3 stages of Shambhavi Mudra - technique - Stages of the spiritual eye

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  • čas přidán 5. 10. 2018
  • 3 part vid: The way in which Shambhavi progresses, a shambhavi technique you've never heard of, and what you might expect as you progress in seeing the light of the spiritual eye. Very cool stuff!
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  • @Matt-pm4dg
    @Matt-pm4dg Před 3 lety +23

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    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you Matt! What a wonderful testimony!

    • @333Eriana
      @333Eriana Před 2 lety +3

      i agree!!! - i was taught meditation by the Marharishi Mahesh Yogi when i was 11 years old, i have learned many other types of meditations and such in the decades that followed. Forrest reminds me a a beautiful friend i had years ago that was a monk - he had such a gentle and yet enthusiastic voice about everything. so loving.

    • @danielokeeffe5848
      @danielokeeffe5848 Před 2 lety

      @@333Eriana You are very privileged. I have been doing TM for over 3 years.

  • @natesh1
    @natesh1 Před 3 lety +15

    Getting initiated into Shambhavi mahamudra kriya, Shakti chalana kriya and shoonya meditation from Sadhguru has been my most treasured experience of life 🙏

    • @alexandriasmith8986
      @alexandriasmith8986 Před 3 lety +3

      Hello Natesh, if you are initiated by Sadhguru, I would like to know what you need and want more from Mr. Knutson ? Kind regards.

    • @davydsol8471
      @davydsol8471 Před 11 měsíci

      Yes! why are you here IF you were initiated by sadhguru? I personally dont trust him.. my intuition is working and sadhguru is funky for too many reas

    • @nomitnegi2265
      @nomitnegi2265 Před 11 měsíci

      @@davydsol8471 many people are going crazy because of his inner engineering program my intuition is always against this man he is shaddy

    • @boardsandstuff5008
      @boardsandstuff5008 Před 11 měsíci

      Im glad you found joy.

  • @ManmohanSharmaa
    @ManmohanSharmaa Před 5 lety +39

    Your channel is THE destination to get all doubts get cleared even before asking _/\_

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +14

      Wow! Thank you so much! That has been my hope. I struggled for a long time for answers, so it is a joy to make my brother's road shorter.

  • @ajnadey7173
    @ajnadey7173 Před 2 lety +4

    This straight talk is exactly what the yoga community needs. Thank you for the simplicity and honesty. You are the Guru

  • @MetalHobbit22
    @MetalHobbit22 Před 4 lety +10

    One of the most helpful Channels I have found! Thank you for doing what you do, and sharing.

  • @801oap
    @801oap Před 5 lety +6

    Thanks for sharing. This will be very helpful as things progress. Love all the tips included and the scientific threads running through your explanations.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you! It helps immensely, I think, to ground it all in the nervous system. As the Gita tells us, "THIS BODY ONLY is Kurushetra."

  • @hansrajh6123
    @hansrajh6123 Před 3 lety +1

    I ve been waiting for this big bang to happen during my meditations. Yr explanation was so clear and no BS. Thank you so much for the clarity. God bless you! 🙏💐

  • @Harshreal1
    @Harshreal1 Před 3 lety +10

    Brother you r doing great job u r a real human, blessed soul in this age every master is earning money for shambhavi but u r giving free knowledge thats a difference

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you Harsh. 🙏

    • @medronhos
      @medronhos Před 3 lety +2

      Dear Harsh, Namaskar. Serious masters are asking money for it - as it is necessary nowadays to carry on any kind of activity - but not having personal profit. One of the best known institutions who is providing an initiation on an enhanced form of Shambhavi is a huge foundation with massive environmental and educational projects in India, bringing relieve and hope to rural populations (Rally for Rivers, Isha Vidhya...), But yeah, it takes a lot of attention to stay away from charlatans on one's path. All the best to yours

  • @rafaelaugustobetance
    @rafaelaugustobetance Před 2 lety

    This video is pure blessing, pure instruction, pure inner guidance. Thank you so much.

  • @heidipucci9078
    @heidipucci9078 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! This is an amazing explanation! Thank you!🙏

  • @marilynzeinel-abidin1027

    Love this . Also noticed that closing the eyes and bringing focus to the medulla naturally brought my eyes up without strain.

  • @joshuamiller5701
    @joshuamiller5701 Před 4 lety

    Inspirational , thanks Forrest!

  • @guaracilage
    @guaracilage Před 2 měsíci

    Fantastic! Thank you

  • @innerbliss108
    @innerbliss108 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for such clear teachings of shambhavi mudra Forrest!

  • @BipinKumar-vq4od
    @BipinKumar-vq4od Před rokem

    Thank you for sharing this video.

  • @Madhura1818
    @Madhura1818 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful information with us. 🙏

  • @thomasklugh4345
    @thomasklugh4345 Před 2 lety

    You da man, Forrest... you da man !

  • @ron6107
    @ron6107 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Forrest! Meditation helped by your videos is slowly changing my life.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +3

      Fantastic! That means so much to me!

