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Consciousness Through Any Sense

Wherever consciousness shows itself through any sense, dissolve the mind into that pure perceiving; fullness follows.

Source verse · Verse 117
यत्र यत्राक्षमार्गेण चैतन्यं व्यज्यते विभोः। तस्य तन्मात्रधर्मित्वाच्चिल्लयाद्भरितात्मता॥
yatra yatrākṣamārgeṇa caitanyaṃ vyajyate vibhoḥ | tasya tanmātradharmitvāc cillayād bharitātmatā
Wherever consciousness shows itself through any sense, dissolve the mind into that pure perceiving; fullness follows.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 20 min · eyes either

How to practice

  1. 1Take any sense-perception — a sight, a sound, a touch — at the moment it is fresh and clear.
  2. 2Notice that what makes it vivid is consciousness shining through that sense-channel.
  3. 3Turn from the object to that pure perceiving-awareness within the perception.
  4. 4Dissolve the mind into it; rest in the fullness (bharitātmatā) that opens when awareness recognises itself in the sensing.
Practice note. Every clear perception already contains awareness. The shift is from "what I perceive" to "the awareness that perceives" — then letting the mind melt into it.

Terms in this technique

cit
Consciousness itself, the aware principle.
laya
Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
sākṣin
The witness; awareness that observes without being touched.
ātman
The true self; awareness as one’s own being.

Sources consulted

  • Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo, Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization (Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2007)
  • Bettina Bäumer, Vijñâna Bhairava: The Practice of Centering Awareness (Indica Books, 2011)
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