SensationCenteringVoidVerse 78advanced
Balanced on a Soft Seat
Sit on a soft seat poised on one point, hands and feet unsupported; in that suspended balance, the mind grows full.
Source verse · Verse 78
मृद्वासने स्फिजैकेन हस्तपादौ निराश्रयम्। निधाय तत्प्रसङ्गेन परा पूर्णा मतिर्भवेत्॥
mṛdvāsane sphijaikena hastapādau nirāśrayam | nidhāya tatprasaṅgena parā pūrṇā matir bhavet
Sit on a soft seat poised on one point, hands and feet unsupported; in that suspended balance, the mind grows full.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 min · eyes either
How to practice
- 1Sit on a soft surface so that your weight rests on a single small point of support.
- 2Let the hands and feet hang free, without resting on anything.
- 3Hold this lightly poised, suspended balance — the body delicately unsupported.
- 4In the subtle attentiveness this requires, let the mind grow quiet and full (parā pūrṇā mati). Rest there.
Practice note. Practise gently and safely. The point is the fine, suspended balance that draws the mind to a single delicate poise — not strain.
Terms in this technique
- madhya
- The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
- śūnya
- Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
- laya
- Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
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)