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do buddhist believe in a third eye?

billbill
edited June 2010 in Buddhism Basics
do buddhist believe in a third eye?

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  • VictoriousVictorious Grim Veteran
    edited June 2010
    kind of.

    Perfection of contemplation of the body leads to the opening of the heavenly eye that can see the heveanly worlds.

    /Victor
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited June 2010
    I believe so. It is related to the 6th chakra. I have only read one book on chakra yoga and it wasn't a buddhist author however... In this book the third eye is the unifying place of two paths the masculine and feminine yang and yin... Also when this center is awakened it is the place of non-duality apparently.
  • SimonthepilgrimSimonthepilgrim Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Are we really returning to "Lobsang Rampa"?
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited June 2010
    no.
  • FoibleFullFoibleFull Canada Veteran
    edited June 2010
    After 10+ years of lessons at the feet of a monk from Namgyal Monastery (the Dalai Lama's monastery),I have yet to hear about any of the chakras, let alone the 6th/third eye. He has mentioned the "winds" but never explained them.

    Maybe he'll teach it next week?
  • patbbpatbb Veteran
    edited June 2010
    if your definition of the third eye is your mindfulness (you, going to see in the body, observing the mind) then YES!! :)
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited June 2010
    FoibleFull wrote: »
    After 10+ years of lessons at the feet of a monk from Namgyal Monastery (the Dalai Lama's monastery),I have yet to hear about any of the chakras, let alone the 6th/third eye. He has mentioned the "winds" but never explained them.

    Maybe he'll teach it next week?

    Have you received any anutarrayogatantra empowerments from this monk?
    The third eye is not relevant but prana/lung/wind and chakra's most certainly are.
  • jinzangjinzang Veteran
    edited June 2010
    The third eye is a metaphor for the view that transcends the extremes of nihilism and eternalism. You'll see it depicted in Tibetan imagery, but you shouldn't take these pictures literally. The way chakras are explained in Hinduism and Tantric Buddhism differs and you can't refer to a text in one to explain the other.
  • ansannaansanna Veteran
    edited June 2010
    silly, the so call 'third eye' is just a metaphor of attaining higher wisdom to perceive the reality ( there are Dharma eye, Buddha eye, heavenly eye , etc )


    in the old days inorder to teach people of lesser education , they have to use metaphorical teaching to bring across the concept
  • billbill
    edited June 2010
    so the answer is no what about light coming from the head
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited June 2010
    Only if I shine a torch in one ear.

    The beam comes out the other.......;)
  • jinzangjinzang Veteran
    edited June 2010
    bill wrote: »
    so the answer is no what about light coming from the head

    When have you seen this?
  • lightwithinlightwithin Veteran
    edited June 2010
    federica wrote: »
    Only if I shine a torch in one ear.

    The beam comes out the other.......;)

    LOL, that sounds like fun. Thanks for the laugh.
  • theuprisingtheuprising
    edited June 2010
    who cares. Do you? Why? One of the tenets of buddhism is to think for yourself.

    Lol I'll get a bad name for this post :P
  • JavelinJavelin
    edited June 2010
    Third eye can be used as a synonym for mind's eye. This is how the mind perceives reality based on past conditions and input from the sense-doors. 'Third eye' is not a term or phrase that's used much in Buddhism though, and we have enough terms to deal with as it is. :)

    Namaste
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Foible

    You could ask your guru if he/she teaches anything about chakras. If he doesn't then you probably won't hear anything about them. My guru hasn't taught me about video games but I learned them on my own. Well of course that is not related to buddhism on the other hand. Which is what you might have been noting. As jinzang has said chakras are taught by different people/traditions differently. But if they are based on the earth of your own experience (heartwish) then they are just views and not dangerous unless you make them so with an investment from your own side.

    Foibles if what I have read about chakras is not correct I would say it is an imbalance of upaya (compassion, well if its connected to the heart's wish) lacking prajna. I think it would be self correcting if you had the support of a person(s) who could help show you your own prajna. Which would be 'that its no big deal' (at my level)...

    That is the difference between the person who drinks tang infused with elm leaves at the new moon while inhaling blah blah with copper bracelets. If they realize its all no big deal then they have enough prajna ;)
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Sixth chakra is about light in a metaphorical and spiritual sense. In depression we often experience a lack of light. Or at least 'some' people would characterize the experience as missing light. Like a star can be inspirational its light.

    The sixth chakra is related to planning and dreaming..

    Here's some more info...

    Note the buddha may note have taught this. Nor how to tie shoes of course :D

    http://www.transformationalyoga.org/TeacherTraining.aspx
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Ahhh... the third eye. Those were the days. Unsupervised Kundalini Yoga and LSD.
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Ahhh... the third eye. Those were the days. Unsupervised Kundalini Yoga and LSD.
    Ahahaha :uphand:
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Nice suit and tie Richard :p
  • ansannaansanna Veteran
    edited June 2010
    in Buddha Dharma , at many insance , light is metaphor for wisdom.

    at other time, light is equal to time
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Of course I have a third eye. All vertebrates do (well, maybe not fish). It sits right dead center in your head. In frogs it actually is a primitive eye that sits on the top of their head and functions to tell night from day to set circadian rhythms. In humans it has migrated to the interior, becoming the pineal body. It, however, is still connected to visual nerve pathways and also acts to set circadian rhythms. It also secretes melatonin, which is the chemical that actually regulates the rhythms. Next question...

    Palzang
  • RichardHRichardH Veteran
    edited June 2010
    Palzang wrote: »
    Of course I have a third eye. All vertebrates do (well, maybe not fish). It sits right dead center in your head. In frogs it actually is a primitive eye that sits on the top of their head and functions to tell night from day to set circadian rhythms. In humans it has migrated to the interior, becoming the pineal body. It, however, is still connected to visual nerve pathways and also acts to set circadian rhythms. It also secretes melatonin, which is the chemical that actually regulates the rhythms. Next question...

    Palzang
    I fried mine in 83 :(.
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited June 2010
    They have a pill for that, you know!

    Palzang
  • SherabDorjeSherabDorje
    edited June 2010
    Nice to see you, Palzang.

    Do people notice that the OP person has only asked two questions?
  • ansannaansanna Veteran
    edited June 2010
    our teacher the historical Buddha enlightened in human form and teaches for 0 over years, he did not to manfest third eye , multi-head or multi-limbs , this say it all
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