tip of the nose

[Guest guest]

I have not been following this dialogue, so forgive me if I'm out of place,

but the title reminded me of something I remember reading in Yogananda's

Autobiography of a Yogi. He said that his guru told him that the true

translation of the yoga sutra that is often interpreted as a directive to

focus on the end of the nose actually, more literally, says to focus on the

origin of the nose, which is the third eye. For whatever its worth...

[Guest guest]

Hello Paresh,

the concentration at the tip of the nose is a wonderful way to keep your

eyes in good shape; it balances your brain hemispheres and helps you

controlling your mind during the meditation. I wouldn't try to find any

substitute, simply because there isn't any!...

Before being able to be steady, I spent a long time being busy with the

tip of my nose while meditating: once I would see only the left side,

once only the right, then loosing focus or not really knowing if I was

there or not. You probably just need some more time.

As far as the pain is concerned, try not to squint too much; just let

each eye look at the cheek on its side. Like that, you'll see the tip

of the nose. You'll probably have pain anyway, but it won't last

forever.

Good luck!

Blessings,

sat sarbat kaur

[Guest guest]

Dear friends:

 

Just to be sure there is no confusion about this, in KY we are taught

to focus the eyes in a variety of different places (these are called

eye locks, or drishtis), including the tip of the nose (other common

places to focus are the third eye, between and just above the

eyebrows, the chin (lunar center), and the top of the head or crown

chakra). One should focus or gaze (but not stare) at the indicated

spots, each of which have distinct physical and energetic effects.

 

"Autobiography of a Yogi" is a wonderful book, to be sure, but one

thing to keep in mind about it is that, like many books written at

that time (or before), many of the actual techniques of yoga were

considered secret by most practicing teachers, and were definitely

not discussed in public or in published works. Furthermore, many

yogic paths are not as inclusive as KY, which seems to contain all,

or at least almost all, of the practices which are found in other

paths (at least, of the several paths I have studied).

 

Love & blessings,

Sadhant