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EmotionCenteringVerse 68intermediate

The Gap in a Strong Feeling

At the first instant of fear, anger, or longing — before it becomes a story — look.

▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 min · eyes either

How to practice

  1. 1When a strong feeling arises, do not act and do not suppress.
  2. 2Catch the very first instant — the raw charge before thought names it.
  3. 3Stay in that charge as pure energy, without the story.
  4. 4Notice how the energy, watched directly, opens into spacious aliveness.
Practice note. This works in real life, off the cushion, in the unguarded moment of a sneeze, a fright, a sudden joy. The technique is to catch the gap before the mind closes it.

Terms in this technique

bhāva
Feeling-state, emotion, mood — used as a doorway.
spanda
The subtle pulse/vibration of consciousness.
madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.

Sources consulted

  • Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
  • Osho, The Book of Secrets (St. Martin’s Griffin, 1998)
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo, Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization (Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2007)
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