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Energy Full and Faint, into the Heart

Meditate on the inner energy as strong, then as faint, in the space above; carrying it into the heart, you find freedom.

Source verse · Verse 55
पीनां च दुर्बलां शक्तिं ध्यात्वा द्वादशगोचरे। प्रविश्य हृदये ध्यायन्मुक्तः स्वातन्त्र्यमाप्नुयात्॥
pīnāṃ ca durbalāṃ śaktiṃ dhyātvā dvādaśagocare | praviśya hṛdaye dhyāyan muktaḥ svātantryam āpnuyāt
Meditate on the inner energy as strong, then as faint, in the space above; carrying it into the heart, you find freedom.
▶ Practice this technique15 / 20 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1In the space above the head (the dvādaśānta), sense the inner energy first as strong and full.
  2. 2Then let it grow faint and subtle there — full, then fading.
  3. 3Now draw that energy down and let it enter the heart.
  4. 4Meditating on it resting in the heart, let it free you into the natural autonomy (svātantrya) of consciousness.
Practice note. Two movements: vary the energy (full → faint) in the space above, then bring it home to the heart. The fruit is svātantrya — the free, self-dependent nature of awareness.

Terms in this technique

śakti
Energy, the dynamic power of consciousness; Devi.
hṛdaya
The heart; the spiritual centre, the "space" within the chest.
madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
prāṇa
The vital breath/energy; here, the upward-moving breath.

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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