The Third Eye?

[Philomath]

I was wondering if I could get some clarification on what the third eye in Hinduism. Usually when I hear it spoken about I get answers about clairvoyance, auras and other things. These ideas are very new age. So what is the third eye in Hinduism?

 

[Vayasya]

This should clarify some things.

Ajna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Vinayaka]

I was wondering if I could get some clarification on what the third eye in Hinduism. Usually when I hear it spoken about I get answers about clairvoyance, auras and other things. These ideas are very new age. So what is the third eye in Hinduism?

LI believe much of that 'stuff' is also in Hinduism, like in the Tirumantiram. Much of Hindu mysticism has been forgotten or covered by the intellectual treatises, or perhaps even translations. So although it is in new age, it's also in old age. Where do we place the tilak?

Anothr example is that Sivachariya priests are not allowed to share much of the esoterics of their worship.

 

[Philomath]

LI believe much of that 'stuff' is also in Hinduism, like in the Tirumantiram. Much of Hindu mysticism has been forgotten or covered by the intellectual treatises, or perhaps even translations. So although it is in new age, it's also in old age. Where do we place the tilak?

Anothr example is that Sivachariya priests are not allowed to share much of the esoterics of their worship.

I've never heard of the Tirumantiram or the Tilak before. If you could share some information about them it would be great. I didn't know this stuff was found in Hinduism too.

 

[Philomath]

This should clarify some things.

Ajna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank You.

 

[Vinayaka]

I've never heard of the Tirumantiram or the Tilak before. If you could share some information about them it would be great. I didn't know this stuff was found in Hinduism too.

The Tirumantiram was written by Tirumular, a Tamil Saiva mystic and yogi, and a contemporary to Patanjali. It is full of esoteric references, and quite difficult to understand. Ramakrishna Mission put out a translation ... difficult, as it has to go from Old Tamil to Modern Tamil before going to English. I've never actualy made my way through the whole book.

Tilaks are forehead marks, often said to mark the third eye. Siva's third eye is almost always depicted.

Actually, according to this, He was Patanjali's teacher ... http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritua...spirituality/tirumoolar-the-guru-of-patanjali I don't think any of this is really well documented.

 

[Philomath]

The Tirumantiram was written by Tirumular, a Tamil Saiva mystic and yogi, and a contemporary to Patanjali. It is full of esoteric references, and quite difficult to understand. Ramakrishna Mission put out a translation ... difficult, as it has to go from Old Tamil to Modern Tamil before going to English. I've never actualy made my way through the whole book.

Tilaks are forehead marks, often said to mark the third eye. Siva's third eye is almost always depicted.

Actually, according to this, He was Patanjali's teacher ... Tirumoolar, the Guru of Patanjali. | Science Of Spirituality Blog on Speakingtree.in I don't think any of this is really well documented.

I've seen Tilaks before I just never knew what the proper name for them was. The Tirumantiram sounds interesting but if you've had difficulty with it I can't imagine me doing much better lol.

 

[Metempsychosis]

I was wondering if I could get some clarification on what the third eye in Hinduism. Usually when I hear it spoken about I get answers about clairvoyance, auras and other things. These ideas are very new age. So what is the third eye in Hinduism?

In my opinion Third Eye when opened destroys the World (which is an illusion as per advaita when seen outside of Siva/Brahman).

 

[chinu]

If the question is, What is the form of a Pure-Soul, or an Enlightened-Soul when it comes out of the body at the time of death ?
An enlightened-soul, or Pure-Soul is capable to leave the body even before natural death. The form of Pure-soul or an Enlightened-Soul is the composition of two energies Listening and Seeing when they come out of the body after/before death.

If the question is, What is the form of Impure-Soul, or an Unenlightened-Soul when it comes out of the body after death ?
An Unenlightened-Soul is not capable to leave the body before death, it leaves the body only at the time of natural death, Regardless of Impure-Soul is also the composition of two energies Listening and Seeing even than Impure-Soul is blind and deaf when it comes out of the body at the time of death.

What is the tenth Door of the body ?
There are nine visible holes/doors in human body 2 of eyes, 2 of ears, 2 of nose, 1 of mouth, and 2 to draw out the waste. And there is one invisible hole/door through which soul can go out of the body, Enlightened souls can use this door before death, whereas unenlightened souls are forcefully drawn-out through this door at the time of death.

What does an Unenlightened soul need to get out of the body ? or what does an Unenlightened soul need to become an Enlightened soul ?
As said above that the form of Pure-soul or an Enlightened-Soul is the composition of two energies Listening and Seeing. Thus.. when two powers of soul Listening and Seeing get arise through meditation exercise than soul becomes capable to get out of body experience before natural death.

