Into the blue dome overhead
Akasham Vimalam Pashyan Krithva Drishtim Nirantaram
Stabdhathma Tatkshanad Devi Bhairavam Vapurapnuyat.
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What you see, that you become. It may not be so true of all the numerous material objects. But when it comes to letting the mind immerse into space, seeing is becoming. The thoughts and emotions can at times come crowding - almost like a wave. Following a thought and being with it will be like allowing oneself to get tossed by a wave. But it is during such moments that you can take a break to be with yourself. Look up at the wide, wide sky which has all the clouds floating on it - but it remains steady. Seeing that, the mind with its spaghetti of thoughts, simply dissolves and becomes like the sky.
In this Tantra, Shiva tells Parvathi to look into the pure space of the skies, fixing the gaze steadily. The effect is immediate as thoughts lose themselves in the vastness and dissolve just as the river loses itself into the ocean. With such a steady state of awareness, the mind expands into the body of Bhairava - Pure Consciousness.
- Swahilya Shambhavi.
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