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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 26 · Verse 49

Center of the heart

First draw the senses inward, so that you are not following outer objects. Then rest attention in the exact middle of the chest: not the whole chest, and not an idea of the heart. Stay at that midpoint the way you would sit beside a still pool. If feeling or warmth appears, do not chase it. The practice is the center, not the display.

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With the senses dissolved into the space of the heart, resting at the center of the lotus’s closed cup, attending to nothing else, O fortunate one, you attain the supreme fortune.

After you look: if it is still alive, stay with it. If it has gone quiet, let tomorrow bring the next one.