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SensationCenteringVerse 93intermediate

The Single Point of Sensation

When a sharp sensation pricks one spot of the body, join attention exactly there; the clear path into Bhairava opens.

Source verse · Verse 93
किञ्चिदङ्गं विभिद्यादौ तीक्ष्णसूच्यादिना ततः। तत्रैव चेतनां युक्त्वा भैरवे निर्मला गतिः॥
kiñcid aṅgaṃ vibhidyādau tīkṣṇasūcyādinā tataḥ | tatraiva cetanāṃ yuktvā bhairave nirmalā gatiḥ
When a sharp sensation pricks one spot of the body, join attention exactly there; the clear path into Bhairava opens.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Bring a single, keen but harmless sensation to one small spot of the body — a light prick, a pinch, a point of cold or pressure.
  2. 2Let attention rush completely to that one point, leaving everything else.
  3. 3Hold consciousness joined exactly there, undivided.
  4. 4Through that one-pointed sensation, let the clear movement into Bhairava — open awareness — unfold.
Practice note. No real injury is needed — any keen, localized sensation gathers the mind to a single point. It is the absolute one-pointedness, not pain, that is the doorway.

Terms in this technique

madhya
The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
sākṣin
The witness; awareness that observes without being touched.
bhairava
The fierce, all-encompassing form of Shiva; ultimate consciousness.

Sources consulted

  • Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
  • Bettina Bäumer, Vijñâna Bhairava: The Practice of Centering Awareness (Indica Books, 2011)
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo, Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization (Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2007)
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