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zentocoach- Pots big & small: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra May 17, 2013I acknowledge this picturisation of No MInd from Zen tradition from the Net. Skin is but a wall that divides Meditate on nothing inside nothing outside It’s difficult to meditate upon In the 25th dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva leads us into a tricky terrain. Vedic scriptures talk about the concept of ghatakasa and […]zentocoach
- Where is the matter: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra May 10, 2013The 24 th dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra continues from the 23rd, about body awarensss. In this dharana, Shiva says, Focus on the matter that makes the body All as empty Still your mind to reach Shiva Here Shiva provides a technique to empty the mind body. In the last dharana, which too focused on […]zentocoach
- Invisible: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra May 3, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Net. In the next dharana, the 23rd , of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra Shiva says Let the body disappear even if for a trice Mind follows thoughtless You reach your true form of Shiva 23 There are two levels at which Shiva addresses mind body consciousness in this sutra. […]zentocoach
- Heartless: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra April 26, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the internet. Meditate on the emptiness of root, back and heart Be free of mind movements and Reach Shiva who lies beyond In this 22nd dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says to focus on the non-existence of the Root, back and heart. This technique to reach the mindless state of Shiva, […]zentocoach
- Baseless: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra April 19, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Net. In the 21st dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says, Contemplating together voids of the back and root May the independent inner energy Free you into Shiva’s energy This dharana leads from the previous one on directions. It takes one deeper into the void and […]zentocoach
- Directions: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra April 12, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Net. In the 20th dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra Shiva Says, Meditate on all directions all at once within mindbody Freed from all thoughts as the void Dissolve into Shiva The commentary on this dharana in Ascent by Bihar School of Yoga, which normally is on the mark, confused […]zentocoach
- Seeds of Sound: Vigyana Bhaira Tantra April 5, 2013I acknowledge this graphic of beej mantras or seed sounds from the Net. In the 19th dharana of Vigyana Bhirava Tantra Shiva says, Meditating on letters of seed sounds Focusing on the void in each Reach Shiva When fully understood, practised and realized, this dharana alone can achieve all one seeks to achieve through raising […]zentocoach
- Sounds of Music: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra March 29, 2013I acknowledge this delightful picture of Ganesa with a stringed instrument from the Net. In the 18th dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra Shiva says Awareness totally focused on Deep long sounds of musical instruments Mindbody reaches the supreme space The sense of sound drives this dharana as well. In the last three dharanas as well, […]zentocoach
- Consciousness:Vigyana Bhairava Tantra March 22, 2013I acknowledge this graphic from the Net. Shiva Says in his 17th dharana in Vigyana Bhairava Tantra Focus on the letters first to last Leading to the void in the pranava Through that become the void Shiva uses the word varna in this dharana to clarify that one should focus on each of the individual syllables, letters […]zentocoach
- Void: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra March 15, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Net representing a Black Hole. In this 16 dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says to Devi, Repeating the pranava focused Experiencing the void In that void Shakti In this dharana, as he did in the earlier dharana, and will in the next few, Shiva focuses on AUM, […]zentocoach
- Uncreated Sound: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra March 8, 2013I acknowledge this graphic for Om from the Net. Listen intently to the uncreated sound at the heart Like rushing waters uninterrupted Reach the Supreme Reality as sound This is a dharana Shiva prescribes for the anahata chakra, the heart energy center. The anahata chakra is generally associated with the elemental energy […]zentocoach
- Dissolution: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra March 1, 2013Acknowledge this picture from the Net illustrating where the bindu is, the point the tuft of hair arises from.. In Dharana 14 of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says: Subtle fire amidst eyebrows and bindu Violent shaking upon meditation Then relaxing into the heart Shiva refers to three energy centers in this dharana: […]zentocoach
- Block to Expand: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra February 24, 2013In Dharana 13 of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says: Hands blocking entrances in all directions Piercing the ajna to see the light Be absorbed and realize Shiva I acknowledge this graphic of Shanmukhi mudra from the Net. I went through the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Yogi Svatamarama, considered the authoritative text on asanas, pranayama, mudras […]zentocoach
- Energy Highway: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra February 15, 2013In the 12th dharana of Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, Shiva says Meditate on the central energy spinal highway Slender as the lotus stem fiber Let Shakti reveal Shiva Is the Caduceus, wand of Hermes and Mercury, and the symbol of the medical profession, a representation of what Shiva says here? I acknowledge the Kundalini pathway morphed […]zentocoach
- Gratitude: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra February 10, 2013The 11 th Dharana of Shiva from Vigyana Bhaira Tantra is: Closed eyes, attention on the crown of the head Mind centered, intent on the supreme goal Discern Shiva I acknowledge this graphic of sahasrara from the Net. Sahasrara , technically, is not a chakra. It is the gateway to Self Realization after the last […]zentocoach
- Mindfulness: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra February 3, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Net. It may be a visual trick or a puzzle, but sort of conveys what Shiva says in dharana 10. Mindfulness on the Void Or a wall or person Leads to fulfillment In the last verse, Shiva talked about the void. For most people, the void and meditating on […]zentocoach
- Circles and Voids: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra January 27, 2013I acknowledge this electron microscope picture of the carbon atom from the Net. Shiva in the ninth dharana says: Picturesque circles on a peacock feather Meditate on their five voids Follow to the VOID at the heart A peacock’s feather has beautiful and picturesque circles. One can look at and admire the form of these […]zentocoach
- Mindless State: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra January 20, 2013I acknowledge this Buddha statement from the internet. Pity Dhammapada does not have this! In this 8th dharana sutra Shiva says: Crossing the eye brows Beyond the mind games Shiva reveals I am using poetic liberty in translating the Sanskrit words and concepts. Purists may cringe. The sutra refers to energy centers of moordha, above […]zentocoach
- Form to formless: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra January 13, 2013Acknowledge this image from the Internet illustrating locations of the chakras, energy centers, in our mind body energy system. Shiva says in the sixth dharana sutra, Piercing the 12 centers understanding their 12 letters Liberated center by center from gross to subtle Shakti merges with Shiva The letters Shiva refers to are the seed sounds […]zentocoach
- Lightning Energy: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra January 6, 2013I acknowledge this picture from the Internet. Shiva touched upon the basics of chakras, the mind-body energy centers in the last sutra. In tantra, yoga and all of Vedic scriptures the mind body system is energy. Mystics of Vedic spirituality understood and taught this truth thousands of years before Einstein proved it to the rational […]zentocoach
- Pots big & small: Vigyana Bhairava Tantra May 17, 2013
