This happened back when I was in middle school and deeply immersed in breathing exercises. One night, after finishing my practice, I fell into a deep sleep. Early in the morning, I got up to use the restroom and noticed something under the kitchen table as I walked out of my room. “Is it a burglar?” I wondered, and as I looked closer, it seemed to be a person—yet not quite. It was pitch dark, so I couldn’t see clearly, but a middle-aged man was crouched under the table.
I was so creeped out at the time that I dashed to the bathroom and then came back out to check, but the man had vanished without a trace, and I couldn’t see a thing. Even now, I can’t forget his vacant gaze as he stared silently into the void.
Many people wonder about the existence of ghosts. When a person is born, their spiritual eyes are open, allowing them to see ghosts. If they are breastfed during this time, their body remains in a pure state, so they can continue to see ghosts. Spiritual sensitivity begins to decline once they start eating regular food, because we are currently in a time when conflicting energies are at their peak, and everything growing on Earth is influenced by the energy of fire.
As we begin to eat food imbued with this fiery energy, our spiritual eyes gradually close. The duration of this closure varies from person to person, but it generally ranges from around age 3 to age 7.
When you think about it, it’s simply that we don’t remember or don’t realize it—in reality, most people have had experiences with ghosts.
So, once the third eye closes, does it remain closed for the rest of one’s life? Not necessarily. It can be reopened through meditation and spiritual practice. Meditation and spiritual practice are acts of regulating one’s body and mind to purify one’s energy. During this process, our spiritual senses are revived because the pineal gland—the root of our true self, or our spiritual being—is reactivated.
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