The science of drishti teaches us that where our attention goes, the energy follows. Sanskrit for “sight” or “vision,” drishti is the practice of fixing the gaze on a single point of focus. A drishti often accompanies a yoga posture, meditation, or breath.
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The drishti in Kundalini Yoga is most often inward. A focused gaze works to minimize sensory input. Many Kundalini postures, kriyas, and meditations specify an exact point of focus for the eyes. The physical eyes are most often closed, and the gaze is internal.
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The varying gaze points impact the brain and glandular system, through the optic nerve. By shifting the gaze from the brow point to the tip of the chin, for example, we change the pressure on the glands and gray matter of the brain. This initiates subtle biochemical changes, and merits eye focus as a powerful technique in itself.
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Philosophically, the discipline of drishti reminds us that we are responsible for our focus, both on and off the mat. Accepting responsibility for where we place our attention is key to accepting responsibility for our life.
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The gaze at the brow or third eye point stimulates the pituitary gland and shushmana (central channel of the spine). It also helps develop intuition. The gaze at the tip of the nose balances the ida, pingala, and shushmana nadis (left, right and central nerve channels of the spine), stimulates the pineal gland and frontal lobe of the brain and creates new energy pathways and neural circuits in the brain. The gaze at the tip of the chin (moon center) cools and calms, balances the emotions and helps you to see yourself clearly. The gaze at the top of the Head or the tenth gate stimulates the pineal gland and the crown chakra, creates a sense of expansiveness and cultivates God's consciousness. Finally, 1/10th Open, 9/10ths Closed stabilizes the optic nerve, minimizing sensory input which helps in meditation and calms and develops intuition.
The science of drishti, in terms of the practical benefits and the philosophical implication of practice, remains the same across yogic disciplines. But a few gaze points in Kundalini Yoga are unique to this practice, particularly the drishti at the tip of the chin and the tip of the nose.
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