A "patting" sound occurred in the center of my head, and the area between my eyebrows relaxed further.

This morning, around 3:00 AM, I suddenly felt something, a "pat," "tick," or "patting" sound, although it's hard to describe this short, momentary sound, and I felt it relaxed a little. Actually, the "patting" sound itself isn't that unusual, but this time, there was a clear change in my awareness.

Immediately after, when I checked various parts of my head, the sensation of "stirring iron filings" that I felt until last night was significantly reduced. Although there are still some areas where a cartilage-like sensation remains, the sandy, iron-filing-like sensation in the center of my head has decreased considerably, and I feel that my head has relaxed. When I say "relaxed," it might be misleading. It's as if the sandy, iron-filing-like sensation was replaced by a substance, perhaps water or oil, or a thick (neither smooth nor viscous) aura that mixed with the iron filings, and the iron filings "stopped making a 'grating' sound (when I move my head)" to some extent.

Furthermore, in the energy channel (nadi, in yoga) that runs from between my eyebrows to the center of my head, there used to be something like iron filings or cartilage, making it difficult for energy to flow. Now, although there's still a feeling of blockage, the flow is much better than before, and I feel that energy is flowing (avoiding obstacles) to some extent. Although it feels like half of the channel is still blocked and only half of the energy is flowing, it still feels like it's flowing much more than before.

I feel that the relaxation is progressing little by little, and the flow of energy is improving.

I don't know if this directly connects to the third eye (ajna) right now, but at least, the improved flow of energy has made it easier to maintain my awareness.

Even though I'm sleeping less than before, my awareness is relatively clear this morning, and it seems like there's still more to go, but at least my morning awareness is better than before.

Whether this is just for today or whether this state of awareness will continue, I will observe it in the future.

▪️Awareness is not sleepy.

I've only slept for about 3 hours, so I was going to take a nap after writing this, but I can't fall asleep. My awareness is awake, and I don't feel that sleepy. However, my body is still a little tired, so even though my awareness is okay, I'm lying down for the sake of my body, but my awareness is still relatively awake.

... It is often said that as one approaches enlightenment, sleep time decreases, and consciousness remains active even at night. I feel like I am experiencing this in stages. As consciousness becomes clearer, the amount of sleep decreases, and now, it seems I have entered a stage where consciousness continues to function even at night (though only slightly).

▪️A "buzzing" sensation in the chest

An hour after a "click" in my mind (while I was lying in bed, trying to rest), I felt a "buzzing" sensation, like a heavy object shifting, in my chest (again). It wasn't a particularly strong sensation, but after that sensation, I felt that my heart chakra (Anahata) opened a little more, and that my heart and the ajna (third eye) in my head became unified, and an aura spread.

I think the tension in various parts of my body, especially around my chest, has eased and softened, and that my aura has expanded.

Perhaps, the energy flowing from the ajna (third eye) in my forehead is increasing, causing energy from above to flow into my heart, and that is why my heart is opening further (though I don't have definitive proof, it's a hypothesis).

... Because of this, I am increasingly feeling that the space around me is becoming "silent" in my daily life. And that silence also has stages, and the depth of that silence seems to be increasing. Although it's difficult to express it in words, it's similar to the feeling of a "silent" and "wintery" coldness, like the air on a winter day (which is exactly what it is now). And I feel something similar in the space of the room (even though the heating is on, so it's not particularly cold). It's not cold in the sense of being cold, but rather a feeling of being "full" and "abundant," but only the part of the silence is similar to that "coldness." Therefore, it doesn't necessarily have to be cold; it's the quality of the space, being full and silent.

I feel that not only my inner self, but also the space around me is changing into such a space.

▪️An energy channel (nadi in yoga) from the forehead to the center of the head

... And that morning, around 8 am, during meditation, the sensations in my head weren't changing that much, and basically, they were the same as before. However, I felt that a "stream" like a small river was forming from my forehead towards the center of my head. This stream-like energy, which has appeared occasionally in the past, tends to disappear easily, appearing and disappearing repeatedly. This time, it appeared again, and it feels like it has become a slightly thicker stream.

If I were to compare it, it's like a glacier melting in the summer, creating a stream of water. The surrounding sensations of creaking and crackling still exist, but with the formation of the stream, the flow of energy has begun to weave through it, and I feel that the energy route from between the eyebrows to the center of the head, and then to the heart (anahata), has become thicker. I have felt this route before, and I was aware that this energy was important, but this route is still prone to blockage, and this time, it seems to have become a little thicker and less likely to become blocked. There are still many obstacles, so it may become blocked again, but I feel that energy is gradually starting to flow through it.