#1320 - A Mysterious Jewel That Grows on Cobras

The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Sadhguru narrates a fascinating incident, wherein he discovered a nagmani – a mysterious jewel believed to grow on a cobra. He also explains why the veneration of the sacred serpent has been prevalent in several cultures around the world, as it signifies transcending survival instincts and enhancing one's perception. Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.3	Welcome to the podcast,
0:39.3	Sadguru, of mystics and mistakes.
0:42.3	Sadguru, what is a Nagmani?
0:47.3	In almost every culture across the world,
0:50.3	snake or the sacred serpent, is always venerated as a source of insight, as a key to many aspects of life.
1:02.0	Well, even biologists or zoologists to be specific, also have some incredible facts about snakes, which have been largely ignored.
1:14.6	For example, even now, it is recognized that many sea snakes or certain sea snakes,
1:22.6	even today, possess what is called as a pioneer foramen, that is, it has a hole in its forehead.
1:33.3	And there there are light sensors.
1:36.3	So it's called the pioneer eye.
1:39.3	Largely till recently, I think it was believed that this pioneer eye went into extinction
1:46.5	almost 100 million years ago.
1:50.3	But in recent times, certain scientists are recognizing that certain snakes still possess
1:58.3	the pioneer or the pioneer foramen
2:00.9	querman literally means in Latin just a hole in this head
2:06.4	this happened when I was maybe 21 22 years of age
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