Kashmir Shaivism · Vigyan Bhairav Tantra · ~8th c.

112 Guided Meditations of Vigyan Bhairav Tantra

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112 guided sittings · 43 h 53 min · 224 tracks · taught by DYNN · on the The Tantra Path

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The Vigyan Bhairav Tantra is an ancient dialogue between Shiva and Devi (Parvati), in which Devi asks fundamental questions about reality, consciousness, space, time, and liberation.

Shiva does not respond with philosophy or belief.

Instead, he offers 112 direct meditation techniques — precise inner methods designed to guide awareness back to its source.

It is a practical science of consciousness, intended to be experienced rather than studied intellectually.

In this adaptation, each of the 112 meditation techniques has been distilled into a 15-minute audio-guided session, making the practices accessible for modern daily life while preserving their original intent.

These meditations are not presented as a linear training.

Each technique is a complete doorway in itself.

The Nature of Tantra (Important Clarification)

In its original meaning, tantra is a direct method for expanding consciousness — a science of inner perception that uses breath, sensation, sound, attention, and awareness as gateways to realization.

The Vigyan Bhairav Tantra explores awareness through:

These techniques are subtle, powerful, and deceptively simple — like seeds that unfold through contemplation and repeated practice.

deep inner observation aligned with Vipassana principles

selected uses of sound, mantra, movement, or stillness

contemplative exploration rather than forced concentration

You may practice them individually or return to specific techniques over time.

practitioners with some meditation experience

those drawn to non-dual and contemplative traditions

seekers who prefer experiential exploration over belief systems

practitioners wishing to explore awareness beyond structured paths

This practice complements — but does not replace — a disciplined daily meditation path.

The complete Vigyan Bhairav Tantra library — including:

downloadable audio files for offline practice

These meditations are offered as a contemplative library, not a linear course. You are invited to explore individual techniques slowly and intuitively, returning to those that resonate.

This practice complements the Vipassana Path.

While the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra offers non-linear contemplative doorways, Vipassana provides a stable foundation through ethical grounding (Sīla), breath awareness, and progressive training.

For those who feel the need for grounding alongside exploration, the Vipassana Path begins with freely offered introductory practices:

These introductory practices may be explored independently or alongside contemplative exploration.

