Kundalini Yoga Glossary
Neutral Mind
The meditative mind that judges without attachment and asks: is this real?
Meaning
What Neutral Mind Means
The Neutral Mind is one of the three functional minds in Kundalini Yoga philosophy, alongside the Negative and Positive Minds. It evaluates without ordinary attachment and never simply reacts: it observes the Negative and Positive Minds and judges their conclusions against the higher self, asking whether an action has real meaning and what its consequences are.
As the Fourth Body in the system of the Ten Bodies, the Neutral Mind is associated with Guru Ram Das and carries the themes of service, compassion and integration. It is described as giving guidance within nine seconds, and as the vantage point from which someone can access the soul; when it is weak, decisions become difficult and life can feel governed by its opposing polarities rather than by a larger pattern.
In Practice
How It’s Used
The Neutral Mind is developed through Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, the more inward-facing four of Patanjali's Eight Limbs, rather than through the ethical restraints or physical postures that balance the other two minds.
A specific meditation develops the Neutral Mind: seated with the spine elongated, hands resting palm up in the lap with the right hand over the left, eyes closed, mentally vibrating Wahe Guru in a slow, almost suspended breath for 17 to 31 minutes. The manual describes the Neutral Mind as living for the touch of vastness, letting every other thought pass without disturbing that constant inner light.
