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the body or even on colours, but the truth is that unless we get to the root of it, that is, unless the psychic centers are influenced, the secretions cannot be changed and a man's behavioural pattern cannot be altered, his habits cannot be altered and his nature cannot be altered. Without energizing the psychic centers, the conscious mind cannot be awakened, numbness cannot be avoided and perspectives cannot be changed. We can say that till then the perspective does not have right base.
The third eye: from the perspective of substance
From the perspective of substance, the third eye is permanence, eternal. We see origination and destruction with our two eyes. Till we are not able to see the permanent, we will not have developed the capability to see the eternal. Our third eye cannot be opened. From the perspective of substance, the third eye is the ability to see permanence.
Third eye: from the ethical perspective
If we look at it from the ethical angle, it is obvious that there is a deep link between our conduct and substance. The love for matter is represented by one
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