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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 53 · Verse 76

Colors in light

Let your gaze rest on a space colored by light: sunlight dappled on a wall, the glow around a lamp, the shifting colors where light falls through glass or leaves. Do not look at the objects being lit. Rest in the colored space itself, and let the looking soften until the one who looks is as open as the light.

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Fix your gaze on a space made many-colored by the light of the sun, a lamp, or the like. Right there, the form of your own Self shines.

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