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Mind in Space, into the Spaceless

Place the mind in the open outer sky — eternal, supportless, void, all-pervading — and then enter the spaceless.

Source verse · Verse 128
नित्ये निराश्रये शून्ये व्यापके कलनोज्झिते। बाह्याकाशे मनः कृत्वा निराकाशं समाविशेत्॥
nitye nirāśraye śūnye vyāpake kalanojjhite | bāhyākāśe manaḥ kṛtvā nirākāśaṃ samāviśet
Place the mind in the open outer sky — eternal, supportless, void, all-pervading — and then enter the spaceless.
▶ Practice this technique15 / 20 min · eyes either

How to practice

  1. 1Let the gaze and attention rest in the open outer sky (or any vast empty space).
  2. 2Dwell on its qualities: eternal, leaning on nothing, empty, all-pervading, free of every limit.
  3. 3Let the mind take on those qualities, becoming as open and supportless as the space it rests in.
  4. 4Then let even the sense of "space" drop, and enter the spaceless (nirākāśa) — the pure void beyond all extension. Rest there.
Practice note. Two steps: first merge the mind with open space, then go beyond space itself. The outer sky is only the launch-point for the spaceless awareness within.

Terms in this technique

ākāśa
Space, ether; the open expanse, inner and outer.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
cidākāśa
The space of consciousness; the inner sky of 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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