INDEPENDENT STUDY

DHĀRAṆĀ

Applied Attention

Explore twelve contemplative gateways drawn from the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra. Through breath, sensation, sound and the subtle spaces between thoughts, discover meditation as an embodied practice of attention and recognition.

Invocation

Yogic Meditation turns your attention toward the immediacy of this moment—the breath, the senses, the spaces between your thoughts and the infinite potential from which everything arises. Rooted in the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, these practices invite you to recognize awakening as an experience of being more fully alive. Right here. Right now.

BEGIN PRESENCE ›

  • An introduction to the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra and its contemplative framework
  • Twelve meditation practices drawn from the text
  • Breath, sensory awareness, sound, spaciousness and stillness
  • Attention to thresholds and subtle intervals within experience
  • The relationship between dhāraṇā, meditation and recognition
  • Guided contemplative practice and embodied inquiry
  • Reflection prompts and between-session integration
  • Principles of meditation instruction and facilitation
  • Designing contemplative sequences for different individuals and contexts
  • The DHĀRAṆĀ study companion and supporting resources

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Welcome Back

Welcome to your DHĀRANĀ treasury.

Begin with the Prologue to the Practices, then move through the twelve gateways in sequence or allow yourself to return to a particular meditation as it becomes relevant. Practice regularly. These teachings reveal themselves through repetition rather than accumulation.

Notice what happens between the formal practices as well. The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra continually returns you to a simple recognition: awareness and experience are not separate. Let each lesson refine your capacity to notice what is already here.

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