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@Lucky or anyone else who might know this - A lot of times you have people on this forum who say they are getting a lot of pressure in their trikuti area. For me right now, it is in the nose. Not sure if people have it in other areas of the body. But as soon as the pressure is gone the breath is perfectly balanced. Any idea what the reason behind this pressure is? I think I've heard someone say it has something to do with the naadi's clearing up. It's odd because for some reason it feels like the pressure is moving down the ida, pingala, sukhmana system. It started in the trikuti but then cleared up. Now it's moving down the nose. Happens in the right, left and centre. And I physically feel something opening up while doing simran, it's like something is cracking open and then the breath starts to flow through. I believe triveni area is where this mainly happens... or in that spot in the upper nostril where the breath enters each side. After heavy saas girass it's gone.

Guys, everything in my peripheral vision is vibrating. This is insane. I have no idea what’s happening.

Update on the lights and images. I'm seeing a few things now 1. The same flashing light mentioned above - it originates from the trikuti area 1b. Sometimes the flash has no origin but is everywhere 2. I believe I mentioned this before - a clear light type image in the centre of vision - I am able to locate it faster now and it's easier to see (but is still gone after a few moments) 3. Lightning strikes while eyes are closed and open (only occasionally while open though) 4. It got to a point last night where I no longer saw black or white when I closed my eyes. I can't assign a colour to what I was seeing. The room would be darker when my eyes were open. I can't explain any further - I will just have to experience it again before I can figure out what I'm seeing. My best explanation is this - it was like colourless light flashing on a background of colourless light. I'm still not 100% if this is what I'm seeing. Again, it will need some time before I can conclude something. --> Most of these start to get clearer as the conch shell gets louder. I was hearing a few other sounds later into the night but can't quite remember anymore. The conch shell is still hard to maintain throughout the day. If I stay at home I can hear it pretty much 24/7. When I leave the house it's back and forth between ankle bells and conch shell. Listening as much as possible is doing wonders mentally and emotionally. There is complete detachment. A few "bad" events have happened within the past 2 days. It's as if I just don't give a sh*t about anything anymore. 24/7 the focus is to keep quietning the mind. I'm not taking human interaction as seriously anymore. I just say and do whatever I feel like doing. And oddly, most people seem to like it. And even when they don't, I couldn't care any less. It's just great having this freedom. During my younger years I was really tied down by other people's opinions. --> Body limbs are heating up like someone is pouring warm water on them - it's a relaxing feeling. --> There are some odd moments where I'll flinch myself awake during sleep - I have no idea what's happening. Something is happening during sleep that is causing it. There's some type of underlying experience but I forget what it is as soon as I wake up. I'm almost certain I'm either seeing something or hearing something whenever it happens.

Is this one of the panj shabad? Starts at 25 seconds

I tried the passion flower yesterday and it did not have too much of an effect on the mind - apparently it's supposed to reduce stress and calm you down - but I am not stressed or anxious to begin with so I didn't notice anything. I did take melatonin as well before bed. But oddly (as mentioned in the experiences thread), I still woke up around 12-1 am. My intent is to keep tyrosine levels where they need to be. I'm pretty sure most people these days are deficient. I just need help setting up the right dosage amounts. I may just try taking the passion flower extract once a week As for the filter - I am returning the one I bought and buying the zerowater. However, I am slightly concerned about one thing. As a science student I know there is a pretty big difference between pH 7 and pH 8. ZeroWater keeps the water at pH 7, but because it is essentially empty of everything, it will pick up anything it can grab onto (ie CO2) - which will bring the pH to more acidic levels. And acidic water may not be the best for you. Obviously, it's not a major issue - but I wish there was a way around it. Overall, the pros outweigh the cons though because there is essentially no contaminents in the water. I'll just need to make sure I'm getting calcium and magnesium in my diet - which is not an issue at all. The following nutrients are in tap water: " Calcium – important in bone health and possibly cardiovascular health
 Magnesium – important in bone and cardiovascular health
 Sodium – an important extracellular electrolyte, lost under conditions of excess sweat Copper – important in antioxidant function, iron utilization and cardiovascular health Selenium – important in general antioxidant function and in the immune system Potassium – important for a variety of biochemical effects (but it is usually not found in natural drinking waters at significant levels)" ^^ Most of the above are in multivitamins/can easily be consumed through diet. @Lucky What is your diet/supplement routine?

Another update from last night. I fell asleep around 9 pm last night. The sounds wake me up every day around 12-1 am. And they get very loud. Last night was a bit rough - I couldn’t go back to sleep. But I wasn’t tired either. Completely awake. I first wasted a bit of time on my phone and didn’t really do anything. But then realized I should make the most of the time - did some saas saas for a while. I think around 5 am I started falling asleep again. That bliss feeling I described above was coming in but very intensely. Every time I noticed it, I’d immediately wake up again. It was back and forth a few times until I knocked out hard - no dreams - just very deep sleep. During the few hours I wasn’t asleep - the white light kept flashing above. Imagine looking straight while the eyes are closed. I see a white lightbulb type light flashing around the highest point of vision.

