Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 95 · Verse 118
After a sudden start
When a sneeze, a sudden fright, a stumble, a pang of hunger, or a moment of wonder breaks the stream of thought, stay in the clear gap that follows. Do not rebuild the story of who was startled. The gap is the practice. The startle is only the door.
Older line
At the beginning or the end of a sneeze, in fear or in sorrow, at the edge of an abyss, in flight from battle, in wonder, at the beginning or the end of hunger: these states are full of the presence of the Absolute.