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SoundVoidCenteringVerse 81intermediate

The Open Mouth and Silent HA

Open the mouth, rest the tongue in the middle, place awareness in the centre, and mentally sound "HA"; you dissolve into peace.

Source verse · Verse 81
मध्यजिह्वे स्फारितास्ये मध्ये निक्षिप्य चेतनाम्। होच्चारं मनसा कुर्वंस्ततः शान्ते प्रलीयते॥
madhyajihve sphāritāsye madhye nikṣipya cetanām | hoccāraṃ manasā kurvaṃs tataḥ śānte pralīyate
Open the mouth, rest the tongue in the middle, place awareness in the centre, and mentally sound "HA"; you dissolve into peace.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 15 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Let the mouth fall gently open, jaw relaxed.
  2. 2Rest the tongue loosely in the middle of the mouth, touching nothing.
  3. 3Place awareness in that central space of the open mouth.
  4. 4Mentally — silently — sound the breath-letter "HA", over and over, and let it carry you, until you dissolve into peace (śānta).
Practice note. The "HA" is the soundless breath-sound, uttered only in the mind. The open mouth and centred tongue keep attention poised in the middle.

Terms in this technique

nāda
The inner, unstruck sound; subtle vibration.
śabda
Sound, word — both spoken and inner.
madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.

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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