When a desire or a cognition has arisen, let one place the mind on it, with the mind on nothing else, regarding it as the Self; then comes the vision of reality.
School paraphrase drawing on Jaideva Singh (1979), Christopher Wallis and Bettina Bäumer (as printed in Wallis's concordance); not a quotation.
Commentary
Singh: when the mind is withdrawn from the object of the desire or knowledge and fixed on the desire or knowledge itself as the very Self, a power of the divine, the mind is rid of thought-constructs and reality is realised. Singh classes it as śāmbhavopāya.
How to sit with it
When a desire or thought arises, set its object aside. Place the mind on the desire or thought itself, as energy arising in you and as you. Keep the mind on nothing else.
Where attention rests
The desire or thought itself, not its object
That desire or thought recognised as the Self's own energy
Not a body shape. The map turns around: instead of following a desire out to its object, attention stays with the desire itself as an expression of oneself.
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 98 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. This is not acting on the desire or suppressing it; simply resting attention in it. 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 075 follows Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 75 (verse 98) 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 075 is dharana 75, verse 98. 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 075: desire or knowing seen as the self. Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 75, verse 98.
Geometry. No shape to make. Sit, or practise during the day. The map is a want turned back to its source.
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. When a desire or thought arises, set its object aside. Rest in the desire or thought itself, as your own energy.
Reaction cue. School image: a want curling back to its source. A metaphor, not medicine.
Adiyogi thread. Verse 98: when a desire or cognition arises, place the mind on it as the Self, with the mind on nothing else; then comes the vision of reality.
Exit / integrate. Drop the exercise. Notice the room: its sounds, its light. Carry the quiet into what comes next.
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.