What you practise

1. Introduction 1 · Two breaths — 9 min · introduction
2. Meditation 1 · Two breaths — 15 min · sitting
3. Introduction 2 Breath turns — 10 min · introduction
4. Meditation 2 Breath turns — 15 min · sitting
5. Introduction 3 · In-out fuse — 10 min · introduction
6. Meditation 3 · In-out fuse — 15 min · sitting
7. Introduction 4 · Breath pause — 10 min · introduction
8. Meditation 4 · Breath pause — 15 min · sitting
9. Introduction 5 · Between Eyebrows — 10 min · introduction
10. Meditation 5 · Between Eyebrows — 15 min · sitting
11. Introduction 6 · Between two breaths — 10 min · introduction
12. Meditation 6 · Between two breaths — 15 min · sitting
13. Introduction 7 · Over dreams and death itself — 10 min · introduction
14. Meditation 7 · Over dreams and death itself — 15 min · sitting
15. Introduction 8 · Know the knower — 9 min · introduction
16. Meditation 8 · Know the knower — 15 min · sitting
17. Introduction 9 · Lie down as dead — 11 min · introduction
18. Meditation 9 · Lie down as dead — 15 min · sitting
19. Introduction 10 · Caress as everlasting life — 10 min · introduction
20. Meditation 10 · Caress as everlasting life — 15 min · sitting
21. Introduction 11 · Stop the doors of the senses — 5 min · introduction
22. Meditation 11 · Stop the doors of the senses — 15 min · sitting
23. Introduction 12 · Weightless — 9 min · introduction
24. Meditation 12 · Weightless — 15 min · sitting
25. Introduction 13 · Five coloured circles — 6 min · introduction
26. Meditation 13 · Five coloured circles — 15 min · sitting
27. Introduction 14 · Spinal colum nerve — 7 min · introduction
28. Meditation 14 · Spinal colum nerve — 15 min · sitting
29. Introduction 15 · Closing openings of the head — 5 min · introduction
30. Meditation 15 · Closing openings of the head — 15 min · sitting
31. Introduction 16 · Absorbed Heart senses — 5 min · introduction
32. Meditation 16 · Absorbed Heart senses — 15 min · sitting
33. Introduction 17 · Unminding mind — 9 min · introduction
34. Meditation 17 · Unminding mind — 15 min · sitting
35. Introduction 18 · Look lovingly at some object — 6 min · introduction
36. Meditation 18 · Look lovingly at some object — 15 min · sitting
37. Introduction 19 · Centering on Buttocks — 5 min · introduction
38. Meditation 19 · Centering on Buttocks — 15 min · sitting
39. Introduction 20 · Letting yourself swing — 5 min · introduction
40. Meditation 20 · Letting yourself swing — 15 min · sitting
41. Introduction 21 · Pierce some part of you nectar — 8 min · introduction
42. Meditation 21 · Pierce some part of you nectar — 15 min · sitting
43. Introduction 22 · Be at a place where you are seeing — 8 min · introduction
44. Meditation 22 · Be at a place where you are seeing — 15 min · sitting
45. Introduction 23 · Feel an object before you — 8 min · introduction
46. Meditation 23 · Feel an object before you — 15 min · sitting
47. Introduction 24 · Mood against someone — 8 min · introduction
48. Meditation 24 · Mood against someone — 15 min · sitting
49. Introduction 25 · Stop — 5 min · introduction
50. Meditation 25 · Stop — 15 min · sitting
51. Introduction 26 · Desires — 8 min · introduction
52. Meditation 26 · Desires — 15 min · sitting
53. Introduction 27 · Dance — 8 min · introduction
54. Meditation 27 · Dance — 15 min · sitting
55. Introduction 28 · Transcend the deprivation — 8 min · introduction
56. Meditation 28 · Transcend the deprivation — 15 min · sitting
57. Introduction 29 · Devotion frees — 8 min · introduction
58. Meditation 29 · Devotion frees — 15 min · sitting
59. Introduction 30 · See your true nature — 7 min · introduction
60. Meditation 30 · See your true nature — 15 min · sitting
61. Introduction 31 · A bowl without seeing the sides — 7 min · introduction
62. Meditation 31 · A bowl without seeing the sides — 15 min · sitting
63. Introduction 32 · See as if for the first time — 7 min · introduction
64. Meditation 32 · See as if for the first time — 15 min · sitting
65. Introduction 33 · Looking into the blue sky — 6 min · introduction
66. Meditation 33 · Looking into the blue sky — 15 min · sitting