Do any of you guys have experience with passion flower extract?

Is this the one you’re talking about https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B003QXM3U8/ref=pd_gwm_psimh_0?pf_rd_p=01580f21-a62c-4731-b8cb-2e2b756f7394&pf_rd_s=blackjack-experiment-1&pf_rd_t=Gateway&pf_rd_i=mobile&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_r=Y0YF8Y315DEDVV7AT22B&pd_rd_wg=9QKFd&pd_rd_r=31H0YNB5DEK2JWC97PZ5&pf_rd_r=Y0YF8Y315DEDVV7AT22B&pf_rd_p=01580f21-a62c-4731-b8cb-2e2b756f7394&pd_rd_w=qUHae&pd_rd_i=B003QXM3U8

I'm not 100% sure if this has been discussed before - I am not the best at navigating through sites like this so forgive me if it has. I recently bought a fluoride filter that also turns water more alkaline. This filter here actually https://www.amazon.com/RESTORE-Alkaline-Water-Pitcher-Long-Life/dp/B011M7AQPS So far it seems great. The first cup I had tasted pretty bad, I'm assuming I just needed a moment to adjust. But after that it started tasting good and my body felt a lot different as well. And a few hours later my tongue started to feel sweet - the same way it does after simran. Nothing major though. I have heard that fluoride free/alkaline water is good for clearing spiritual blockages. Does anyone know if this is true? Or does anyone know any resources that have information on this? There are a lot of hippies online that claim it but I can't seem to find anyone who knows what they're talking about. Edit - I have also switched to fluoride free toothpaste. Avoiding it wherever I can.

You guys are completely changing the topic. No one disagrees here about astral travel. I'm pretty sure gurbani supports it and many people on this site have experienced. It's not difficult at all, even myself (who has not progressed much at all - I don't even think I fit the criteria of naam being pargat yet) have had numerous experiences with it since the age of 12. You could probably pull an average joe off the street and he could be in Paris while his body's in mexico. This is what I have an issue with. He's not astral travelling. His body and mind are both in the UK. It's not like he's going to astral travel and send his mind to Punjab every day. So what effect will this have? I want something from gurbani.

I’m not going to argue this any further but this doesn’t make any logical sense to me. But I would highly suggest either speaking from personal experience or at least having some type of gurbani source. Because it seems like you’re just making this up.

I just don’t see why amrit vela on the other side of the planet would have an effect on someone who’s no where near that place. From personal experience. Sounds starts blasting loud in both ears as soon as the sun goes down and stays that way until sunrise. I don’t know anything factually beyond that. And then there’s the view that it’s always amrit vela when you’re always internally drinking amrit. I can’t speak more of that because I’m not at that point yet. I would suggest taking some time out to do simran when the sun is down. But if it’s not a possibility for you, don’t make it an excuse not do simran. Just make sure you’re doing it. I live in Canada and when it’s around midnight in Punjab, it’s around 1-2 pm here. That’s the point in the day where I can just barely hear the sounds and it’s also the time when the sun is the highest in the sky. So just from personal experience I can’t see the correlation between punjab’s amrit vela and my own bhagti. Maybe that’s just me though.

Bro are you serious right now ?? lol. Where is this info coming from? Is there a source or at least personal experience?

I talked to a few local gurmukhs as well. They seemed impressed but also didn’t give me any details. Just said I need to keep going. I will let you know if anything happens. However, my schedule is tight with mcat studying but will still try to put in as much time as I can. Also had an akash type experience last night. I will post that in the other convo we started when I get a moment.

Night time is getting really good for me. Fell asleep listening to the sound last night. Every time I woke up I would hear the sound, feel drowsy and fall back asleep. Body felt extremely intoxicated. It was back and forth all night for at least 11 hours. I usually am not able to sleep more than 6. I had to literally pull myself up and even after that I kept knocking out. For a few moments even forgot who I was. I had to take a moment to remember my responsibilites. But it literally felt like I had woken up into a different world. The most interesting part was it literally felt like I was dying or going unconcious every time I entered into sleep. I could watch myself go in and then I was aware that I was asleep. Although, I wasn't aware enough that I could control what was happening.

I have always wanted to experience the akashic records that people talk about. I've tried looking for information online but everything I come across tends to seem like bs and a bunch of people just talking about a "feeling". Questions relating to how many lives I've been through and previous karam related questions have always been on my mind. I want to see what my history has been. I also think it might be beneficial to tap into all of the knowledge that is stored there, it might help with bhagti in one way or another. Does anyone know how to get access to them? Can the inner sounds be used to get ourselves to those records?

