Third Eye in Vedic India
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The Third Eye is deeply connected to Lord Shiva and His own blissful home – Varanasi, the spiritual capital of the world. Varanasi is the DNA of Vedic tradition where death itself is a liberation. So, Third Eye is Shiva’s abode or Shivaloka, from where He expresses His all-auspiciousness and powers.
In Sanskrit we have a proverb, "If you die in Varanasi, you will achieve liberation." ‘Vara-nasi’ means: Third-Eye – the space between your nose and eyebrows. If your identity dies in Varanasi, when you leave your awareness at the Third Eye, you will become enlightened.
The Awakened Yogis and Masters of Vedic India have done deep research and fiery penances to explore the powers of Third Eye, for the supreme benefit of humanity. In vedic history, there are countless incidents of Enlightened Masters initiating their disciples and enriching humanity through the powers of Third Eye vision. For example:
▸▸ Maharishi Valmiki wrote the whole
scripture Ramayana (divine poetic
narrations of Lord Rama) by accessing
the cosmic records of every minute
happening, feeling and experience
through His Third-Eye vision.
▸▸ In Mahabharat, over 5000 years back, Bhagavan Veda Vyasa awakens the third eye of Sanjaya, the king’s charioteer, to visibly narrate to him the happenings and even the mind-set of Kurukshetra warriors, as it was unfolding thousands of miles away, just like a Live TV relay connection.
▸▸ Bhagavan Sri Krishna gifts the third-eye vision to his dear devotee, disciple Arjuna, amidst the waging war-field of Kurukshetra during the Bhagavad Gita. He says – “divyam dadāmi te cakṣuḥ (11.8) – Oh Arjuna, let me give you the Divine Eyes, without which you will not be able to see the inconceivable mystic power.” And opens His third-eye, through which Arjuna has the rarest spiritual, cosmic experience.
“All yogic powers are expressed from
Third Eye only. Whether it is the
power of materializing, teleporting
or the power of intuition or the power
of making your dreams into reality
– everything is from the third eye.”
~ Paramahamsa Nithyananda
Kashi Puri or Varanasi, India
“All the extraordinary spiritual, mystical traditions continuously work on awakening the Third Eye. It is the easiest, most powerful way of awakening yourself to higher dimensions. Third Eye is an important power which is stored in every human being. It is a possibility in every human being. We need to awaken it. We need to make it as reality.
Third Eye is not just an eye; it is the very source of your Consciousness. Creating awareness, centering yourself on the Third Eye means awakening your consciousness.”
~ reveals Paramahamsa Nithyananda
yaccakṣuṣā na paśyati yena cakṣūmṣi paśyati
tadeva brahma tvaṁ viddhi nedaṁ yadidamupāsate || 6 ||
~ kenopaniṣad
“That which is not seen by the eye (cakṣus), but because of which the eye, the organ of sight, is able to see and perceive the seen – you must know That Reality alone as Consciousness or Brahman, and not this which is worshipped and cherished here as this object.”
