Let one meditate on one's own self as having the form of the sky, unbounded by any direction; then the power of consciousness (citi), freed of all support, reveals its own nature.
School paraphrase drawing on Jaideva Singh (1979), Christopher Wallis and Bettina Bäumer (as printed in Wallis's concordance); not a quotation.
Commentary
Singh: one concentrates on the Self as a vast sky, unlimited by any form, adjunct or direction; in that frame of mind the power of consciousness is free of thought-constructs and shines in its own nature. Singh classes it as śāktopāya.
How to sit with it
Feel yourself not as a body in space but as space itself: open sky, with no edge in any direction. Let every sense of boundary go. Rest as that openness.
Where attention rests
Oneself felt as sky, without boundary in any direction
Consciousness shining without support
Not a body shape. The map is oneself as open sky, with no edge in any direction.
Breath
Natural breath. Count about four in and four out only if it helps you settle, then let the count go. No forced hold.
The counts are an optional school pacing aid, not part of the verse. Hold is always 0: this school never adds a deliberate breath-hold.
Any steady, comfortable position (school addition)
Any steady, comfortable position: sitting on a chair, sitting on the floor with support under the hips, or lying on the back. Standing or walking slowly is also acceptable when that is easier. Choose the position in which the body needs the least effort.
School addition. Verse 92 does not specify a body position. The seat is a convenience so the dharana can be practised; it is not part of the technique and makes no claim of tradition.
Safety
Pain is information. Pause, regress, or exit. Never push through sharp pain.
General practice caution only; not medical advice. If boundlessness feels unsettling, feel the body's weight on the floor and open the eyes. If anything feels distressing (dizziness, agitation, strong emotion), stop, open the eyes and rest attention on the feet and the floor.
This door needs no particular posture: sit on a chair, sit on the floor with support, or lie down. Eyes may stay open.
Honesty
Door 069 follows Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 69 (verse 92) in Jaideva Singh's numbering. The door-to-dharana index is a School of 112 Doorways teaching device. Singh's sequence is one edition's count, not an ancient one-to-one canon. The seat, counts, reaction and beat scripts are school additions.
Door index = Jaideva Singh dharana number: Door 069 is dharana 69, verse 92. Other editions number differently (see dharana.numbering_variants).
The seat, breath counts, reaction metaphor, attention-map drawing and beat scripts are school devices, not part of the verse.
The English is a school paraphrase, not a quotation from any translator.
No medical claims. Reaction names are metaphors, not biochemistry.
New door researched on 2026-10-06 on branch research/vbt-houses-2-7; awaiting guardian review.
Name the door. This is Door 069: oneself as boundless sky. Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 69, verse 92.
Geometry. No shape to make. Sit or lie down. The map is open sky with no edges, and you are it.
Orientation. Let the floor or the chair carry you. Eyes closed or soft.
Breath. Natural breath. Count about four in and four out only if it helps. No forced hold.
Attention. Feel yourself not as a body in space but as the space itself. No edge anywhere. Rest as that openness.
Reaction cue. School image: a bounded self opening into sky. A metaphor, not medicine.
Adiyogi thread. Verse 92: meditate on your own self as sky, unbounded by any direction; then the power of consciousness, freed of support, reveals its nature.
Exit / integrate. Release the attention. Feel the weight of the body on its support. Open the eyes when ready.
School of 112 Doorways: seat, breath counts, reaction metaphor, attention map drawing and beat scripts School devices, following the House 1 conventions (doors/HOUSE-1-REGISTRY.md, guardians/CHECKLIST.md). research/PROMPT_TEMPLATE.md is not present in the repository at 32e76c4.
Pain is information, never a badge. Never force the breath. Practice is not medical treatment. The door-to-dhāraṇā index is a School of 112 Doorways teaching device (school_device), not an ancient one-to-one canon.