Thank you @BhagatSingh and @Lucky as usual. I don't want to post too many updates so I think this may be the last for a while - a lot of things have just been happening all of a sudden. I went to a full day simran jaap at someones house the other day - a lot of people with progress were there so I think they might have triggered something. But anyways - as of yesterday - I have begun to be able to get the chimta noise going close to 24/7. Sometimes I forget about it and it turns off but as soon as I remember it, the sound starts again. I was even able to keep it going in a loud busy langar hall yesterday. However, there are still occasional moments where I struggle. The sunk (conch shell) noise, on the other hand, is still only a nighttime phenomenon. I was able to hear it during the day today in a quiet library, but once I stepped out it was gone again. It's only been a few days but the impact is insane. I used to be a fast talker, but all of a sudden I'm so relaxed. I'm talking slower and quieter. There are absolutely no tensions or worries about anything. Last night was interesting. I was on the phone with someone and I started hearing hard gusts of wind and thunder in both ears. This same sound came a few times in the past but it was followed by a very loud blast. So I have been wondering if that blast is coming again. The last few times it happened I wasn't able to handle it. And I remember @Sat1176 also posted about it one time. @Lucky is there anything we should do if that blast were to ever come back? I think I remember Bhai Sewa Singh Tarmala talking about this sound and saying that a light would be produced after the sound. The last time it happened I remember there were flashes of light (like a lightning storm) and there were loud thunder noises and my entire body felt like I was going down a roller coaster (including physical sensations on the skin). But it was so momentary. It ended very quickly because I started questioning what was happening. I also think (in the same video) he mentioned that if rom rom isn't pargat you won't be able to handle the experience. But again, this is just based on memory. I can't remember which video it was or what was exactly said.

Just another quick update. I was hearing crickets this morning in the left ear and then it slowly turned into a high pitched frequency, I'm not sure if this is the same "high frequency" mentioned above. In the right ear I was hearing some sort of cross between rainfall and a vocal mumbling (kind of like aliens mumbling). But it felt really really good - especially the side that was hearing the high pitch sound. I had to get ready and go somewhere but there was no desire to get up. I usually lose the sounds as soon as I leave my room but I could hear them while walking around the house - the TV was on in the house but the sounds were still present. I ended up losing them when I went to take a shower - the sound of the water masked the shabad. Finding the sounds during the day is still very difficult. I only hear them at night. All that happens during the day is pavan shabad. So my main two issues right now is: 1) Not being able to hear shabad when there are external sounds 2) Not being able to hear shabad during the day (it's only there at night) If I can get around these two issues I'll have a lot more freedom/time to practice. But all I can say right now is that the high pitched sound that happened this morning was just beautiful. My entire body felt so good listening to it. I cannot imagine what it must feel like for those at deeper stages.

Two new experiences 1) Been seeing a flash of light that originates from above. 2) Seeing a colourless type figure very occasionally and briefly. Not sure if either of these are parkash. It’s still very early and they aren’t consistent yet. I will update if there is any decent progression.

Thought I'd post a quick update since it's been a while. I've started hearing a conch shell and a chimta type noise. The peace felt from it is insane. I cannot put it into words. My entire body just relaxes. Only happens at night/early morning and the mind needs to be extremely quiet. Baby steps but slowly moving forward.

Something odd happened this morning. I started to notice the left side of my body was a lot cooler than the right side. Right was really warm. I put focus on the left side and the entire body went cool. When thoughts came back the body went warm again. As of now, left is cool and right is warm. I know sooraj is right side and moon is left side. I just wasn’t sure whether the body actually feels the sensations of hot and cold when the breath is balanced. Does gurbani say anything about this? This experience is new. I make an update if anything interesting happens.

I'm starting to realize how important sangat is. I'm trying to go at least once a week. I came home last night and heard sounds while asleep again. It feels so good everytime it happens. Experiences like these really push you towards working towards the next milestone. I'm hoping it stabilizes and becomes a daily occurrence.

That's good to know. Thank you as always. That's all I needed to confirm. The longer answer would be interesting for general knowledge but no rush at all. Definitely, take care of what you need to do first.

I wanted to ask something. How do you know if your sweet saliva is amrit rass? I was sitting in class last night. Body started to vibrate constantly and intensely. I put focus on the nabhi and within a few moments my saliva went sweet. Is this amrit rass?

Quick update. I came back from Sangat Simran last night. I was ready to go to bed and while falling asleep started hearing a sound that I can only describe like a horn. I was able to confirm the experience with a gurmukh the next day. It was interesting. It was a very blurred out experience... in the sense, I did not have much awareness as to what was happening.