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The Shaiva Reality at the Edge of All

Contemplate the Shaiva reality pervading the utmost limits of the whole universe, all around; a great arising follows.

Source verse · Verse 57
अस्य सर्वस्य विश्वस्य पर्यन्तेषु समन्ततः। अध्वप्रक्रियया तत्त्वं शैवं ध्यत्वा महोदयः॥
asya sarvasya viśvasya paryanteṣu samantataḥ | adhvaprakriyayā tattvaṃ śaivaṃ dhyātvā mahodayaḥ
Contemplate the Shaiva reality pervading the utmost limits of the whole universe, all around; a great arising follows.
▶ Practice this technique15 / 20 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Bring to mind the entire universe extending in all directions.
  2. 2Travel attention to its outermost edges, all around — the very limits of everything that is.
  3. 3Contemplate the Shaiva reality (Shiva-consciousness) pervading even those farthest peripheries, leaving nothing outside it.
  4. 4As that all-encompassing recognition fills you, let the great arising (mahodaya) dawn. Rest in it.
Practice note. A vast outward contemplation: extend awareness to the absolute edges of all, and find Shiva already there. The expansiveness itself triggers the opening.

Terms in this technique

cit
Consciousness itself, the aware principle.
bhairava
The fierce, all-encompassing form of Shiva; ultimate consciousness.
bhāvanā
Contemplative imagination; cultivating a state through felt imagery.
śakti
Energy, the dynamic power of consciousness; Devi.

Sources consulted

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