Divine Eye Unlikely

It is unlikely that most of the people who aspire to experience the divine eye, will do so. There are many uses of the divine eye but to put it simply, it is not an eye like the visual experience we are familiar with. The physical vision system relies on two eyes. The divine eye is one orb but it may be a complex set of visionary equipment which are psychic stuff and not physical biological materials.

By itself, the divine eye is the intellect when that adjunct functions as a vision orb. Otherwise, the divine eye is that same intellect interlocked with the brow chakra mechanism. The rendering of reality by the intellect is a subjective perception which requires keen and sensitive detection.

The divine vision rendered by the intellect when it is interlocked with the brow chakra, results in what is termed as the third eye which is a singular vision orb. This may be experienced as a portal transmission, or access, to higher dimensions. For this, the yogi finds himself peering, or directs himself to look into other worlds. This is an objective perception as compared to the subjective view which is rendered when the intellect is used by itself and the brow chakra is not involved.

The intellect by itself is constantly used in the matter of thought illustration or projection. For this the brow chakra is not necessary. In fact, most people use the intellect or stated more precisely, most people are used by the intellect. And yet if one tries to use the intellect to peer into other dimensions, usually one is unsuccessful. It gives easy access only to things which concern the physical world.

Most yogis practice meditation but do not experience the intellect as anything but a thought creation, idea projection, and memory illustration mechanism. Even to realize this is difficult. Patanjali suggested, in fact, required, that the yogi cease the thought functions of the intellect. This is because the higher uses of the intellect cannot be experienced if the yogi does not close the operation of its lower functions which concern thought production.

One factor of the intellect which makes it difficult to cultivate its higher functions, is the fact that the intellect spontaneously operates to reach lower dimensions and to illustrate factors from this  physical level. It rarely shifts upwards, and if it does so, the perception is without contrast and is so subtle as to be non-perceptible.

This means that any valid practice, for using the intellect in its higher modes may seem to be useless because what it renders from higher planes is not seen because of the lack of contrast and the subtlety.

When the intellect shows something from the physical level or from a lower plane, the yogi may undervalue that vision or perception which will discourage the development of the psychic operations.

A transparent person from a higher or lower dimension, who sits with a yogi, and who converses, may not be seen by the ascetic. At least not until there is a contrast or if the yogi can see transparent reality. Unless one has a sensitive mind, one cannot use many functions of the divine eye. Again, Patanjali’s instruction about ceasing the normal mental operations, is vital, because that is the only way one would develop the required sensitivity.