Go Inside. Go Inside. Feel inside. Etc. Noooo! There Is Only Watching What Is Rising! Much of contemporary meditation rests on a subtle but decisive mistake. People are told to go inside, to turn inward, to enter the body, or to descend into deeper layers of experience. This language sounds innocent, but it quietly introduces … Continue reading There Is No Going Inside: stop New Age Misleading Language!
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With Chinese Inner Alchemy we can avoid New Age Fantasies
New age fantasies are penetrating the entire western meditative world. I am sick of it. It leads people totally astray. Anyone who works seriously with inner sensing, inner light, or subtle bodily regulation will eventually encounter the same problem: as soon as experience becomes subtle, people start to inflate it with stories. Lights turn into … Continue reading With Chinese Inner Alchemy we can avoid New Age Fantasies
Singing as a Way to Activate the Inner Light: Innovation in Meditation
How Sound Can Open the Field of Phosphenes! Most people associate phosphenes, the inner lights seen with closed eyes, with silence, darkness, or visual practices. Far less explored is the role of the voice. Yet sound, when used in a very specific way, can act as a direct catalyst for the emergence and stabilization of … Continue reading Singing as a Way to Activate the Inner Light: Innovation in Meditation
Āloka-Saññā and the Ancient Lineage of Inner Light Perception: phosphenes and the Buddha
Among the earliest and clearest descriptions of internally generated luminosity in the contemplative traditions is the Pāli term āloka-saññā, which translates as the perception of light, or more literally, the recognition and knowing of light. This term appears repeatedly in the early Buddhist canon, not merely as a poetic metaphor but as a reproducible perceptual … Continue reading Āloka-Saññā and the Ancient Lineage of Inner Light Perception: phosphenes and the Buddha
The Inner Pulse of Consciousness: Rediscovering the Yoga of the Inner Body
Every contemplative tradition recognizes powerful inner dimensions we can access through focused practice. We often hear about the Yoga of Inner Light (phosphenes, visual radiance) and the Yoga of Inner Sound (subtle, spontaneous tones). But there is a third, forgotten pathway, the most fundamental and physical of all: The Yoga of the Inner Body. This … Continue reading The Inner Pulse of Consciousness: Rediscovering the Yoga of the Inner Body
From Jumps to Presence: How Iyengar Yoga Shaped Modern Ego Yoga
And Why We Must Return to the Yoga of the Inner Body When we look at what most people today call yoga, especially in the United States, we do not see yoga. We see gymnastics with Sanskrit names. Competitive flexibility. Rubber bodies. Endless selfies. Yoga as physical theatre. Yoga as spectacle. Yoga as ego. And … Continue reading From Jumps to Presence: How Iyengar Yoga Shaped Modern Ego Yoga
What is Meditation?
What is meditation.....really? A short, sharp analysis! Most of the meditation manuals start with posture, breath counts and schedules: twenty minutes in the morning, twenty in the evening, sit in lotus if you must, repeat the mantra, wait for the quiet mind. The transcript you gave me takes the exact opposite approach. It doesn’t offer … Continue reading What is Meditation?
The path of the Yoga of the Inner Light and the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC)
If you’re new to meditation and curious about those moments when light seems to appear behind closed eyes, tiny sparks, a soft glow, or sometimes a strange, all-encompassing luminosity, here’s a simple, plain-language guide that brings together an accessible version of the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC) and what it means for practicing … Continue reading The path of the Yoga of the Inner Light and the Yogic Theory of Mind & Consciousness (YTMC)
On the Secret Tibetan Temple Yoga
We have discussed some aspects of this Yoga on our Youtube. After a lifetime dedicated to spiritual practice, I've come to a profound realization: this body is an ancient vessel of wisdom. Before it returns to the earth, I want to share a secret with you, one that can transform your entire practice, whether it’s … Continue reading On the Secret Tibetan Temple Yoga
Prisoner’s Cinema: When Darkness Becomes the cinema of your own phosphenes
Most people imagine solitary confinement as a place of silence and emptiness. Yet for those locked for hours in the hole or a dark cell, something unexpected often happens: the darkness begins to glow. Shapes, colors, and even entire moving images appear on the inner screen of the mind. This phenomenon is known as prisoner’s … Continue reading Prisoner’s Cinema: When Darkness Becomes the cinema of your own phosphenes
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