Dharana 85 of 112 · verse 104

I Am Everywhere

Set aside concern for the body and hold, firmly, that you are everywhere.

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10 minutes. Seated, eyes closed.

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The practice

Put down for a while the constant background attention to the body — how it feels, what it needs, where it ends. With that set aside and nothing else in view, hold firmly: I am everywhere. Stay with it until it stops being a sentence you are repeating.

What it works on

The two halves are one instruction. The conviction cannot take hold while the body is being monitored, and the body cannot be set down without something to hold in its place.

Notes

  • The verse promises joy from this one, and most people do find it warm rather than austere.

Practise gently

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