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Samyama has turned into this thing

Summary

, 9 min

Why samyama has become a label for many different processes, and how it rests on pratyahara: like riding a bike, its parts come together once inside the spine. Recommends spending effort instead on the breath states and the stages of sense reversal from Hacking the Universe, called the shortcut to the shortcut.

In this video

Teaches
Samyama
Discusses
PratyaharaFive Breath StatesStages of sense reversal
Mentions
Hacking the UniversePranayamaMeditation posture

Key moments

00:02Samyama has been turned into "this thing"01:10Samyama is predicated on pratyahara01:36Like riding a bike: three forces come together03:11A gestalt, like driving a car04:02No need to know about samyama to do it04:45Figure out the breath states and stages of sense reversal06:22What it really looks like: inside the spine, light and sound07:25Two missing subjects: the shortcut to the shortcut