🧘‍♀️ Dhyana is the foundational state behind nearly all advanced spiritual practice—whether in Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, Tantra, or Western Magic. It’s not a technique. It’s a state of consciousness that emerges when specific inner conditions are met.

In this video, we explore dhyana in detail: what it is, how it arises, what it feels like, and why it matters. Drawing from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the jhanas of Theravada Buddhism, and mystical literature across traditions, we describe the path that leads to dhyana through the six preparatory limbs of classical Yoga: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, and Dharana.

We also reflect on sensory decoupling, altered perception, the “unstruck sound” (anāhata), and the powerful role of techniques like trataka, kaya sthairyam, and floatation tanks in helping practitioners access this meditative state.

If you’re interested in deep practice, altered states, or how to move beyond technique into genuine inner absorption, this video offers a grounded yet experiential entry point.

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⏰ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

02:51 – What is Dhyana?

05:41 – Dhyana in Historical Context (Upanishads and Yoga Sutras of Patanjal)

13:39 – The Limits of Language to Describe Dhyana

18:39 – What Dhyana Feels Like (Energy Currents, Boundary Perception, Vestibular Jolt, Unstruck Sound and Time Distortions)

25:51 – How to Reach Dhyana (The 6 Limbs of Yoga)

32:01 – Final Thoughts

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🔍 Dive into the core teaching of NETI NETI, a foundational practice in Advaita Vedanta. This ancient method of self-inquiry helps strip away everything you are not (body, mind, memory, identity) until only awareness remains.

In this video, we explore how Neti Neti leads to direct knowledge of the Self (Atman), drawing from the Upanishads, Ramana Maharshi, Siddharameshwar, and Nisargadatta Maharaj. We also walk through the full process of elimination and reflect on its practical challenges.

If you're curious about non-duality, the “Who am I?” inquiry, or how to live from a place of deeper awareness, this is a clear, grounded entry point.

We also touch on Shravaṇa, Manana, and Nididhyāsana—the three classical stages of realization.

Whether you’re exploring Eastern philosophy or working through questions of identity, Neti Neti offers a powerful framework for inner clarity.

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⏰ Timestamps

00:00 – What Is Neti Neti? (Advaita Vedanta Self-Inquiry)

04:55 – Origins and History (Upanishads, Yajnavalkya, Shankara)

07:45 – Eliminating the Body

13:15 – Eliminating the Mind (Thoughts, Emotions, Memory)

16:20 – Eliminating Perception (Senses, Interoception, Proprioception)

20:29 – What Remains: Awareness (Atman, Brahman, Consciousness)

22:45 – Are You Your Awareness?

24:55 – Practical Considerations (Shravaṇa, Manana, Spiritual Bypassing)

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🌀 We take a closer look at three core ideas in spiritual philosophy: Advaita Vedanta, non-duality, and Brahman.

We explore:

* What Advaita Vedanta teaches, and how it frames the nature of reality

* What is Brahman—and why everything that can be conceived is it

* What is non-duality, and how it differs from the idea of being “connected”* How these ideas appear across Buddhism, Tantra, Neoplatonism, Kabbalah, Hermeticism, Gnosticism, and shamanism.

* Why the experience of non-duality shows up again and again, across cultures and time

* Practices for self-realization across different traditions

This is a detailed introduction to a worldview in which separation is an illusion.

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⏰ Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction

00:30 – What Advaita Vedanta Actually Teaches

03:00 – Brahman and the Nature of Reality

08:58 – Is Non-Duality True?

15:35 – Advaita Vedanta: Origins, Texts, and Philosophers

21:16 – Non-Duality Across Traditions: East, West, and Indigenous Systems

26:53– What to Do with This Understanding

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