Naad Switching
In meditation when the yogi is accustomed to using naad sound resonance, he should observe an involuntary psychic switch which moves the attention of the coreSelf to the frontal part of the subtle head, where it is engaged in mind operations like thoughts and memories.
This switch operates without the permission of the coreSelf. If, however the yogi regularly practices naad focus, there will come a time when he can monitor this switch and test its operations.
Naad resonance is heard in the subtle head. It may be heard in or out of the subtle head but it will be heard frequently on a particular side, on the right or left, depending on which hearing sense the yogi uses more frequently. Hardly a person is ambidextrous. If someone is, the equal ability of both hands to do a task will be restricted to that task only, such that if another task is performed, one hand will be more versatile.
This applies to the hearing sense, where either the right or left side will be the most dominant sense. It is on that side usually that the yogi will most frequently hear naad.
While listening to naad intently, a yogi should turn away from naad and go toward the frontal part of the subtle head. As soon as that action is taken, the yogi may notice ideas appearing in the mind in the front space. At this time, he should make an endeavor to hear sounds other than naad.
Once the mind switches to hearing those sounds, the yogi should turn to the back of the head and listen for naad., This should be done repeatedly. He should observe the switching mechanism and realize that the hearing impulse is dual having a transcendence hearing aspect and a lower mundane aspect.
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Michael wrote: This applies to the hearing sense, where either the right or left side will be the most dominant sense. It is on that side usually that the yogi will most frequently hear naad.
Dean's comment/question: I rate/measure my daily practice on how frequent or infrequent that the core-self connects with Naad during each session. Oftentimes during sessions, I primarily hear Naad a few postures into the session as I apply the locks and turn my neck to the left I can hear Naad blaring on the left side of the subtle head. However later on in the sessions usually on the final posture before I sit to meditate. I do one of the most aggressive postures to end the session which as soon as I apply the locks, has the core-self either surrounded by Naad sound or blaring loudly on the right sight of the subtle head. Sometimes it is difficult to ascertain from which direction the sound is originating. Amidst all the mini-explosions of light, the core-self is situated at the back of the head meditating until the sound slowly fades away to complete silence. What are your thoughts on these particular experiences?
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My view is that this is normal if one has a consistent and aggressive practice. There are many descriptions of my practice which were similar and which I publish in the inVision series.
