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The Sudden Joy of a Tickle

A sudden playful touch sparks an immediate burst of joy; in that flash of delight, reality shows itself.

Source verse · Verse 66
कुहनेन प्रयोगेण सद्य एव मृगेक्षणे। समुदेति महानन्दो येन तत्त्वं प्रकाशते॥
kuhanena prayogeṇa sadya eva mṛgekṣaṇe | samudeti mahānando yena tattvaṃ prakāśate
A sudden playful touch sparks an immediate burst of joy; in that flash of delight, reality shows itself.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 min · eyes either

How to practice

  1. 1Produce a sudden, light, playful sensation — for instance a quick tickle (the verse's kuhana).
  2. 2Notice the immediate burst of joy that leaps up before any thought about it.
  3. 3Catch that flash of delight at its first instant, raw and pre-verbal.
  4. 4Rest your attention in the joy itself; in its open glow, let reality (tattva) reveal itself.
Practice note. The point is the spontaneous, thought-free joy, not the sensation. As with the strong-emotion verse, you ride the first flash, not the story that follows.

Terms in this technique

ānanda
Bliss; the joy intrinsic to consciousness.
sākṣin
The witness; awareness that observes without being touched.

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)
  • Osho, The Book of Secrets (St. Martin’s Griffin, 1998)
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