The nature of consciousness is present in all bodies; there is no difference anywhere. Therefore one who contemplates everything as made of it conquers worldly becoming.
School paraphrase drawing on Jaideva Singh (1979), Christopher Wallis and Bettina Bäumer (as printed in Wallis's concordance); not a quotation.
Commentary
Singh: Kṣemarāja quotes this verse on the first Śivasūtra and stresses that consciousness (caitanya) means not just knowing but also free activity; one who realises the same conscious Self in all beings, from Sadāśiva to the tiniest worm, acquires the consciousness of essential oneness (samatā) and is freed from the round of birth and death. Wallis: 'awareness in all beings'.
How to sit with it
Feel the awareness in your own body. Then bring to mind others (people nearby, animals, any living being) and contemplate the same awareness in each, with no difference. Rest in that sameness.
Where attention rests
The same awareness in one's own body and in every other
No difference in it anywhere
Not a body shape. The map is many bodies, each lit from within by the same awareness, with no difference in the light.
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 100 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. Recognising shared awareness does not erase anyone's boundaries or needs, including your own. 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 077 follows Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 77 (verse 100) 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 077 is dharana 77, verse 100. 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 077: the same awareness in every body. Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra dharana 77, verse 100.
Geometry. No shape to make. Sit or lie down. The map is many bodies lit by the same awareness.
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 the awareness in your own body. Then in others, people and animals. The same, with no difference. Rest there.
Reaction cue. School image: the same light in every lamp. A metaphor, not medicine.
Adiyogi thread. Verse 100: the nature of consciousness is in all bodies, with no difference anywhere; contemplating all as that, one conquers worldly becoming.
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.