Thoughts represent a force in the universe. Being conscious of your own thoughts is of immense importance. The usual man has many thoughts in his mind and Yogis describe the phenomena of thought as having wild, crazy monkies in your mind that are stung by a poisonous scorpion. The chatters are endless. The art is to tame the monkies so the there will be no ripples in the lake. Just still and calm serenity without any single disturbance. Hence, you can see the bottom of the lake without any ripples or any disturbance.
The effects of being centered in harmony by your vision control are of intense impact for all the dimensions of your existence. Now, learning new techniques developed by Yogis can and will bring immense life quality improvements. The level of self-control is greatly enhanced by practising these concentration techniques.
Generally spoken, there are 2 types of concentration techniques. The passive concentration allows the mind to naturally focus, if it is of its interest. The active concentration is harder, but more rewarding if under control. For now, we are focussing on an active concentration technique.
This version of Shambavi Mudra is an advanced Yoga practice. We are going to visualize a simple object at will. The mind must be firmly fixed in the command center of Agna chakra (3rd eye). You hold a simple objects such as a ping pong ball in front of your 3rd eye at a distance of 10 to 30 cm away.
- Sit in an upright position, preferrably on the ground in a lotus position.
- Place your left hand loosely on your knee with a hand mudra (thumb and index finger together) looking upwards.
- Hold a ping pong ball approx. 10 – 30 cm away from your 3rd eye (approximately 5 cm above the height of your eyebrows)
- Have a staunch look at the ping pong ball, don’t gaze. Focus on the ball for as long as you can in relaxation but concentration.
- Close your eyes, slightly upwards. Visualize the ping pong ball as it would be in front your eyes for the same duration as you have looked at it.
- Rub your hand palms together to energize your palms and place them like cubs over your eye.
- Slowly come out of the exercise.
Note, that Shambavi Mudra is not a meditation technique, but a technique to facilitate meditative states by bringing more centerness into your existence.
There are 2 basic recommendations for continuous progress. One is perseverance. The mind will naturally oppose when one concentrates, because it doesn’t want to be tamed. It has a life of itself with its own dynamics. Hence, we need to apply rigurous control and discipline to keep up with the practise of Shambavi Mudra. The second is regularity. It is better to do the practise daily for 3 minutes than every 3 weeks for 20 minutes. The path is long, but the reward is impeccable. You may not realize the benefits immediately, but over time you will be realizing the centerness. At that time, you will understand the big progress you have made by activating your 3rd eye, Agna chakra. Its been said that a 5 minute exercise of Shambavi Mudra amplifies Agna chakra by the factor of 500. The results are high capabilities of concentration and augmented intelligence if trained enough. Note, that if you stop the training, your newly gained qualities will be slowly and steadily lost.