    • @ron6107
      @ron6107 Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson :) I also have a request/suggestion. I have been scouting the internet for detailed instructions on Kriya Yoga but I didnt find anything much and cant afford to travel at the moment for initiation. Any chance that you are gonna do a series on the 12 Kriyas of Lahiri Mahasya? That would be so wonderful!

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      I've made certain promises, and if you email me at thatyogiguy@gmail.com I'd be happy to talk to you about it.

    • @ron6107
      @ron6107 Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Thanks Forrest! I will email you tommorow. Good Night for now as I am off to practice what you talked about in the video!

  • @LeonwithaK
    @LeonwithaK Před 2 lety +1

    Just going through these stages and exactly as you have mentioned. I saw the Star for the first time last night.

  • @ashwins.selvarajan1714
    @ashwins.selvarajan1714 Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you so much for this..

  • @davydsol8471
    @davydsol8471 Před 11 měsíci

    I Loved your "8-hacks to better meditation" (think i got that right).. so i feel great that this will be SUPER! Thanx again for being here! I want something more sincere than so called sadhguru

  • @ayin9738
    @ayin9738 Před 4 lety +1

    Mate you are wonderful. I found you by accident and I'm starting a new journey. Greetings from Poland. Thank you

  • @rupalimapuskar7561
    @rupalimapuskar7561 Před 5 lety +1

    It was a woww for me watching throughout this video...Amazed by the tips .

  • @alexandriasmith8986
    @alexandriasmith8986 Před 3 lety

    This is so nice, thank you

  • @thomasklugh4345
    @thomasklugh4345 Před 2 lety

    By the way, my meditation is going nicely. I've been doing it a little more than two weeks.
    Each morning, I sit in a straight-backed chair, facing east. I get my tongue in a Kechari Mudra position, and do full-lung deep Kriya breaths as explained by Yogananda Paramahansa. I do them for thirty minutes. That comes to about 150 breaths.
    I've progressed with my tongue position from, just getting it above my soft palatte, to above my soft palatte to touching the back of my nasal septum, to just a bit above the back of my nasal septum and at the roof of my nasopharynx.
    I still can't reach the very top yet, but my tongue gets further up each day.
    I love doing this, Forrest. I love seeing the progression.
    I can't thank you enough for all your input.

  • @selenakorleski2967
    @selenakorleski2967 Před 4 lety

    I am very grateful for your informative videos. They are a gift to us all

  • @couldbefaraway9726
    @couldbefaraway9726 Před 4 lety

    Thanks, im greateful for the explanation of the Aha moment and the orign of that...much left to explore but you explain in a very fresh and clear way, yeah it resonates...love it, thank you

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      Stefan! I'm so glad to hear that! Fresh and clear is everything I aim for.

  • @Sassieone1
    @Sassieone1 Před 3 lety +1

    This visualization is great 👍 😊

  • @nancythomason5767
    @nancythomason5767 Před 2 lety

    Thank you ! I love the Greek mythology interpretations.

  • @aparnadhawal2908
    @aparnadhawal2908 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the video & Lot of respect for you..
    These colours actually scares

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety

      Hi Aparna! Whenever we encounter something new, it can be a bit scary. If you will sit with these however, then your psychology will get used to the event, and you will begin to love the experience. It's very bright and dazzling.

  • @nancythomason5767
    @nancythomason5767 Před 2 lety

    Thank you! You make it all seem attainable. Love the interpretations of the Greek myths.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 2 lety

      Wonderful Nancy! It is absolutely attainable! All right there hidden inside of our very own brain. 🤩🙏

  • @rakhishah7223
    @rakhishah7223 Před 5 lety +2

    Wonderful thanks for sharing

  • @anandsankar697
    @anandsankar697 Před 2 lety +1

    I have just started back meditation and I am experiencing just what talking about and it give me confidence what I am practicing. I just want to go on and on meditating. Your guidance is great. Thank you .

  • @tammycates333
    @tammycates333 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you ❤

  • @dr.sureshiyer2240
    @dr.sureshiyer2240 Před 3 lety +1

    Very helpful 🙏🙏

  • @abbarajusathyadeva717
    @abbarajusathyadeva717 Před 3 lety

    Great and unique useful explanation. Thank you from India

  • @jamesyoung4530
    @jamesyoung4530 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks, Forrest. This video was very helpful. TM has a technique called the Night technique that is similar to your descriptions. I think Maharishi once said that if you stare into the darkness behind your eyelids before sleep, you will eventually see a cave that you may walk into and begin to see a light at the end of the cave. This phenomenon also reminds me of people's near-death experiences where they walk through a dark tunnel into a light.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +2

      Absolutely James! Both of those are the same thing the same experience. It happens in the near-death experience because all of the energy is withdrawing from the outside very naturally. The yogi does this by getting into heart rate variability, and by stilling the projections of the psyche

    • @abhishekghosh4384
      @abhishekghosh4384 Před rokem

      The other side of the cave is the Brahma nadi.

