Vijnana Bhairava Dharana 11

Welcome! This meditation comes from the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, an ancient and highly respected Tantra from around the 8th century. The Vijñāna Bhairava comes from the Indian Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism and offers 112 ways to experience the energy of meditation, the Kuṇḍalinī Śakti.

In this simple meditation, we will practice a dhāraṇā (centering technique) from the Vijñāna Bhairava. We engage with a dhāraṇā to experience the energy of meditation. Here we will practice dhāraṇā 11. In dhāraṇā 11, we turn our awareness to the subtle light shining in our skull, which takes us to pure Cit or Consciousness, an experience that Kashmir Shaivism calls Bhairava.