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Understanding the Ramayana - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 21 min

The Ramayana as a map of meditation: the lost kingdom as the stressed body, the battle as choosing the parasympathetic, Sita as Kundalini rising through earth, water and fire chakras to Rama in the heart. A personal story of worry illustrates the Roll-Up of Consciousness, closing on the Bhagavad Gita's tree and the Brahma Viharas.

In this video

Discusses
Bhagavad GitaNon-attachmentKundaliniParasympathetic nervous systemUpper nervous systemChakrasMythology and symbolismAnxietyOM Japa in the ChakrasAswattha treeBrahma ViharaJoy vs happiness
Mentions
SamadhiKriya YogaPranaSympathetic nervous systemHRV ResonanceSitting Very Still (SVS)Four Proofs of MeditationFreeze ResponseHigher SelfDownload PhaseLow-Idle-StateParavasthaKrishnaAshok SinghDorsal Vagal ComplexBliss

Key moments

00:00A week of carrot juice and a short Rama samadhi on retreat01:08The Ramayana leads to the heart, the Bhagavad Gita to the crown02:04Exiled from the kingdom: you in your stressed body03:14The monkey and the pot: chained to attachment04:23Sita stolen: Kundalini as intelligence, not energy05:59The war of meditation: sympathetic vs parasympathetic07:38Sita rises through earth, water and fire to Rama in the heart09:45The roll-up of consciousness through HRV and the freeze response10:38Ruling the heart: the blossoming and the worry test11:37A strong worry let go with OM Japa in the first three chakras14:22The point is consciousness, not Kundalini energy15:43Pandavas rule the kingdom in paravastha, then rise to heaven16:40The Bhagavad Gita's tree: your home is in the roots18:04Point yourself towards bliss and the four Brahma Viharas