third eye

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Sat Nam Jan!

The third eye is the 6th chakra and associated with the pineal gland. As it

begins to activate and open - it is a common experience that one sees an eye -

or eyes - looking back at them. Your perspective in dreams or colors your

personal life and relationships - will be seen through a 'new light.' You are

moving into a higher frequency that enables you to expand your consciousness and

see reality on many levels and dimensions. This can be a quantum leap in

perception and can be life changing as you discard patterns that no longer work

in

this new higher frequency. Your total perception changes in this acceleration

of time. Descartes called the pineal gland the "seat of the soul." The pineal

gland is the size of a pea, sits in the center of the brain in a tiny cave

above and behind the pituitary gland. It is activated by light and controls

various biorythms of the body. In lower vertebrates it actually has an eye like

structure and functions as a light receptor. Through research it has been

considered an evolutionary precursor of the modern eye. When you "see" the shape

of an

eye and colors, particularly violet, the 3rd eye is becoming activated. When

activated it becomes a line of communication with higher planes, a connection

to the Divine. Don't get "stuck" there through analysis. These are just words,

pointers, to the actual experience. Remember in the practice of Yoga, we sit

with any experience, watch it as the witness and let it integrate, don't get

hung up on an aspect of the process, journey. Through the practice of turning

the gaze up and inward, the pituitary and pineal glands vibrate in unison,

intuition is increased and Divine thought is activated. The headaches may be

occuring becuse you are trying too hard. Don't strain the eye muscles, be gentle

with yourself and with practice you will feel no strain but a sense of stillness

in this pose. For the dizziness you might try visualizing a light coming into

the top of your head and traveling down to the pineal gland and then exiting

from the 3rd eye, in the shape of an "L". Follow the breath along the path.

This works well for some of my students. There are many experiences that come as

we practice this gazing technique and activate the third eye but they are not

meant to be distractions from our purpose. Stay steady...Keep up! Let what

ever is coming up, come up without judgement. Some of the thoughts that you are

noticing are just coming up to be released, so let them come and watch them

go, no holding, no pushing away, and know that your meditation is clearing your

subconscious. Wahe Guru!

Blessings on your path!

Guru Ravi