What is Third eye ?
Actually, Third eye and Tenth Door are one and the same things, Indeed.
Listening and Seeing are the two powers of soul which get arise through meditation exercise to get the out of body experience before a natural death, Seeing power get arise firstly, and Listening power arise at second step, But until the second step gets completed, soul cannot use the Third eye as a Door to get out of body because seeing power alone is not enough to carry out the soul from body. Thus, the same thing is said to be Third eye when only Seeing power is activated, And further this same thing becomes the Tenth-Gate, or Tenth-Door when both Seeing and Listening powers gets activated.

 

[Vinayaka]

I'd heard the tenth door was at the top of the head, in the same place where a baby's soft spot is at birth, where bones of the cranium have yet to meld. Of course I probably read false information.

 

[chinu]

I'd heard the tenth door was at the top of the head, in the same place where a baby's soft spot is at birth, where bones of the cranium have yet to meld. Of course I probably read false information.

God designed the human body into his own image/prototype.
Actually, Its not the tenth door, its the very important part of human body which is the physical model of Last-Gate, or the Last-Door, or the Last-Step between Time and Timeless, Soul becomes Timeless after crossing this Door, But before that Soul is within the limits of Time, or in other words we can say that the area between Tenth gate and Last Gate is also within the limits of Time like this physical world in which we are living with this physical body.

 

[nameless]

God designed the human body into his own image/prototype.

god has form??

 

[chinu]

god has form??

The whole universe is His form and human body is prototype of whole universe.
Like.. there's a formless-space above human-head, Similarly.. there's formless-"Spaceless-Space" above the universe-head (I used the word "Space-less Space" because the imagination of "Space-less" is beyond human imagination to imagine)
As human body exists in the space, thus being Space-less is not possible above the human head / Space.

 

[Vinayaka]

god has form??

and is formless .. depends on which school of Hinduism. Some see it one way, some see it the other, and some see it as both.

 

[nameless]

and is formless .. depends on which school of Hinduism. Some see it one way, some see it the other, and some see it as both.

actually, i am fine with all these.
Recently, there was a thread by chinu, asking why hindus worship god in form (see the post) , so the question was for chinu .

 

[nameless]

The whole universe is His form and human body is prototype of whole universe.
Like.. there's a formless-space above human-head, Similarly.. there's formless which is Space-less above the universe-head.
As human body exists in the space, thus being Space-less is not possible above the human head / Space.

OK ..

 

[Ekanta]

For what its worth, its mentioned in the Gita:
11.8 But you are not able to see Me merely with this eye of yours. I grant you the supernatural eye; behold My divine Yoga.

 

[Kalicharan Tuvij]

The whole universe is His form and human body is prototype of whole universe.
Like.. there's a formless-space above human-head, Similarly.. there's formless which is Space-less above the universe-head.
As human body exists in the space, thus being Space-less is not possible above the human head / Space.

With this post, Chinu-ji, your days as a maverick here are over..
Welcome to the mainstream

KT

 

[Sumit]

I was wondering if I could get some clarification on what the third eye in Hinduism. Usually when I hear it spoken about I get answers about clairvoyance, auras and other things. These ideas are very new age. So what is the third eye in Hinduism?

I know little about third eye. It's also known as Anjana Chakra. It's between our two eyes or forehead. When a person awakes his third eye in this case he is able to predict certain future events, he by just sitting in room can get info from across the world, he can read people mind and some more powers. There are three process of awakening the third eye. First through Asthanga Yoga {from yogasutra}, second is through Hatha Yoga and third is through Tantra.

 

[ratikala]

namaskaram philomath ji

I've never heard of the Tirumantiram or the Tilak before. If you could share some information about them it would be great. I didn't know this stuff was found in Hinduism too.

tilaka is actualy the markings placed around the third eye in the center of the forhead , tilaka markings are usualy in some form of clay sandal or ash paste these are markings of the individual sampradaya , however it is the central marking refered to as bindi which is worn by all women , some men and many children . traditionaly it is to mark the third eye and to protect inner wisdom , it is given and received in many temples and often used on children to protect and to avert the evil eye , it marks the spiritual center of seeing , the eyes are our eyes to the world the third eye is the conection through which we recive blessing and develop spiritual sight .

sampradaya tilaka markings ....

vermillion being given as a blessing ....

sometimes soot from the kund is also given as a blessing after a yajna and placed on the third eye .