67. Introduction 34 · While the ultimate mystical teaching is imparted — 8 min · introduction
68. Meditation 34 · While the ultimate mystical teaching is imparted — 15 min · sitting
69. Introduction 35 · At the edge of a deep well — 5 min · introduction
70. Meditation 35 · At the edge of a deep well — 15 min · sitting
71. Introduction 36 · Look upon some object — 8 min · introduction
72. Meditation 36 · Look upon some object — 15 min · sitting
73. Introduction 37 · Devi, Imagine Sanskrit letters — 8 min · introduction
74. Meditation 37 · Devi, Imagine Sanskrit letters — 15 min · sitting
75. Introduction 38 · Bathe in the center of sound — 9 min · introduction
76. Meditation 38 · Bathe in the center of sound — 15 min · sitting
77. Introduction 39 · Intone a sound, As AUM — 9 min · introduction
78. Meditation 39 · Intone a sound, As AUM — 15 min · sitting
79. Introduction 40 · Refinement of the sound of any letter — 5 min · introduction
80. Meditation 40 · Refinement of the sound of any letter — 15 min · sitting
81. Introduction 41 · Omnipresence sound — 5 min · introduction
82. Meditation 41 · Omnipresence sound — 15 min · sitting
83. Introduction 42 · Intone a sound audibly — 6 min · introduction
84. Meditation 42 · Intone a sound audibly — 15 min · sitting
85. Introduction 43 · Feel the sound ‘HH’ — 7 min · introduction
86. Meditation 43 · Feel the sound ‘HH’ — 15 min · sitting
87. Introduction 44 · Without any ‘A’ or ‘M’ — 7 min · introduction
88. Meditation 44 · Without any ‘A’ or ‘M’ — 15 min · sitting
89. Introduction 45 · A word ending in ‘AH’ — 9 min · introduction
90. Meditation 45 · A word ending in ‘AH’ — 15 min · sitting
91. Introduction 46 · Stopping ears by pressing — 6 min · introduction
92. Meditation 46 · Stopping ears by pressing — 15 min · sitting
93. Introduction 47 · Enter the sound of your name — 5 min · introduction
94. Meditation 47 · Enter the sound of your name — 15 min · sitting
95. Introduction 48 · Sexual union — 5 min · introduction
96. Meditation 48 · Sexual union — 15 min · sitting
97. Introduction 49 · Shaken as leaves (Dance) — 6 min · introduction
98. Meditation 49 · Shaken as leaves (Dance) — 15 min · sitting
99. Introduction 50 · Remembering union — 8 min · introduction
100. Meditation 50 · Remembering union — 15 min · sitting
101. Introduction 51 · Long-absent friend — 7 min · introduction
102. Meditation 51 · Long-absent friend — 15 min · sitting
103. Introduction 52 · Taste of food — 7 min · introduction
104. Meditation 52 · Taste of food — 15 min · sitting
105. Introduction 53 · Discover the ever living — 8 min · introduction
106. Meditation 53 · Discover the ever living — 15 min · sitting
107. Introduction 54 · Actualize the satisfaction — 8 min · introduction
108. Meditation 54 · Actualize the satisfaction — 15 min · sitting
109. Introduction 55 · Reveal the Being — 8 min · introduction
110. Meditation 55 · Reveal the Being — 15 min · sitting
111. Introduction 56 · The deceive of Illusions — 8 min · introduction
112. Meditation 56 · The deceive of Illusions — 15 min · sitting
113. Introduction 57 · Be undisturbed — 7 min · introduction
114. Meditation 57 · Be undisturbed — 15 min · sitting
115. Introduction 58 · A picture show — 7 min · introduction
116. Meditation 58 · A picture show — 15 min · sitting
117. Introduction 59 · Pleasure or on pain — 7 min · introduction
118. Meditation 59 · Pleasure or on pain — 15 min · sitting
119. Introduction 60 · Accepting desires — 7 min · introduction
120. Meditation 60 · Accepting desires — 15 min · sitting
121. Introduction 61 · Universal waves with us — 8 min · introduction
122. Meditation 61 · Universal waves with us — 15 min · sitting
123. Introduction 62 · Internally or externally — 7 min · introduction
124. Meditation 62 · Internally or externally — 15 min · sitting
125. Introduction 63 · Vividly aware — 8 min · introduction
126. Meditation 63 · Vividly aware — 15 min · sitting
127. Introduction 64 · Be uninterruptedly aware — 7 min · introduction
128. Meditation 64 · Be uninterruptedly aware — 15 min · sitting
129. Introduction 65 · Know nothing as pure or impure — 9 min · introduction
130. Meditation 65 · Know nothing as pure or impure — 15 min · sitting
