How to do Shambhavi Mudra, Lahiri Mahasaya's 3 Knots, and a Bro. Bimalananda Story

Summary

August 23, 2018, 13 min

How to do Shambhavi Mudra by gently lifting the gaze to the Kutastha, and why its true form is a magnetic pull of the eyes that reflects the medulla, the real ajna chakra. Links that pull to the first of Lahiri Mahasaya's three knots, with a story of Brother Bimalananda feeling it in the ashram.

In this video

Teaches

Shambhavi mudraMedulla

Discusses

Spiritual eyeAjna chakraGopi KrishnaChakrasGranthisKhechari mudraBrother Bimalananda

Mentions

KundaliniDivine MotherLahiri Mahasaya

Key moments

00:00Shambhavi Mudra: a relaxed eye position for deeper meditation 00:34How to do it: gaze gently up to the Kutastha 01:49Find the point by knitting the brows together 02:10The Kutastha mirrors the medulla oblongata 02:39Find the medulla with the aha moment 04:01The ajna chakra is the medulla, not the forehead 04:11Gopi Krishna: old systems have six chakras, not seven 06:03Lahiri Mahasaya's tongue knot and Khechari mudra 06:50The magnet: the true experience of Shambhavi mudra 08:18Story: Brother Bimalananda pulled like a magnet to the spiritual eye 10:24The pull is the unbinding of Lahiri's first knot 10:50If the magnet grows uncomfortable, move back to the medulla