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Knowledge: the four techniques

Nowadays only Prem Rawat teaches the four techniques that according to Elan Vital are beyond meditation. [1] They are as follows. [2], [3]

With the eyes closed, the student has to focus inside. Starting on the external edges of his eyes and using his thumb and his middle finger, following the rim of the eyelids, s/he gently and slowly bring your fingers to the median corner of his eyes, in contact with his eyelids. Then the students rests them on that spot, these two fingers in touch with his eyelids and the bone of his nose.

The student gently rests your index where it is, on a spot in the middle of his forehead, above the top of the nose. There is no need to press. He has to keep his fingers steady so that his eyeballs do not move. He can rest his arm (elbow) on the arm of his armchair, on his chest or on a cushion. If the student is right handed, he should his right hand, if he is left handed, he should use his left hand. He should not switch hands if he gets tired. If he gets tired, he should put down his hand, relax, and then start again. The best thing is to find a good position where he can relax, and use a cushion to support his arm so that he don't have to make any effort creating tensions

The student has to use his right thumb to close his right ear, and his left thumb to close his left ear. Using the soft part (fleshy, where his fingerprints are) of the last phalanx of his thumbs but not sticking them into the ears), s/he just gently closes the opening of his ears, without pushing. He should keep the trigus (small cartilage at the entrance of the ear duct) out. His other four fingers should rest on his forehead and his head. The student should let his focus go inside and keep his eyes closed. He can rest your arms on an armchair, or his chest, or on a cushion. If s/he gets tired, he can put his hands down, relax, and start again.
With the eyes closed the student must be aware of his breath going in, and his breath going out. Breathing normally, s/he can follow what you feel, has to focus inside.
With the eyes closed the student has to roll back the tip of his tongue against the palate. The tongue can rest wherever it goes, without pushing. The student can follow what s/he feels, and let his focus go inside.