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The Achievement Riddle in Meditation

Summary

, 18 min

How to reconcile yoga's practical, results-driven method with Lahiri Mahasaya's advice not to look for results. The answer lies in the two hemispheres: the left brain's focused grasping versus the right brain's awe and expansion. Hakalau on the spiritual eye, short repeated sessions and easy markers of success such as the Four Proofs make letting go possible.

In this video

Teaches
Non-attachmentLeft and right brain
Discusses
Lahiri MahasayaHakalauAweLet Go and EnjoyRepetitionFour Proofs of MeditationSmall wins
Mentions
HRV ResonanceBuddhismOM Japa in the ChakrasRight hippocampusLow-Idle-StateSpiritual eyeShort meditationsFive Breath StatesTranquil BreathFreeze ResponseRoll-Up of ConsciousnessPerfectionismDo Be Do Be Do

Key moments

00:00The riddle of going for something yet staying unattached01:02Yoga as the practical path to direct experience02:27Where the rubber meets the road: yoga has to work03:47Lahiri Baba: don't look for the results of Kriya Yoga05:15The focused left brain: a bird pecking at the seed07:19The right brain's awe: the sunset and the baby08:37Grabbing at the spiritual eye is the mistake09:03Hakalau while gazing at the spiritual eye09:51A student's quick success from all-day Hakalau10:54Finding the awe in the deep part of meditation11:41The grasping predator defeats itself12:42Repetition: short daily sessions with the app's fade13:30Set up for success: Four Proofs and other markers15:09Good enough, not perfection: Voltaire's line15:52Do the kriya, then let go into expansion