    • @Brancaalice
      @Brancaalice Před 8 měsíci

      When I did fast for 6 days, in last 3 days, I woke up those light flashing constantly, it color every where I looked, even with close eyes. Sometimes I needed wear sunglasses few minutes until my eyes use to the light, cause the intensity of flash.

  • @shivamvaidya1782
    @shivamvaidya1782 Před 3 lety

    Excellent

  • @Mahesh-om6sq
    @Mahesh-om6sq Před 3 lety

    Please share full video with details.
    Helpful and thanks dear.

  • @azizhusseinz2083
    @azizhusseinz2083 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this information. You answer my question about what is the circle that I saw when I was medtating few weeks ago. I never though that I saw my 3rd eye. Even though I saw a glimpse of that but that feeling was relaxing.

  • @danielokeeffe5848
    @danielokeeffe5848 Před 2 lety

    Great stuff. I love mythology.

  • @pittyj369
    @pittyj369 Před rokem

    Thank you for your help and efforts, Archangel Michael sends light and love

  • @aacreation911
    @aacreation911 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for your deep knowledge and explanation 🙏 this happened to me 2 years ago by chance and scared the living Jesus out of me... now trying to figure out how to achieve this on my own and your video explains it the best so far... God bless

  • @sucheta8619
    @sucheta8619 Před rokem

    Thanks 🙏

  • @ngcache
    @ngcache Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you for your video. I loved the tips. I don't know if my eyes were in the right position, but anyway I felt great relaxation. Now I would like to know if I can do this meditation several times a day, and for how long ? What's the best practice to get most benefits from it ? Thanks a lot.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Absolutely! There's no limit to how often you can practice this, so long as you don't use strain. If the muscles around the eyes become tired, then of course give them a break. ...The best way to get benefits from this is to do it with a reduced breath practice. I have a specific video on this and the Dorsal Vagal Nerve called, Clinical Mindfulness. It's also best to practice this in the dark in order for the eyes to dilate.

  • @PAOComposer
    @PAOComposer Před 4 lety

    Thank you!

  • @DannyPodcast
    @DannyPodcast Před 4 lety

    Very nice, thanks u

  • @Vshamann336
    @Vshamann336 Před 2 lety

    I really need your help with some of this. You're the only one I found that is mentioned a lot of these things that I've gone through and there's also had great explanations. I would need to explain some things and let you know how my experience was and then you could use the material as content and help me. :-)

  • @raamkumar1979
    @raamkumar1979 Před 4 lety +1

    I realized When ever I pay attention to Inhalation and Exhalation ..... especially Exhalation while doing kriya Energizing exercise I find haaa haaa moment...... amazing 🙏🙏🙏

  • @behnamkiani3736
    @behnamkiani3736 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much i believe knowing these detail is half of the way and at least help to progress god bless you,in my medition practice i went to a point when i saw some dim images like slide show and start to get clearer and i tried physically to see them more clear but they disappeared and till now i have not had any success,what would be my mistake please

  • @sameermalik8485
    @sameermalik8485 Před 2 lety

    Sir, I am doing shambhvi mudra by knit brows technique. I am pressing my eyebrows. In this video you talked only about gazing technique. Will pressing eyebrows for shamvhvi mudra will yield same results as gazing eyebrows. Is gazing technique better than pressing eyebrows

  • @jeetok
    @jeetok Před 3 lety

    Hi Forrest, thanks for the videos! My experience of the spiritual eye so far has been a bright "fuzzy" golden ring that appears more like an oval than a circle -- kind of eye shaped even. Any thoughts on the shape difference?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi John that's very normal. It will only occasionally be super clear depending on how much you practice different techniques. I have a recent video on developing the spiritual eye where I talk about those techniques that help to make it more clear however that isn't actually necessary in order to expand your way into it.

  • @superrainbowsuperpop
    @superrainbowsuperpop Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for your video, you gave me an aha moment! I have been practicing yoga and meditation for a few months, and I’ve been practicing Shamhbavi mudra since November 25, I felt I was in a cave and I saw a dark purple sky. At the beginning, the purple sky came and gone, lately the cave ring expanded, I kinda feel I came out of a cave and looked at the sky on an open field. I can’t wait to see some lights! How long did you practice meditation to see the white/yellow light? Thank you 🙏

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      If you are seeing the blue cave, you're already seeing the deeper part. Please see this: czcams.com/video/bPozad2gJbA/video.html

  • @alexandriasmith8986
    @alexandriasmith8986 Před 3 lety

    Hello Forrest, I’m interested in your 2 online courses but I would like to know how they differ from your CZcams video, what extra can it bring us ?

  • @kusukuttan
    @kusukuttan Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @ricardovaz5041
    @ricardovaz5041 Před 5 lety +2

    Wonderful!! I have done many techniques to activate the Ajna Chakra, but this one is so simple and at the same time so palpable! I can really notice magnetic sensations there and also the softening of the thinking mind and a centering in myself. Thank you for showing and explaining here the importance and big difference of not straining the eyes, just a smooth lifting upward. The best is that even when the voluntary lifting stops, there is a very good effect on how life is lived, more presence, less anxiety. And also seem like remains a calling from the spiritual eye. To come back, again and again.
    Thank you!

