EmotionCenteringVoidVerse 101advanced
Stillness Within the Passions
In the very field of desire, anger, greed, or pride, still the intellect — and that reality alone remains.
Source verse · Verse 101
कामक्रोधलोभमोहमदमात्सर्यगोचरे। बुद्धिं निस्तिमितां कृत्वा तत्तत्त्वमवशिष्यते॥
kāmakrodhalobhamohamadamātsaryagocare | buddhiṃ nistimitāṃ kṛtvā tat tattvam avaśiṣyate
In the very field of desire, anger, greed, or pride, still the intellect — and that reality alone remains.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 / 15 min · eyes either
How to practice
- 1When a strong passion grips you — anger, craving, greed, pride, envy — do not flee it.
- 2In the very midst of its energy, make the intellect utterly still and motionless (nistimita).
- 3Neither suppress the passion nor be carried by it; just hold the mind unmoving within it.
- 4As the agitation burns without fuel, the underlying reality (tattva) alone is left. Rest there.
Practice note. The passion is not the enemy; movement of the intellect is. Stay perfectly still inside the storm and let it reveal its still core.
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.
- cit
- Consciousness itself, the aware principle.
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)