the mountain 19:36Congratulations to Tony and closing