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Ricardo! Wow! You are really getting it! Thank you so much for your testimonial! That's exactly it. It causes an Alpha wave every time we lift them.

    • @ricardovaz5041
      @ricardovaz5041 Před 5 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson _/[\_

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      @@ricardovaz5041 🙏🙏

  • @Vshamann336
    @Vshamann336 Před 2 lety

    I've been having a problem doing the eye movement up and not streaming. Every time I do it it feels like I'm straining or I'm letting them go back down. Any tips?

  • @Omelija17
    @Omelija17 Před 4 lety

    I could not express my happiness to discover your chanel Dear Forrest, thank you for priceless information.I am almost finishing Mandela period, but, having some struggles.I have few questions to ask , where exactly we have to concentrate the eyes?Is it between eyebrows or more higher?And when I tilt my head I find my neck really strained, , and while doing flatter breath I get shortness of breath , and my concentration seems like loosen up, eyes drop down.Is it ok just to breath normal without flatter breath?Thank you

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      Hi Oksana! I don't teach that breath. I teach HRV Breathing. I have a Playlist on this, and it is HUGELY important because it is the fastest way to get into deep mediation. I also don't tilt the head. These are modern methods that you're talking about, and I'm much more of a Traditionalist. The point is just where you knit your brows when you are thinking deeply. So glad you found me! God bless!

  • @OscarCortesV
    @OscarCortesV Před 2 lety

    Where did you get all this information? I practiced Kriya in the linage of Lahiri baba and I saw that circular halo you describe, I asked the guru who taught me and he was very vague, he told me I should continue practicing and not pay too much attention to that, later when I was in India I met another guru in the same linage who told me that there is a dot right in the middle, he told me that he could see that dot all the time and that through practice you can cross that star or dot and get samadhi, but he said I shouldn't get too distracted and focus more on the final goal of life, I always wondered where did they get all that information.

  • @elviragottinger6814
    @elviragottinger6814 Před 3 lety

    Hi!!! Is the body position important when you start to look up before meditation? I had an accident and can not sit in the lotus position. Some other alternatives for it? How do I hold my hands and legs by looking up? Thank you soooo much!!! :)

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety

      Hi Elvira! Try this: czcams.com/video/IfQ00H7IK5Q/video.html and if it is uncomfortable still, then lay on the floor. You'll also want the HRV-Resonate Breathing I teach.

  • @tilmanbiallas2488
    @tilmanbiallas2488 Před rokem

    So its a god idea to train first the shambhavi mudra until ist natural and than progress for other technics?
    In the srf lassens they recomment eaven to Do upwars trataka until the eyes become fix without moving.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před rokem +1

      You can begin another practice right away but just keep in mind that you want the eyes to go up in a habit, you want the subconscious mind to take care of it for you, and not have to consciously put the Eyes upward over and over. But this takes time to develop. So you probably don't want to wait until you have that habit but to begin your other practices at the same time.

  • @TheVirpa
    @TheVirpa Před 3 lety

    So lost in all my experience.. thank you for speaking out. One of the reason Advaita vedante stopped for me after 8 years of teachers just telling me to ignore all my seeing . Thow I heard an felt deep wisdom and inner guru from these phenomenas as they where called. Thank God I found you and Igor Kufayev

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, use them! The eye is a wonderful meditative tool, if it is there for you. And a workman may only abandon his tools when the work is actually done. Thank you for your confirmation, and your story!

    • @TheVirpa
      @TheVirpa Před 3 lety

      Forrest Knutson ... i have been with the eye in all its form and travelled through it. The peace and bliss is there

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheVirpa wonderful! Well done!

    • @TheVirpa
      @TheVirpa Před 3 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson should I worry about seeing the eye everywhere while my eyes are opened too, I even have a cool breeze around and on me ???

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheVirpa that's a very deep state, and the breeze is the Freeze Response of the Dorsal Vagal, that's staying active even as you are "outward." The only problem comes when it gets in the way of your day to day activities. One of my students likes to keep his mind on the whole body continuously so that he stays grounded during the day, and doesn't become overwhelmed continuously with bliss.

  • @matty609
    @matty609 Před rokem

    Sometimes I see different faces and shapes. Any insight or experience with this?

  • @reenamisra481
    @reenamisra481 Před 4 lety

    Hello and namaste Forrest: please share link to video where you explain what next after experiencing the meditative mellows. Once I am in that stage, do I just continue till..? Thank you.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      Then I would continue with the 2 trainings here, as you have time: www.meditativemellows.com/

    • @reenamisra481
      @reenamisra481 Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Thank you

