HAPPINESS IS THE JOURNEY ITSELF NOT THE END.

happiness is the journey itself not the end

a mini course to lead a life of  bliss, joy and happiness in every moment not waiting for it till the end of the day / goal /life

3^rd Eye Practice Lessons

CONTENTS

LESSON 1: 3^RD EYE

LESSON 2: EXPERIENCING 3^RD EYE

LESSON 3: BLISS

LESSON 4: CHOOSING SORROW OR HAPPINESS

LESSON 5: KARMA

LESSON 6: KARMATEET

LESSON 7: ACTIONS WITH 3^RD EYE AWARENESS

LESSON 1: 3^RD EYE

WHAT IS 3^RD EYE ?

3^RD eye is known as self. 3^rd eye is known as soul. It is the point of attention, concentration, Dhyan, focus. I means the one who is attentive. In fact, there is not much difference between I and attention. Hence, I can call myself as ATTENTION. I am attention. I am naturally attentive without any stress or tension or staring. I remain attention in a easy way.

Whenever there is attention, I am self aware, I am soul conscious. When there is no attention, I am not self aware and I am not soul conscious.

Questions and Answers:

1. Who am I?

I am attention

2. How can we be self aware?

By attention.

Practice: Be attentive in all actions throughout the day with the attention from 3^rd eye.

Practice to become aware of 3^rd eye:

Keep your eyes look straight but let the attention be on the tip of your index fingers of both the hands. Keep moving your both the index fingers far away against each other by looking straight with  eyes but let the attention be on the fingers. This will help you know that it is the 3^rd eye which looks through the eyes.

LESSON 2 : EXPERIENCING 3^RD EYE

HOW DO I EXPERIENCE MYSELF?

I experience myself by means of silence, existence, being aware of Consciousness. In natural course of actions, our attention is diverted or focused on worldly objects through our 5 senses and most of the time, our attention is focused on thoughts unconsciously. Now, to experience myself, I have to bring back all my attention from worldly objects, 5 senses, thoughts to my own self. When I bring back all my diverted attention to 3^rd eye, then I become self aware. Otherwise we remain aware of non-self.

When I bring all attention to 3^rd eye, then I feel my existence of stillness, silence, self awareness. And it is natural without any tension or stress or staring. It has to be easy and natural.

Questions and Answers:

How can I experience myself?

Being aware of 5 senses, bring the attention to 3^rd eye from 5 senses and feel the stillness.

This stillness and silence can also be experienced by keeping our thoughts to the minimum like 0 to 4 thoughts per second.

Practice: Practice stillness or silence whenever you don’t have to focus on external objects.

LESSON 3: BLISS

WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL FORM AND OTHER DIMENSIONS OF 3^RD EYE?

3^rd eye is just a point of light. It does not have any physical form or weight. Because it is just a point of light and does not have physical weight, whenever our attention is focused on 3^rd eye, we feel light and because of lightness, we feel bliss, happiness and unconditional love.

Questions and Answers:

What are the other qualities other than silence I experience being aware of 3^rd eye?

Lightness, Bliss, happiness and unconditional love.

PRACTICE:

Wherever our attention is, we tend to absorb the qualities of the object where our energy (attention) flows. The easy way to feel our point of energy (3^rd eye) is to look at a point. When we stare or look at a point without any other thoughts, very soon we will experience ourselves as a point of light.

For few seconds, let the attention be on the external point of light, after that let the attention be diverted to the 3^rd eye at the middle of forehead and feel the lightness, happiness and bliss of being a point of light.

Whilst doing all activities where there is no point of light to stare, image a Supreme point of light and you will start experiencing the lightness, bliss and happiness at the centre of your forehead in your 3^rd eye.

LESSON 4: CHOICE

-          COMPULSIVE, PAINFUL AND DEPENDENT OR INTELLIGENT, HAPPY AND INDEPENDENT CHOICE

HOW DOES THE THIRD EYE BECOME A CREATOR OR CREATIVE AND REMAIN SELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS EVERY THOUGHT AND ACTION?

3^rd eye becomes a creator or become creative using thoughts.  Thoughts are stored in the form of memories in 3^rd eye known as sanskars or habits or character. Thoughts are used to analyze right and wrong which is known as Intellect or Intelligence. And in general the function of thoughts are known as mind. In fact there is nothing called mind but just thoughts. The ideas, beliefs about a person or objects known as attitude.

3^rd eye can create a thought whenever it feels so and it can stop using thoughts when it is not required like the body uses hands and legs whenever it is required and other times when not required, limbs are allowed to rest.

The mind does not have any control on its own. But it is the 3^rd eye which uses thoughts. Many times we say that I don’t want to do it but my mind does it. It is like we create something out of nothing. The truth is It is the soul / 3^rd eye does everything and mind never does anything on its own. By making the invisible non existent mind responsible, many a times, I, the third eye skip the responsibility of controlling the thoughts / habit / attitude/ memory / character.

