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BreathCenteringVerse 64intermediate

The Meeting of the Two Breaths

From the meeting of the two breaths — within or without — the yogi becomes a vessel for the dawning of equanimity.

Source verse · Verse 64
वायुद्वयस्य सङ्घट्टादन्तर्वा बहिरन्ततः। योगी समत्वविज्ञानसमुद्गमनभाजनम्॥
vāyudvayasya saṅghaṭṭād antarvā bahir antataḥ | yogī samatvavijñānasamudgamanabhājanam
From the meeting of the two breaths — within or without — the yogi becomes a vessel for the dawning of equanimity.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 20 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Watch the two breaths — the incoming (apāna) and the outgoing (prāṇa).
  2. 2Find the point where they meet and reverse: outside the body at the end of exhalation, or inside at the end of inhalation.
  3. 3Rest attention at that meeting-point (saṅghaṭṭa), inner or outer.
  4. 4Let the balance of the two breaths open into an inner balance — a dawning sense of equanimity (samatva).
Practice note. Related to the breath-gap verses, but the emphasis here is the meeting itself, and the even-mindedness it breeds. Let the breath stay natural.

Terms in this technique

prāṇa
The vital breath/energy; here, the upward-moving breath.
madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
spanda
The subtle pulse/vibration of consciousness.

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)
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