JOIN USAs scientists explore the nature of the human mind, and as we find better instruments to look at the human brain, one thing is becoming clear for modern neuroscientists: there is much more about the human mind than they know right now.
As there is medical physiology, there is a whole yogic physiology. One aspect of yogic physiology that aligns in some way with modern neurosciences has to do with the pineal gland. This gland was always recognized as being associated with the agna chakra.
Today, neuroscientists say that the secretions of the pineal gland control and moderate one’s moods and experiences. If you have a very stable pineal secretion, having a pleasant mood within yourself is not a problem.
Medical sciences and recreational drugs have made it clear that chemicals can create pleasant and unpleasant experiences that are very real for you. Others may dismiss it saying you have caused to yourself, but actually, you are causing everything to yourself.
The only difference is whether you cause it with or without outside help. If you simply become ecstatic right now, you are causing it to yourself without outside help. If you cause the same thing with outside stimulation, it may be the same thing experience-wise, but the end result could damage the system. And such an experience will not result in any kind of consciousness. Unconscious experiences, however big they are, are of no significance for one’s evolution, growth, and transformation.
A little-known aspect of yogic physiology, which is totally absent in modern medical sciences, is something which I constantly keep “on” within myself, called the bindu. “Bindu” means a tiny point. It is a particular spot on the pineal gland surrounded by a certain secretion.
If you touch the bindu, it will release secretions that make your body comfortable and make you feel ecstatic. To activate the bindu, there is a certain point at the back of your head. So many cultures around the world have recognized this, and there is an understanding that this point needs to be protected and activated.
There are many cultures around the world which have been aware. Some wear caps, some have tops, some have taken other kinds of care. You will notice the level of mental imbalance in those cultures is always quite low.
Courtesy : isha.sadhguru.org