  • @ericfontaine1997
    @ericfontaine1997 Před 5 lety +1

    thankyou for these details...i have been experiencing the intense gold/white light circle, which usually is preceded by a half circle on the left side or right side of my field of view. Then, when i alter/adjust my gaze, it becomes the full circle...on one occasion, after being in the full golden circle mode for a while, a purple nebulous looking ovalish/circular shape was in the middle of the golden halo. I had no idea what i was looking at, but it was intriguing. Upon thinking back on that experience, it was sort of like i was rooted at the center of creation...i did not get the white star yet. But your videos give confirmation to me that i am doing things right and i am on the right track. Note: doing the partial yoni mudra that you described in a recent video (ears blocked and gentle upward pressure on my eyes while gazing in third eye mode) greatly increases the likelihood of getting the golden circle to appear.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +1

      Wonderful, Eric! You got it. It's all part of the same whole, and you're doing great. All of your descriptions are of the one same spiritual eye; which you probably already know at this point. Isn't it nice to be able to understand what is happening? That's exactly why I made this video, so thank you so much for sharing. This is also a good sign that you are staying in HRV, which "saves heartbeats" and greatly increases our likelihood of having this experience. Which means you are definitely on track.

  • @SamsamSamsara
    @SamsamSamsara Před 3 lety

    My eyes never close everytime I try to look up and close my eyes. Its almost like it's fluttering. Will closing them with my palms help?? And also I have heard that doing it in the dark will help as well. Is that valid as well?? Please help.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety

      Yes, massage around your eyes and try not to look so high up. The gaze is only slightly elevated and very relaxed. If the eyes stay open that's okay as well. The darker the better. But even if the room is not dark you can still look up with open eyes and soften your days so that you see everything in your peripheral vision.

  • @thomasklugh4345
    @thomasklugh4345 Před 2 lety

    Forrest, I was wondering what the tattoos are on your wrist?

  • @shanebaird543
    @shanebaird543 Před 5 lety

    Is it just up or do you want to cross your eyes a little too? Thank you for the great content!

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Thank you! It is up, and slightly in, but that shouldn't cause any strain or discomfort. If it does, be sure to take a little break before beginning again.

  • @medronhos
    @medronhos Před 3 lety

    What we "see" during a certain meditation and when varies a lot from a person to another, just like a fingerprint.

  • @1rsalc
    @1rsalc Před 4 lety +2

    I revisited this video today. Thanks for the tips.
    I often have issue with Shambhavi Mudra and have came up with two work-arounds (my main problem being, I don't know where to focus my eyes).
    1. If I am very relaxed, I focus my attention on the medulla. Once there, thoughts slow down and I get into the "oh wow" mood that you mentioned. Medulla "leads" me to kutastha. Once I focus my attention there, the raised gaze happens automatically. This is great: medulla, kutastha, automatic gaze, no effort is needed!
    2. If I am mildly relaxed, since I don't know where to focus my eyes, I have to get an "inner marker": I imagine I'm bringing my eyebrows together and mentally focus on a "handle" just inside my skull. Once I am focused in the general area of kutastha, I make a small effort to raise the eyes (just to AIM THEM UP, without seeking to focus the eyes anywhere).
    3. If I am stressed out, with irritated or sore eyes, I just can't do Shambhavi mudra, so I try to focus on the medulla (which may or may not happen depending on my level of stress)
    As far as seeing, a small golden "fire ball" or the "cave of darkness" are my favorites because they give me a sense of "oh wow" (I feel no need to think or verbalize) PLUS sometimes, I get the feeling that I am looking BACK into the medulla (not sure if this makes sense, but it feels reassuring).
    (Sorry about the long post!)

  • @anandkesar5042
    @anandkesar5042 Před 5 lety

    Whether we have to look up while closed or opened eyes

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Closed eyes is usually more relaxing. Thank you for the question!

  • @Crispylaff
    @Crispylaff Před 5 lety +1

    I see the yellow ring at times. I thought it was light seeping through my eye lids somehow. Like when you stare at the sun and get that after effect . It's so good to know that it's a good thing!!
    It starts on the outside of my vision and the circle gets smaller and smaller till it goes away and it does this over and over. When it comes I try to get in the middle of it, to go past it but i can't. Should i just watch the light without doing anything? Its like I'm blocked somehow

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, that's the spiritual eye! Isn't that great to know! When we try and focus on it, our focusing can cause it to recede, and the turning of the eyes may cause it to move left or right. So, what we need is to deepen our relaxation and trance. You want to open up to it, rather than fight your way into it. That won't always work in just one sitting. So, best to enjoy it, and realize that just seeing it affects us deeply. That a new internal reality is impinging on our consciousness.

    • @Crispylaff
      @Crispylaff Před 5 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson
      Thank you! I'm really new to this so I'm glad I found your channel. I've only been meditating for a few months. It's good to know I'm on the right track.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      @@Crispylaff you are! And doing very well to already see the golden ring!

    • @lovepeaceandkarma7923
      @lovepeaceandkarma7923 Před 5 lety +1

      Hi! Katie I too have exactly the same experience..... I am glad you shared it. It feels great that I am not alone.

  • @LoretoEsTorres
    @LoretoEsTorres Před 8 měsíci

    14:05 I am a bit confused…😅🤔😅. Isn’t the myth story called “Jason and the Argonauts”? Or is this the “Forrest version”? 😊😅😊

  • @masterskitchen3521
    @masterskitchen3521 Před 4 lety

    The medulla is the aha moment! Do the knots overcome us or do we overcome the knots?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      We experience them unraveling in the process of interiorizing. Excellent question!

