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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 33 · Verse 56

Universe dissolving

See the universe thin out in three stages: first the solid world, then a subtler field, then even that gone. Do not stop at a beautiful, empty landscape. The last thing to go is the meditator who is proud of the view. When there is no object left, and no one left to own the sitting, that is the end of this practice.

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Contemplate the whole universe, in its worlds and its paths, step by step, from the gross to the subtle to the supreme, until at the end the mind dissolves.

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