Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 108 · Verse 131
The word I
When you hear yourself say “I” or “mine”—“I am tired,” “my house”—pause and ask what the word actually points to. Look for it. Repeat the word “I” slowly, inwardly, until it stops pointing at a biography and becomes only a sound. Then let the sound go, and stay as what was saying it.
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Whenever the thoughts “I,” “mine,” and “this” arise, let the mind turn toward what needs no support. Moved by this contemplation, one comes to peace.