VoidVisualizationVerse 33beginner
Gazing into Void, Wall, or the Beloved
Let the mind rest on empty space, a blank wall, or a worthy being; it dissolves on its own and grace flows.
Source verse · Verse 33
ईदृशेन क्रमेणैव यत्र कुत्रापि चिन्तना। शून्ये कुड्ये परे पात्रे स्वयं लीना वरप्रदा॥
īdṛśena krameṇaiva yatra kutrāpi cintanā | śūnye kuḍye pare pātre svayaṃ līnā varapradā
Let the mind rest on empty space, a blank wall, or a worthy being; it dissolves on its own and grace flows.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 / 15 min · eyes open
How to practice
- 1Choose a simple, contentless object to rest the gaze on: empty space, a bare wall, or the face of someone you revere.
- 2Look softly, without analysing or naming. Let looking be receptive, not effortful.
- 3Notice the mind beginning to settle and merge into what it rests on.
- 4Allow that spontaneous dissolving to deepen; nothing more is needed — it "bestows the boon" by itself.
Practice note. The verse generalises the method: any contentless or wholly absorbing support works. The wall and the beloved are not different practices — both are places where the grasping mind lets go.
Terms in this technique
- śūnya
- Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
- ākāśa
- Space, ether; the open expanse, inner and outer.
- laya
- Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
- cidākāśa
- The space of consciousness; the inner sky of awareness.
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)