The Open Sky

Gaze into clear empty space until the space enters you and the boundary thins.

How to practice

1. 1Find a clear, empty view — a blank sky, a wide wall, a dim room.
2. 2Let the gaze rest softly, not fixing on any object.
3. 3Allow the sense of inner space and outer space to become one open field.
4. 4Stay with the spaciousness; let thoughts pass through it like distant birds.

Terms in this technique

ākāśa

Space, ether; the open expanse, inner and outer.

śūnya

Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.

cidākāśa

The space of consciousness; the inner sky of awareness.

Sources consulted

• Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
• Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati, Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (Yoga Publications Trust, 2003)