Mind is the word we used to skip our responsibility. When I know, I , the third eye is responsible as a Creator of thoughts, I can take control of thoughts and thereby I take control of my own life.

I, 3^rd eye is self-responsible for whatever thoughts I had created in this birth from childhood days till date and I am also responsible for all those thoughts I had created in my previous life times.

At any given situation, if I have the awareness of 3^rd eye, I never get entangled in the past memory, habit, attitude, character and personality but I use my Intelligence and my own choice based on the present current situation and deal effectively.

So, the awareness of 3^rd eye, the attention is not that I use it once in a while or when I sit in meditation, I use it every moment, every second to remain intelligent and remain self-aware.

Questions and Answers:

1.       How 3^rd eye function through thoughts?

3^rd eye function through thoughts by using thoughts as mind, intellect and sanskars.

2.       What are the different forms the thoughts take?

Thoughts take the form of memory, habit, attitude, character and personality.

3.       What is habit?

Repeated thoughts which has become a natural behavior is known as habit

4.       What is attitude?

Beliefs, ideas that are formed part of behavior is known as attitude.

5.       What is memory or 3^rd eye self-created program?

All those thought impressions in different forms like habit, attitude, character, personality are known as memory or program.

6.       Can mind function on its own without the attention of 3^rd eye?

No, mind cannot function on its own. Because it itself does not have any existence. Mind is just a function of thoughts.

7.       Who has control over thoughts? Mind or third eye?

It is the third eye which has control over thoughts. Mind does not have control over thoughts, because it never exists on its own in the absence of thoughts.

8.       How do I know that my thoughts and actions are intelligent like a human being and not compulsive and automatic like a Robot?

By thinking and doing every action with self awareness and attention of 3^rd eye.

Practice:

Whatever action I perform, let me aware  of my thoughts and action to know if it is done compulsively through my past memory, habit, attitude, character and personality or if I am doing it consciously with Intelligence and attention through my 3^rd eye based on the needs of present and current prevailing situations.

LESSON 5: KARMA

-          BONDAGES OF THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS

WHAT IS KARMA?

Karma is the suffering and pain caused by thoughts of past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality.

a. How do the past thoughts cause suffering?

Past thoughts cause suffering by re-living them. When we consciously think about past thoughts, we never undergo suffering. But when we get lost in the past thoughts with feelings and emotions, we re-live the past memories causing pain and suffering known as karma.

b. How do the future thoughts cause suffering?

Whenever we plan for the future consciously, we don’t experience pain. But when we create anxiety and worries – feelings and emotions about the future based on the past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality, we experience pain and suffering.

c. How do the present thoughts cause suffering?

When we consciously choose the decisions for the present with 3^rd eye awareness, we never experience suffering. But when we associate the present moment with the past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality, we undergo pain and suffering even in present moment.

Questions and Answers:

1. What is karma?

Our past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality are karma. Suffering – karma is experienced by the attachment of 3^rd eye / soul with the past thought and its related feelings and emotions.

2. How we can get rid of karma?

Being aware of 3^rd eye being self aware - detached not connecting with feelings and emotions of past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality.

Practice:

Whenever there is pain or suffering, see what was the past memories, habit, attitude, character and personality that become instrument for that suffering and get detached from those memories being aware of 3^rd eye.

If both the hands are touching - attached together, if one hand moves, other also moves. But when it is not touching – remain detached, when one hand moves, the other remain stable. Similarly when 3^rd eye (soul/ self) remain detached from thoughts and its related feelings and emotions, the soul remain unaffected in its own glory. But when it remain attached, when the attention of 3^rd eye goes towards the thoughts and its related feelings and emotions, the soul become one with emotions and experience pain and suffering. So, Practice attachment and detachment of soul and mind (thoughts).

Practicing attachment and detachment: We can practice focusing on 5 forms of being in 5 ages of golden, silver, copper, iron and confluence aged of the world transformation. Or practice focusing on any 5 objects every one hour to get accustomed to attaching and detaching the soul with the thoughts.

LESSON 6: DIFFUSION OF PAST KARMA

-          BEING KARM-ATEET (FREE FROM BONDAGES OF THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS) AND EQUANIMOUS (BALANCE)

1.       HOW DO I REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY KARMA ?

When I remain detached and do not re-live the past feelings and emotions, I remain unaffected by my past karma.

But there are incidences where we did not face the situations due to fear or other reasons, those situations are to be faced or dealt with or re-lived once again to neutralize those karmas. It is here where Psycho-analysis, psychotherapies like hypnotherapy, delta healing, counseling helps.

There are many incidences which can be neutralized by means of spiritual knowledge for which we have to gain spiritual knowledge like murlis of BrahmaKumaris.

There are many incidences that we have to understand the psychological, biological and social factors and with the understanding, the past karmas get neutralized.

So, the knowledge, understanding by going into depth, facing the fears etc., help us to remain self aware of 3^rd eye by not getting lost or become automatic like a Robot in the influence of past thoughts with their feelings and emotions.

