unpacking Swami Nithyananda, Girl demonstrates Cool SuperPower (Third Eye)

[Sam Lim]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtLkzg8bFgA

[Jhanananda]

Girl demonstrates Cool SuperPower (Third Eye)

So, now you should get initiated by that guruji, and demonstrate the Third Eye SuperPower on youtube

[Sam Lim]

This is to show that it is possible.It was a fluke that a young girl can develop it. It is quite obvious that the guru is a fake who doesn't know anything or perhaps a little. It is also to test our critical thinking. Don't have to be sarcastic.

[Cal]

$10, 000 is what that guru charged her family. And from the looks of the video, many other people as well. I actually found it interesting that the little girl was so readily able to exercise her ability. I actually put some thought into it. How was she able to? How did she not see what else is there, and if she did, how was she seemingly un-influenced by it? Also with my own experiences with the third eye, the level of clarity that she has is outstanding, not to mention the ability to "will the image" on command. It's almost as if she is always looking through her third eye, which is also amazing. I suppose it just comes down to the innocence of a child who hasnt been corrupted by the world yet. Children are quite apt in living in the moment and being self aware, at least its what Ive seen from my own daughter. I'm a little skeptical on this simply due to the mastery that would be required to exhibit this, idk, what do you guys think?  One of the biggest kickers is how she described "seeing" things while blindfolded. She said it was an image that flashed in, this is the only thing that keeps me from calling bullshit right now haha.

[guilotine]

Impressive video! I still think Swami Nithyananda is a hypocrite though. There is something shady about a guru who is supposedly enlightened getting involved in sex scandals and charging $10,000 for shaktipat or whatever.
Maybe he is someone who has developed himself mentally but still not that spiritually developed?

[Jhanananda]

Impressive video! I still think Swami Nithyananda is a hypocrite though. There is something shady about a guru who is supposedly enlightened getting involved in sex scandals and charging $10,000 for shaktipat or whatever.
Maybe he is someone who has developed himself mentally but still not that spiritually developed?

We know a tree by its fruit.

I did consider it odd that such a young girl would be so fluent in speaking, reading and writing both Hindi and English.  Perhaps she also acquired speaking in tongues from Swami Nithyananda.

[guilotine]

We know a tree by its fruit.

I did consider it odd that such a young girl would be so fluent in speaking, reading and writing both Hindi and English.  Perhaps she also acquired speaking in tongues from Swami Nithyananda.

India and other South Asian countries have a very strong emphasis on learning English alongside the native languages so there are a lot of kids who are very fluent in both so her fluency seems pretty normal to me. I also come from that region and I was reading English novels before I was 10 along with many of my friends and relatives.  It seems the girl comes from at least an upper middle class family considering they could afford to throw $10,000(a lot of money in that part of the world) for a third eye awakening and most likely is going to a good school.

What  I find odd is that she has apparently mastered seeing with her third eye to the point where she can turn it on and off at will and see things as if her eyes were open. I was under the impression that you would have to go into deep meditation to do that if such things were possible at all.

[bodhimind]

What  I find odd is that she has apparently mastered seeing with her third eye to the point where she can turn it on and off at will and see things as if her eyes were open. I was under the impression that you would have to go into deep meditation to do that if such things were possible at all.

I do know of one friend who had his third eye from birth. He says he can turn it on and off as well, so I cannot verify if it is true. However, from his character record, I would not think that he is lying because there is nothing to be gained. Since young, he did meditate in a monastery under a teacher, however. It might be possible that for children with fewer neuroses to deal with, it might be easier to still the mind and go beyond second jhana. He also experiences other charisms, so it might be possible that he did have a rigorous meditation practice when young. He did say that when he stopped his regimen while growing, his ability to see diminished greatly, so it seems possible that it is a fruit?

He says he can see immaterial beings like the deceased or ghosts. There were a handful of others who said that they saw spirits as floating orbs of light, instead of full beings. However, none of them claim to be able to see with eyes blindfolded, which sounds quite dubious, if you ask me. It also apparently comes along with the intuitive stream, which this girl suggested as 'confidence'.

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This is really strange, because I have been noticing huge synchronicities about 'third eye' everywhere. I'm chancing upon people who talk about third eye, articles that talk about third eye, etc. And now this... Perhaps I really do need to work more being mindful of visual charisms that arise in my experience. I have also been feeling a pressure in my forehead.

[Sam Lim]

The so called guru have been involved in a scandal for having sex with an actress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0n6ObbwrMI

I don't think it's $10,000, perhaps it's 10,000 rupees.


Speaking English is not uncommon in south Asia or South East Asian countries. Remember it's not the eighties, every thing and every one changes. Speaking in tongues is best left to the Pentecostal.