  • @anandkesar5042
    @anandkesar5042 Před 5 lety

    2nd and 3rd knot of lahirimahasya make a video and explain whole

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Yes! It's on my list! A VERY important video, which I'm excited to make and share!

  • @sauravlilke5015
    @sauravlilke5015 Před 4 lety

    After Sambhavi mudra, my vision is blurred for some point of time. What's ur take on it??

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      I've had that happen for a while, and then the eyes corrected themselves. Be sure not to strain as well.

  • @drezzolani
    @drezzolani Před 3 lety

    thankyou

  • @notAYUSHGAMING
    @notAYUSHGAMING Před 4 lety

    Please tell what happens when second knot opens

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      It makes your body feel like it is nothing but energy. There are a few ways that you can experience that.

  • @nela8277
    @nela8277 Před rokem

    Does heal depression?

  • @ravenravella1000
    @ravenravella1000 Před 4 lety +2

    Ar-GO-naughts :)

  • @piyushsharma8563
    @piyushsharma8563 Před 5 lety +1

    How do sambhavi mudra right way method....Eyes close or eyes open???? How do it???

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +1

      Once the eyes are sure of their position, you're ready to close the eyes. There's an advanced position of the eyelids where they are half open, but this has to be done with the eyelids completely relaxed without fluttering. For this reason, closing the eyes completely is much easier position to relax in. I hope that clarifies things for you.

    • @piyushsharma8563
      @piyushsharma8563 Před 5 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson now i m understood... thank you so much for reply...

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Thank you for your great question!

  • @alex121429
    @alex121429 Před 5 lety

    What if i have a pressure in my third eye area? Have you had this? What is it even?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, that is the beginning of the magnet, the magnetic sensation that I talked about in this video. Please also see the video titled Pratyahara and 3 Knots. ... if the sensation becomes too strong be sure to remember the medulla oblongata and move that magnetic sensation back to the medulla which should help considerably.

    • @alex121429
      @alex121429 Před 5 lety

      Forrest Knutson thank you, this has been troubling me for a while

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      @@alex121429 Wonderful that I can help. Please let me know if the Three Knots video is helpful to you. That information changed my life so I hope it is as profound to you as it is to me.

  • @prantokumer
    @prantokumer Před 4 lety

    For how much time should one practice shamvabi mudra?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      I have a video called Spiritual Survival that explains my philosophy about building a meditative practice. I hope you'll watch that one.

  • @opaccountant33
    @opaccountant33 Před 3 lety

    Great soul Aapke Guru Kon h ......?

  • @1rsalc
    @1rsalc Před 4 lety

    FK thanks for this video. As far as lights, during my meditation they come and go sporadically. Sometimes I see a white circle. It doesn't last for long. Other times I see a tiny bright dot in the middle area. A few times I have seen a white five-pointed star on an indigo background.
    The lights that I see are about 1 inch in diameter.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      That's perfect. That's it, you're seeing it.

    • @1rsalc
      @1rsalc Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Thank you very much for your reply. Blessings.

    • @1rsalc
      @1rsalc Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson I have a quick question. I have seen photos of Paramahansa Yogananda and of Sri Yuksterwarji. They seem to be meditating deeply and their eyes are wide open and fixed looking straight ahead. Is there an explanation for this?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      @@1rsalc great question. When you enter into the right hippocampus deeply, all sense of the body is lost. It may be suspended in varying degrees of the Freeze Response. So, either they were doing an open eye meditation, or were simply not aware that their eyes had opened.

  • @robinriches7798
    @robinriches7798 Před rokem

    Fab body hack. 🙏

  • @meetmehta1326
    @meetmehta1326 Před 5 lety

    hey, I completed my meditation course of inner engineering yesterday , whatever the benefits have been proclaimed through practices when it will happen at what period of time ?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      I'm not connected with the Isha Foundation. My lineage is through Lahiri Mahasaya. What I teach specifically on this channel is Heart Rate Variability breathing. You can see that here:
      czcams.com/video/gEc6RLixpVs/video.html&t
      When you do this breathing the benefits to your heart, health, and mind are immediate, which are substantiated by the 4 Proofs that are part of the technique.

  • @WilsonCanda
    @WilsonCanda Před 4 lety +1

    Forrest, thank you very much for your awesome videos. Can you comment on reasons / recommendations on what to do for when the "magnetic pull" happens outside of a context of meditation, say while walking in the street or during a social interaction. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks for an awesome vid!

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      Hi Wilson! When this comes in an unwanted time, try rubbing the face vigorously. This is where the Ventral Vagal aspect ends, and so it will put us in more of an outward orientation.

    • @084muhammadusaidbinabdulla9
      @084muhammadusaidbinabdulla9 Před 4 lety +1

      Synchronicity

    • @WilsonCanda
      @WilsonCanda Před 4 lety

      @@084muhammadusaidbinabdulla9 I have noticed correlations. Happens for you as well?

