twirlytoast

We have recently begun practising the Third Eye Meditation, which is a really calming experience. Here are the steps:-

Sit in the lotus pose (cross legged). [if it not possible for you then sit comfortably on chair or bad]

keep your spine straight.

close your eyes.

inhale and exhale deeply for 3 times.

Now concentrate on the middle of your forehead around the area which is a few centimeters above the middle of your eyes.

Keep your eyes closed and draw both of your eyes towards this center point of 3rd eye. I mean just look upwards with your eyes closed . Focus your closed eyes at 20-25 degrees above just at the center of the forehead (at the place of third eye.) Now slowly at about two-second interval, start counting in your mind backward from one hundred to one (that is 100,99,98,97....and so on). As you do it, keep your eyes centered towards the third eye.

[ Here I want to clear a doubt which comes in the mind of many people ]

Well it seems too vogue to know the exact position of third eye. In the middle of forehead is OK. but as I try to concentrate my both eyes at that point I get confused where is the exact point of third eye ? Is there a way to know that I have centered my eyes exactly on third eye?

Answer : To know exactly that you have centered your eyes on the third eye is very simple. As you draw your eyes towards the center of forehead by looking upwards at 20-25 degree angle, at a particular point both of your eyes will become still, absolutely motionless. You will feel as if a force is slowly pulling your eyes towards itself. It will be just like a magnetic attraction. As and when you experience this state, you'll be at the right point ! ]

Do you know what you'll feel ? You'll feel a pleasant strain on your eyes.

yes ! a pleasant strain in eyes.

There will be a strain but you will enjoy it. By the time you reach 3..2...1(in backward counting), you will feel a strange sensation in and around your third eye. There will be a feeling which is difficult to describe in words. Keep your concentration on third eye.

Once you achieved this state of stillness of eyes many of you will feel as if you can see your thoughts. Just like a screen you will see your thought appearing before you

. Have you ever thought what is the source through which we see the inner thought process of our body ?. When you close your eyes there are many things which we see and observe. We observe all those things through third eye.

Your thoughts will stop. If they appear at all, you will be able to see them like a dream. In this situation you will realize the real watcher in you. You will be able to easily perceive the witness inside you. Something different from body and mind and yet a part of you.

Just be in this state for 10-15 minutes.

Now slowly return from this state to the state of normalcy. Release the strain from your eyes and slowly shift them from the third eye to their normal position. Let them loose and free. Move your consciousness from the third eye.

Be still for few minutes. Allow the eyes to retain their normal movements. Inhale and exhale deeply for three time. Slowly open your eyes. Your meditation is complete.

This third eye meditation is a very powerful method for developing concentration. This is also a very very helpful exercise for eyes too. Your eyes will remain healthy. No matter how much strain and tension your eyes are subjected to in a day, doing this meditation daily in morning and evening insure your eyes against any further damage.

Meditating on 'Agya Chakra' is also believed to be helpful in developing intuitive power. Doing this meditation regularly certainly helps in developing intuition but I must clarify that the concept of intuition and clairvoyance are beyond the scope of this website. Here we will restrict ourselves with just learning meditation. Please note that we should not learn meditation for gaining some kind of meta-physical or supernatural expertise.

Learn meditation for the sheer joy of meditation, for the bliss it provides us. If you expect something from it, you will deviate from the path . Don't expect anything and you may get many rewards.

I will report back as we are trying different meditations for a month at a time. I have to confess we have missed the last two days which is disapointing! But we are human and we often fail!!! I wouldn't make a great Buddhist Monk!

Has anyone read Lobsang Rampa's, "The Third Eye"? I am currently reading it again, after first reading it when I was 12 or 13.

In Peace,

Twirlytoast

arthra

There is no specific form of meditation practised in the Baha'i Faith..

Please see:

Meditation

The Writings do encourage meditation..

In connection with fasting which Baha'is will soon be practising:

"Shoghi Effendi indicates that the fasting period, which
involves complete abstention from food and drink from
sunrise till sunset, is essentially

a period of meditation and prayer, of
spiritual recuperation, during which the believer must
strive to make the necessary readjustments in his inner
life, and to refresh and reinvigorate the spiritual forces
latent in his soul.

Its significance and purpose are,
therefore, fundamentally spiritual in character. Fasting is
symbolic, and a reminder of abstinence from selfish and
carnal desires."

Notes found on p. 176 Kitab-i-Aqdas

"The meditations of the profoundest thinker, the devotions of the holiest of saints, the highest expressions of praise from either human pen or tongue, are but a reflection of that which hath been created within themselves, through the revelation of the Lord, their God."

~ Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 317

twirlytoast

arthra,

I enjoy meditating but am guilty of not being a daily meditator, however I am working on my lack of self discipline! Their have been studies which have shown the positive results of meditation, and I know from my own experience that I do feel a benefit from meditation.

In Peace,

Twirlytoast

arthra

Baha'is observe daily obligatory prayers and are encouraged to meditate on the Writings in the morning and evening times..

LordOfGoblins

Meditation is important. Dont forget though that what is also required for our soul to grow is action. Meditation then action. Action then meditation. I think the problem is emphasising one and not the other. The truth is that there are monks and people who have lived remote lives and meditated their whole lives and they have never reached enlightenment. This is because they do not follow the laws of the manifestations of God. Instead they follow their idle fancies.

twirlytoast

I view Life as God, I don't seek enlightenment because in seeking enlightment you become lost in the seeking. Their are enlightened people who live in the hustle of everyday life who have attained enlightenment, I have been fortunate to have met one such person. I view living as a hermit away from it all as unnatural and unhealthy, can you imagine what would happen if we all chose such a way of life! I'm not saying time spent alone is a negative practise as I enjoy my time alone, but I enjoy being with people more!

In Peace,

Twirlytoast

Lunitik

Could you elaborate on life being God?

For me, God is an abstraction personifying love. Every Manifestation is a representation of pure love. For me, every method for achieving enlightenment draws us towards a realization of this love. Within nature, and every interaction we encounter, we can see this love. Within every extreme, the center point is love.

Many live their lives motivated by hatred, however, so I do not understand how you can call life God.

twirlytoast

all Life came from the Source, the Creator or God. I came from God, as you do to, and ALL lifeforms came from God. God is Life, (all)life is God.

In Peace,

TT

arthra

With practice and use it will become more and more apparent that you are using your Third Eye.

From a Baha'i view in my personal understanding.. We don't encourage people to spend time trying to enhance psychic abilities.. or trying to achieve an effect.

Meditation is more focused on polishing the mirror of the heart to relfect the Divine attributes.

twirlytoast

I enjoy the swirling clouds and their wondrous colors and patterns, which can happen during the Third Eye meditation.
I enjoy self enquiry too, getting to know who I am.

Realization.org: Self-Inquiry (Vicara)

I cannot entertain anything like a personal God, so this is perfect for me!

In Peace,

TT