In the beginning, do not worry about any other part of the
tunnel, just remain aware between the eyebrows. One has to start
somewhere, and this particular centre between the eyebrows has
the great advantage of creating a protective energy all around you
in your aura as soon as you activate it. Other centres of the ‘pipe’
will be introduced later.
So in this book, whenever we talk about ‘the eye’, we mean the
area between the eyebrows. That does not mean the area between
the eyebrows is the whole third eye, of course. But in the early
stages of our training it is the area we will use and develop as the
main switch, the place to remain aware of permanently. If you get
sensations in other areas of the head, don't try to suppress them,
but don't pay attention to them either. Keep your focus between
the eyebrows.
3.7 Third eye meditation
Let us now start our main technique of meditation. The initial
stages of this meditation process are not intended to project you
into spectacular states of transcendence, but to work at building
up the third eye systematically and later on to achieve true inner
silence. As will be discussed in Chapter 9 on awareness, one of the
principles of our approach is that one cannot fight mentally
against the mind. One cannot force the mind into being silent. But
one can build a structure beyond the mind, from which the mind
can be mastered. In that sense the third eye can be compared to a
control tower, similar to that of the 20th hexagram of the I
Ching. The first phases of this meditation process aim at
structuring the third eye and imprinting it as tangibly as possible
into your system.
Phases 4 and 5 deal with the inner space and the mysterious
vortices. During the first weeks of your practice, to simplify you
may decide to bypass phase 5 (the vortex), going straight from the
phase on the space to the ‘non-technique’ or meditation proper,
when you remain ‘just aware’ above the head.
Preparation
Remove shoes, belt, tie and watch.
Sit cross-legged on the floor or on a chair with your back straight.
You do not have to be on the floor but your back should be very
straight. If you sit on a chair it is preferable not to lean back
against it, so that you allow a free flow of energies.