Pineal Gland (Human Compass)

The pineal gland is a cone-shaped body, reddish in color, about

half an inch in length, and not much larger than a grain of wheat. It

is attached to, and situated over, the third ventricle of the brain,

weighing about two grains. It is composed, in part, of nerve cells

containing a pigment similar to that present in the cells of the retina.

This strengthens the argument for its function as an eye in earlier

animal species.

In the Taoist terminology, the Niwan-Kung corresponds to this

gland. In the cauldron, it is considered to cultivate the highest level

of the spirit in the practice: Congress of Heaven. When the gland is

fully developed it will tell us where our destination is.