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3rd Eye Hourglass Exercise - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 15 min

The hourglass technique for seeing the spiritual eye, learned from Brother Bimalananda at Mount Washington, retold as Hakalau practiced while opening and closing the eyes in meditation. Also covers Todd Murphy's split of vision from intention, the riddle "look, but don't look," Plato's cave, and the many forms the spiritual eye can take.

In this video

Teaches
Hourglass techniqueHakalauSpiritual eye
Discusses
Brother BimalanandaFreeze ResponseTodd Murphy
Mentions
Ashok SinghHacking the UniverseHRV ResonanceSitting Very Still (SVS)Four Proofs of MeditationSpiritual project

Key moments

00:00Brother Bimalananda and the hourglass technique00:50Meeting Bimalananda sweeping at Mount Washington03:00Bimalananda's impossible posture in the freeze response04:53Asking how to see the spiritual eye: look through it06:11Hakalau as a clearer way to explain the hourglass06:57In meditation: open and close the eyes while in Hakalau08:59Todd Murphy: split your vision from your intention10:06The riddle "look, but don't look": embrace the all10:43Yogis need confirmation that they see the spiritual eye11:18Plato's cave and doubting the light12:51The many shapes the spiritual eye can take13:33The full spiritual eye is a byproduct, not the goal