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Rays of Energy from the Root

Picture energy rising from the root as fine rays, ever subtler, until it subsides above — and Bhairava dawns.

Source verse · Verse 28
आमूलात्किरणाभासां सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरात्मिकाम्। चिन्तयेत्तां द्विषट्कान्ते शाम्यन्तीं भैरवोदयः॥
āmūlāt kiraṇābhāsāṃ sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarātmikām | cintayet tāṃ dviṣaṭkānte śāmyantīṃ bhairavodayaḥ
Picture energy rising from the root as fine rays, ever subtler, until it subsides above — and Bhairava dawns.
▶ Practice this technique15 / 20 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Sense, at the base of the spine, a subtle energy shining like fine rays of light.
  2. 2Let it rise slowly upward, becoming subtler and subtler as it climbs.
  3. 3Follow it to the dvādaśānta — about twelve finger-widths above, at or beyond the crown.
  4. 4There let it grow quiet and dissolve. Rest in the opening — the dawning of Bhairava — that the dissolution leaves.
Practice note. The point is the subtilising and subsiding, not a vivid light-show. If the image becomes effortful, let it soften; the dissolution above is the doorway.

Terms in this technique

kuṇḍalinī
The coiled energy that rises through the central channel.
suṣumnā
The central subtle channel running through the spine.
śakti
Energy, the dynamic power of consciousness; Devi.
laya
Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
bindu
A point or drop; a concentrated point of light or 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)
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