DissolutionVisualizationVoidVerse 56advanced
The Worlds Dissolving Stage by Stage
Contemplate the entire universe of worlds and planes — gross, subtle, supreme — until the mind itself dissolves.
Source verse · Verse 56
भुवनाध्वादिरूपेण चिन्तयेत्क्रमशोऽखिलम्। स्थूलसूक्ष्मपरस्थित्या यावदन्ते मनोलयः॥
bhuvanādhvādirūpeṇa cintayet kramaśo'khilam | sthūlasūkṣmaparasthityā yāvad ante manolayaḥ
Contemplate the entire universe of worlds and planes — gross, subtle, supreme — until the mind itself dissolves.
▶ Practice this technique15 / 20 min · eyes closed
How to practice
- 1Picture the whole cosmos — all its worlds and orders — laid out before contemplation.
- 2Contemplate it first in its gross form, then sense it in a subtler form, then in its supreme, near-formless state.
- 3Move through these stages slowly and steadily, the universe growing ever more rarefied.
- 4Continue until, at the end, the contemplating mind itself dissolves (mano-laya). Rest in that.
Practice note. A vast, structured visualization — hold it lightly as a felt progression from solid to subtle to source, not as a detailed map.
Terms in this technique
- laya
- Dissolution, absorption; the merging of attention into its source.
- śūnya
- Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
- madhya
- The middle, the centre, the gap between two states — a key VBT doorway.
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)