LightVoidCenteringVerse 113beginner
The Motionless Eyes
Hold the eyes perfectly still, and — the verse says — liberation can dawn at once.
Source verse · Verse 113
सम्प्रदायमिमं देवि शृणु सम्यग्वदाम्यहम्। कैवल्यं जायते सद्यो नेत्रयोः स्तब्धमात्रयोः॥
sampradāyam imaṃ devi śṛṇu samyag vadāmy aham | kaivalyaṃ jāyate sadyo netrayoḥ stabdhamātrayoḥ
Hold the eyes perfectly still, and — the verse says — liberation can dawn at once.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 / 15 min · eyes open
How to practice
- 1Open the eyes softly and let the gaze rest, without fixing on any particular object.
- 2Now let the eyes become completely motionless — no flicking, no scanning, no straining.
- 3As the eyes still, notice the mind growing still with them.
- 4Rest in that stillness; the verse says liberation (kaivalya) can dawn instantly when the eyes are merely held steady.
Practice note. Eye-movement and mind-movement are linked. Let the stillness be effortless — soft, relaxed-but-unblinking eyes, not a hard stare.
Terms in this technique
- tejas
- Light, brilliance, inner fire.
- 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)