Being detached, being self aware with 3^rd eye consciousness, being attentive all the time, we remain constantly peaceful, light and blissful in all thoughts and actions.

More we remain detached with awareness of 3^rd eye, our consciousness will expand from limited awareness to the unlimited self consciousness moving from annmaya, pranamaya, manonmaya, vigyan maya koshas towards the ultimate anandmaya kosha, the blissful 3^rd eye experience.

2.       HOW DOES THE MIND / THOUGHT FUNCTION WHEN THE ATTENTION OF 3^RD EYE CONSTANTLY FOCUSED ON MIND/THOUGHTS?

When I am not focused on self awareness of 3^rd eye, and if it is focused on thoughts / mind constantly, human beings in general undergo 2 extremes of thoughts or behavior.

a.       Sometimes, the thought leads to extreme goodness otherwise leads to extreme opposite.

b.      Sometimes extreme wealth and other times extreme poor.

c.       Sometimes extreme happiness and other times extremeness of sorrow.

d.      Sometimes extreme of feeling kind and helpful and other times extreme revenge and jealousy.

e.      Sometimes extreme spirituality and other times totally indulge in sensuality.

f.        Sometimes more loving and other times more hatred

If the attention of 3^rd eye is on thoughts/mind, it keeps moving from one end to the other end of different opposites of character (like good and bad) that exists in the world. It keep assuming or playing different masks / personality /roles with different attitudes based on the influence of past memory.

3.       HOW DOES THE MIND / THOUGHT FUNCTION WHEN THE ATTENTION OF 3^RD EYE CONSTANTLY FOCUSED ON SELF AWARENESS OF ITS OWN 3^RD EYE?

When I am constantly attentive and focused on 3^rd eye in all actions, I remain neutral. My thoughts and actions remain well balanced not going to any of the extremities of the mind. I remain equanimous with intelligence dominating and focused all the time.

Questions and Answers:

1.       What is the cause of suffering?

Not being in the present with self/3^rd eye awareness but get lost in past thoughts and its related feelings and emotions is karma and the cause of suffering.

2.       How do I remain karm-ateet free from bondages/suffering of my thoughts and actions?

Being self aware of 3^rd eye and constantly using my intelligence and attention in every thought and action, I remain karm-ateet, free from bondages or pain.

3.       What can I do if I am not able to remain self aware of 3^rd eye but undergo fear, anxiety, worry, sadness, disturbed emotions?

Practice the techniques given in previous lessons and still if you cant remain self aware of 3^rd eye, it is suggested to get help from a Spiritual Counselor or Psychologist or Psychotherapist.

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Practice:

See and experience all my past karmas of anxiety, fear, worries, sadness, doubt etc., dissolve and disappear by remaining constantly self aware of 3^rd eye.

Feel throughout the day, the happiness, cheerfulness and joy whilst carrying out all thinking and performing all actions being self aware of 3^rd eye.

LESSON 7: ACTIONS WITH SELF AWARENESS OF 3^RD EYE

HOW DO I ACT AND REMAIN BLISSFUL CONSTANTLY WITH SELF AWARENESS OF 3^RD EYE ?

Bliss is the word that denotes equanimity and tranquility. Whenever I remain peaceful and content with attention and focus on whatever thinking or action we do, I remain blissful. This attention and focus will remain natural when I perform all thinking and action by being self aware of 3^rd eye.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIONS I PERFORM?

With self awareness of 3^rd eye, in general, I perform three types of actions:

a.       Action that needs full attention still at balance.

b.      Actions that need less attention. Here I can perform actions with more self awareness of 3^rd eye.

c.       Actions that need not require attention. Here I just remain a detached observer not using my attention to get influenced by what is going on outside. I remain totally self aware of 3^rd eye although I observe what is going on outside. Seeing but not seeing. Hearing but not hearing. Feeling but not feeling.

WHAT DO I DO WHEN I AM NOT THINKING OR DOING ANY ACTION?

When I don’t perform any thinking or action, I need to revel in the happiness, joy and bliss of my own self of 3^rd eye which is very natural. I don’t need any action or thinking to remain blissful or joy or happy. My nature itself is the source of joy and bliss like the children always remain blissful and joyful with curiosity in every action.

I do all my actions for the sake of just doing not depending my joy and happiness on the outcome of actions.

My way of life is happiness, joy and bliss. It is not the end of my life journey.

Questions and Answers:

1.       How do I act with 3^rd eye self awareness when I am suffering from illness or pain?

Suffering or illness are from the past. Still if you have pain in the present, accept the pain and illness without brooding caused by the past feelings and emotions and future expectations. This will reduce the suffering and you will work on the well being by taking medicines and doing all that is required for health and wellbeing with hope and desire for better life.

Practice:

Experience in my day-to-day life all 3 types of actions and get accustomed to them with varieties of 3^rd eye self awareness of my own natural qualities of bliss, joy, happiness, silence, peace, etc.

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