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One Inch Syndrome Aiki Principle

Summary

, 20 min

The Aikibudo principle of being one inch from success, shown in an Aikido demonstration and applied to meditation. Examples include a kinesthetic yogini who felt pressure where others saw a lotus, a student reaching the Higher Self by practicing dead tired, doing less and worse, and small experiments with Hakalau, OM Japa and HRV resonance.

In this video

Teaches
One inch syndromeHakalau
Discusses
AikidoVisualizationVisionsBrainwavesHigher SelfMitranandaStruggle in meditationLeft and right brainOM Japa in the ChakrasHRV Resonance
Mentions
GuruKriya YogaFour Proofs of MeditationLeft amygdala

Key moments

00:00The one inch syndrome: almost there but not quite01:38Aikido demonstration: moving a strong partner by one inch03:38Miss by an inch, miss by a mile04:22A yogini feels pressure where others see a lotus05:20Visual vs kinesthetic: feel the rooms instead of seeing them07:36A logical student gets feedback by practicing dead tired09:31The Higher Self reflects through the cleaned lower chakras10:59Doing less and worse: Stuart Lyle and Brother Mitrananda13:48Experiment: bringing Hakalau into meditation15:43Try each suggestion once, like OM Japa on the freeway17:04Adding HRV resonance before Kriya after 30 years17:41The right brain and left amygdala are always there18:51Already having it: the cosmic joke of missing the OM