    • @084muhammadusaidbinabdulla9
      @084muhammadusaidbinabdulla9 Před 4 lety

      Wilson Canda
      Yes it like sign that good thing will happen

  • @darshankv
    @darshankv Před 4 lety

    What do you think about Sadhguru's Isha Kriya meditation? There is also the looking up and concentrating on the breath, and in addition some more components.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      I had several people tell me that they liked how they didn't have to wait to receive it's practices. They could begin right away. I don't like that they strain the neck backwards, but I understand what he's trying to do with that. I did look at all of it's practices. It seems an okay routine to me. Though Lahiri Mahasaya's original kriya will always be my 1st choice.

    • @darshankv
      @darshankv Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Thank you for answering! I have watched and liked many of your videos in the past few weeks and have started reading "The Autobiography of a Yogi". Very first steps trying to understand and learn kriya yoga but it is very interesting to me. I wish I had time to read all the books that you are recommending and to meditate more.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      @@darshankv fantastic! So glad to hear it!

    • @darshankv
      @darshankv Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Yes the neck gets strained and a little sore by holding the head slightly upwards during the hole Isha Kriya meditation. I was thinking positively about that -- there probably is too much holding the head downwards during other times with all the smartphones and other worldly doings. The daily looking upwards for 15 minutes might be a little counterbalance for that and maybe good for my posture and worth a little trouble, or that's what I was thinking.
      I get a lot of yawning (or something similar to yawning) during this and also other kinds of meditation. I have encountered various explanations of yawning during meditation and was wondering, do you have some explanation about yawning in combination with meditation that you like? You don't have to answer if you are busy. I don't want to take advantage of you trying to answer to every comment. :) I will keep watching and learning without you answering to me as well. Best of luck with your important work!

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      @@darshankv I'm personally against the backward neck tilt. I have a video on here about the man bun. In that video I give a neck stretch which stretches out the area around the medulla. I think this is much more beneficial for the body and for most people's posture in general. Even when we look down this area of the neck is often still scrunched up in a manner. So elongating that backside of the medulla is really critical for General Health and specifically for meditation. ... there is very often an activation of the digestive response during meditation. This one specific part of my meditation that causes me to burp almost immediately. So I do that always in the beginning which is where it's supposed to be, and it really balances the entire digestive system before I step into the rest of my meditation. You're experiencing a yawn but it may be very well connected to the same response of digestion.

  • @tusharexplains2283
    @tusharexplains2283 Před 5 lety +2

    Is shambhavi mudra and mahamudra different?? Pls answer

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +2

      There is shambhavi mudra, as I mention in this video. This is a classical term for turning the eyes up to the spiritual eye. Shambhavi Mahamudra is a new name created by the new Isha foundation. These new terms are not classical, just so you know.

    • @doncorleone6182
      @doncorleone6182 Před 5 lety +2

      Isha foundation describes the mahamudra to be a derivative of the classical technique where they have added certain safeguards against misuse, mishaps and accidents.

    • @Vera-dg3hf
      @Vera-dg3hf Před 4 lety

      @@doncorleone6182 yup! that is right. this is nothing i learned before. its actually weird. This practice shouldnt be messed with. everyone has their own experience. When you tell people "you might see this and that," your mind will create those things. The practice is not correct. This is not correct.

  • @MultiRajus
    @MultiRajus Před 4 lety +1

    from the giri lineage of kriya yoga they told us to open eye and concentrate but you are telling with close eyes...what is the difference

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      Hi Samuga, both are good. Many prefer closed eyes in order to more clearly see the light, yet in the beginning this may hamper the training of dilating the eyes.

    • @MultiRajus
      @MultiRajus Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson thanks

  • @manuhere4u
    @manuhere4u Před 4 lety +4

    Its Awesome but background music ruined the beauty

  • @ritikarai5600
    @ritikarai5600 Před 5 lety

    💗

  • @jakkulamaheshyadav3101

    Sir I learned how to do shambhavi mudra.
    IAM doing 21minuts everyday.
    Is there any need to attend inner engineering program to learn again sir.
    Please clarify.

    • @jakkulamaheshyadav3101
      @jakkulamaheshyadav3101 Před 5 lety

      From your vedeos I learned shambhavi mudra.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety

      Excellent, so what you want to do next is watch the videos on the breath:
      czcams.com/video/SA_hOKd0Djw/video.html
      What I want for every meditator, is the ability to induce Heart Rate Variability (HRV) during every meditation. This will take you deep into meditation consistently. You'll need to sit very still, as well, which I explain here:
      czcams.com/video/sASRHrKOxbo/video.html
      To answer your first question, I'm not a follower of the Isha Foundation. What I'm presenting to you is a more classical system, which is based primarily on the teachings of Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya. I get a lot of comments like this, so I think there is some confusion on this. I should do a short video explaining the differences. Thank you for your comment, and I hope this information helps you greatly.