I am quite doubtful of the girl's ability to see blindfolded. I personally have once or twice seen the surroundings once I close my eyes to meditate but to do it at will is quite dubious.

The boy who sees without eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiBeLoB6CKE

[Jhanananda]

Thank-you, friends, for posting your comments to this thread.  I have been aware of fantastic claims for most of my life, and from finding developing deep meditation produced a host of charisms for me, then it seems quite strange to me that someone would have impressive facility with just only one charism, and not understand deep meditation.

[Cal]

I don't claim any kind of mastery, but this topic piqued my interest. Last night I put thought and concentration to it before meditating and then will in my meditation sit to seeing from the third eye last night. The pressure was intense and I could see vivid imagery and settings. I seen beings, people eating a meal, defining places etc. some were clear some wet not, but there were many. The level of mastery the girl would have possessed a sheer mastery of her will that is incomprehensible to me. However I learned much from the experience and I believe I have fully opened the third chakra now. It also seems to have moved to a lower position on my forehead.

[edydjyoung]

The so-called 'Third Eyes' is for me nothing special or mind-blowing. In last few year, it was so popular here in South East Asia, it was taught during a personal development class. The class is supposed to teach kid to be 'smarter' than the rest of the pack. Within this 2 days training, every kids after attending the class could be read card and money denomination blind-folded. They even go further to conduct a coloring competition for the kids! And my kid got a trophy for her achievement in coloring competition. As all the parents are proud for their kid achievement, we began to put more trust on our kid ability, and hope it will grow into other field as well as their school lesson.

I do not know how they managed to do that, but my kid was put into a room where they played audio sound to induce the 'Third Eyes'. The kids are also being put into a happy situation with the trainer, and the trainer expects the kids to be treated happily in order for them to learn any new skill or lesson.

Anyway, after a while, I see no use of 'Third Eyes' except for amusement.
I still have the youtube links uploaded by my brother:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7jSOzWyKU

I remember now, it was conducted by a company called GMC, which may originated from Malaysia. Try googling 'GMC midbrain activation'.

Since we have many different religion here, the trainer packaged the training such way to attract the mass without any religion practice being mentioned at all. Sure, they earned quite a profit, but after a while, all the sudden, every class was closed, and they are no longer able to continue attract new student. Basically, other than for amusement, there is no improvement in making the kid smarter, they still have to go through their study as usual. Maybe that the reason why they can't get enough kid in their class.

Nowaday, everyone who still have the audio can induce 'Third Eyes' of their kid without attending class or religion practice. So, no superpower whatsoever.

Edy DJ Young

[Jhanananda]

Thank-you, Edy DJ Young, for posting your contribution to this thread.  And, I agree with you that opening the so-called third eye is no big deal.  In fact your post reminded me of an American organization that has been marketing precisely this phenomena to mainstream people.  That organization is called Silva Mind Control.  I took the beginning and advanced training back in the mid-70s.  We find here that those who learn to meditate to the depth of the 3rd stage of the meditation experience often develop  remote viewing, which we have discussed elsewhere here.

The Silva Method[1] is the name given to a self-help program developed by José Silva. The Silva Method teaches students specialized guided imagery techniques intended to "rewire" their subconscious and negative programming, tap into their true potential and achieve their goals using a meditation technique and mental training program that is offered in seminars in over 129 countries around the world.

Another term for this practice is remote viewing.

Remote viewing (RV) is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target using subjective means, in particular, extrasensory perception (ESP) or "sensing with mind". There is no credible scientific evidence that remote viewing works, and the topic of remote viewing is regarded as pseudoscience.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Typically a remote viewer is expected to give information about an object, event, person or location that is hidden from physical view and separated at some distance.[8] The term was coined in the 1970s by physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, parapsychology researchers at Stanford Research Institute (SRI), to distinguish it from the closely related concept of clairvoyance.[9][10]

Remote viewing was popularized in the 1990s upon the declassification of certain documents related to the Stargate Project, a $20 million research program that had started in 1975 and was sponsored by the U.S. government, in an attempt to determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena. The program was terminated in 1995 after it failed to produce any useful intelligence information.[n 1][11]

The term clairvoyance (from French clair meaning "clear" and voyance meaning "vision") is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known senses,[1][2] i.e., a form of extrasensory perception. A person said to have the ability of clairvoyance is referred to as a clairvoyant ("one who sees clearly").

Claims for the existence of paranormal and psychic abilities such as clairvoyance have not been supported by scientific evidence published in high impact factor peer reviewed journals.[3] Parapsychology explores this possibility, but the existence of the paranormal is not accepted by the scientific community.[4] Parapsychology, including the study of clairvoyance, is an example of pseudoscience.[5][6][7][8]