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CenteringVoidDissolutionVerse 129intermediate

Drop Wherever the Mind Lands

Wherever the mind goes, in that very instant let it go; with nothing to settle on, you grow waveless.

Source verse · Verse 129
यत्र यत्र मनो याति तत्तत्तेनैव तत्क्षणम्। परित्यज्यानवस्थित्या निस्तरङ्गस्ततो भवेत्॥
yatra yatra mano yāti tat tat tenaiva tatkṣaṇam | parityajyānavasthityā nistaraṅgas tato bhavet
Wherever the mind goes, in that very instant let it go; with nothing to settle on, you grow waveless.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 20 min · eyes either

How to practice

  1. 1Watch where the mind goes — to a thought, a sensation, an object.
  2. 2In the very instant it lands somewhere, release it from there — do not let it settle or build a story.
  3. 3Keep letting go at each landing, never fixing on anything (anavasthiti — non-fixation).
  4. 4As the mind finds nowhere to rest, it grows waveless (nistaraṅga). Rest in that wavelessness.
Practice note. Not chasing or suppressing thoughts — just declining to land on any. Each release is light and immediate; the result is a calm, waveless mind.

Terms in this technique

madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
laya
Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
spanda
The subtle pulse/vibration of consciousness.

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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