    • @LightofLife108
      @LightofLife108 Před 5 lety

      Dear I strongly recommend you to learn shambhavi mahamudra from sadhguru if you are ready to spend half an hour every day for the rest of your life.
      I am into meditation , energy handing and yoga for years but this is something beyond what I know because I just started it only one and a half years back but it has a wonder benefits spirituality and physically others says it's wonderful but for me physically I was already set before itself.
      Don't care if you spend double of what you pay for that because if you plan to carry it for your life time then please do it.
      Thanks

    • @LightofLife108
      @LightofLife108 Před 5 lety

      @Avinash K please don't give a review out of guess if you have not tasted something coz it may give negative impact on others.
      I know you thought of helping him and your intention is good also I respect you for the time you dedicate to help other.
      Thank you

    • @LightofLife108
      @LightofLife108 Před 5 lety

      @Avinash K it took almost a year to feel that something is changing within me I used to do everyday without fail and thought I can see the difference in 6 months like they said but nothing happened but I just continued and after sometime everything in me like emotions just deepened happiness and sadness as well for so many others benefits reaped within 6 months.
      The practice just gives us more clarity so in that way when we are feeling we are not that doing well with some parts of life it gives a kind of depression as well but fortunately I came to know that was a blessing to me coz I was able to rectify so many of my pattern in more conscious way.
      I think it will work for everyone so I humbly request you to stick to the practice and in yoga and meditation perseverance is very important according to most of yogies.
      So please don't skip from one to another and please try to continue with the practice if you feel everything is okay without thinking for benefits because one day it will come on to you it will happen even if you simply sit doing nothing for half an hour but shambhavi is totally a different story.
      Thank you dear.

  • @swedish_sadhguru3854
    @swedish_sadhguru3854 Před 4 lety

    How has your life changed after starting to do meditation and yoga? I have noticed fast changes in my life, like things will suddenly happen. I lost my job for a very mysterious reason.....and then I got a new one for a mysterious reasons, these things make 0 logical sense but Im accepting of them.

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      That's great Rasmus, that the new job came out of the blue. Is it a better fit? Myself I don't think I can accurately breakfast in what's happened to my life. Because I've been at it for over 25 years and so choices and the results compound over time. Not in a text anyway. Great question and I have to think about how I can respond to that.

    • @swedish_sadhguru3854
      @swedish_sadhguru3854 Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson Yeah it was a better fit as well! Wow, 25 years. Have you been doing Kriya Yoga for all that time or normal meditation for most of that time?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +3

      @@swedish_sadhguru3854 yes, 2 forms of Kriya over 25 years.

    • @swedish_sadhguru3854
      @swedish_sadhguru3854 Před 4 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson That's amazing. Are you enlightened yet? Can you manipulate energy how you want, do healing etc? Clairvoyance?

  • @lolimcrazypopop6591
    @lolimcrazypopop6591 Před 5 lety

    I'm so thankful to you dear, I have some doubts, please tell me a way I can contact you for information 🙏🏻

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you for watching! I have my email here:
      czcams.com/users/forrestknutsonabout
      You have to view the page on your computer, or put your smartphone on "desktop" mode when you view the page. :)

    • @lolimcrazypopop6591
      @lolimcrazypopop6591 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ForrestKnutson thank you so much

    • @lolimcrazypopop6591
      @lolimcrazypopop6591 Před 5 lety

      @@ForrestKnutson yes I did, thank you, I'll contact you 🙏🏻🌸

  • @saiashok28
    @saiashok28 Před 4 lety

    Hi
    Is this yoga or any meditation against Christianity? I am a believer, is there a way to get the benefits from meditation without going into religion? Thanks

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      Hi Sai, what I teach is perfectly in line with the original teachings of Christ. Check out:
      czcams.com/video/y45yy6HXB-s/video.html
      And:
      czcams.com/video/qLCGxan273w/video.html

    • @saiashok28
      @saiashok28 Před 4 lety

      Thanks for the reply, will check out the link! 🙏

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      @@saiashok28 perfect.

  • @sajanbharvad9353
    @sajanbharvad9353 Před 4 lety

    While doing Shambhavi Mahamudra eyes is close or open?

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      Either way is good. Many prefer less distractions with closed eyes. Open eyes helps dilation of the eyes.

    • @sajanbharvad9353
      @sajanbharvad9353 Před 4 lety

      What is benefits of eyes dialation

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety

      @@sajanbharvad9353 it puts you into the attitude of surrender. And also helps with the attitude of expansion.

    • @sajanbharvad9353
      @sajanbharvad9353 Před 4 lety

      Thanks for your reply iam doing Shambhavi and HRV Breathing
      You can’t cantrol your Thought while doing meditation That’s why HRV is best for meditation

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 4 lety +1

      @@sajanbharvad9353 you are exactly right!

  • @trueastrology1929
    @trueastrology1929 Před 3 lety

    Please make video in hindi also

    • @ForrestKnutson
      @ForrestKnutson  Před 3 lety

      You can use the subtitles for translation into Hindi.

  • @linavu5834
    @linavu5834 Před 2 lety

    It should come automatically when you awakened partially that’s how the cave get dark then other processes life time