131. Introduction 66 · Be the unsame same — 8 min · introduction
132. Meditation 66 · Be the unsame same — 15 min · sitting
133. Introduction 67 · Sphere of chang — 6 min · introduction
134. Meditation 67 · Sphere of chang — 15 min · sitting
135. Introduction 68 · Particular knowings, doings — 7 min · introduction
136. Meditation 68 · Particular knowings, doings — 15 min · sitting
137. Introduction 69 · Bondage and freedom are relative — 9 min · introduction
138. Meditation 69 · Bondage and freedom are relative — 15 min · sitting
139. Introduction 70 · Livingness — 9 min · introduction
140. Meditation 70 · Livingness — 15 min · sitting
141. Introduction 71 · Feel this as lightning — 7 min · introduction
142. Meditation 71 · Feel this as lightning — 15 min · sitting
143. Introduction 72 · Feel the cosmos — 9 min · introduction
144. Meditation 72 · Feel the cosmos — 15 min · sitting
145. Introduction 73 · Endlessly clear sky — 6 min · introduction
146. Meditation 73 · Endlessly clear sky — 18 min · sitting
147. Introduction 74 · Absorbed In the brilliance — 9 min · introduction
148. Meditation 74 · Absorbed In the brilliance — 15 min · sitting
149. Introduction 75 · Know you as light — 8 min · introduction
150. Meditation 75 · Know you as light — 15 min · sitting
151. Introduction 76 · Blackness — 9 min · introduction
152. Meditation 76 · Blackness — 15 min · sitting
153. Introduction 77 · Disappearing of faults — 8 min · introduction
154. Meditation 77 · Disappearing of faults — 15 min · sitting
155. Introduction 78 · Experience — 8 min · introduction
156. Meditation 78 · Experience — 16 min · sitting
157. Introduction 79 · Ashes — 9 min · introduction
158. Meditation 79 · Ashes — 15 min · sitting
159. Introduction 80 · Become being above human — 8 min · introduction
160. Meditation 80 · Become being above human — 15 min · sitting
161. Introduction 81 · Congeniality — 8 min · introduction
162. Meditation 81 · Congeniality — 15 min · sitting
163. Introduction 82 · Who is me? — 10 min · introduction
164. Meditation 82 · Who is me? — 15 min · sitting
165. Introduction 83 · Dissolve in the beauty — 8 min · introduction
166. Meditation 83 · Dissolve in the beauty — 15 min · sitting
167. Introduction 84 · I am everywhere — 8 min · introduction
168. Meditation 84 · I am everywhere — 15 min · sitting
169. Introduction 85 · Unlimited — 8 min · introduction
170. Meditation 85 · Unlimited — 15 min · sitting
171. Introduction 86 · Beyond not being · You — 7 min · introduction
172. Meditation 86 · Beyond not being · You — 15 min · sitting
173. Introduction 87 · I am existing — 9 min · introduction
174. Meditation 87 · I am existing — 15 min · sitting
175. Introduction 88 · Knower and known — 9 min · introduction
176. Meditation 88 · Knower and known — 16 min · sitting
177. Introduction 89 · Be included — 9 min · introduction
178. Meditation 89 · Be included — 15 min · sitting
179. Introduction 90 · Touching eyeballs — 9 min · introduction
180. Meditation 90 · Touching eyeballs — 15 min · sitting
181. Introduction 91 · Pervading far above and below — 9 min · introduction
182. Meditation 91 · Pervading far above and below — 15 min · sitting
183. Introduction 92 · Above, below and in your heart — 5 min · introduction
184. Meditation 92 · Above, below and in your heart — 15 min · sitting
185. Introduction 93 · As limitlessly spacious — 9 min · introduction
186. Meditation 93 · As limitlessly spacious — 15 min · sitting
187. Introduction 94 · Feel your substance — 9 min · introduction
188. Meditation 94 · Feel your substance — 14 min · sitting
189. Introduction 95 · Feel the fine qualities — 9 min · introduction
190. Meditation 95 · Feel the fine qualities — 15 min · sitting
191. Introduction 96 · Endlessly spacious — 16 min · introduction
192. Meditation 96 · Endlessly spacious — 15 min · sitting
193. Introduction 97 · Plenum as body of bliss — 8 min · introduction
194. Meditation 97 · Plenum as body of bliss — 15 min · sitting
195. Introduction 98 · Into great peace — 6 min · introduction
196. Meditation 98 · Into great peace — 15 min · sitting
197. Introduction 99 · Pervading all directionsmp3 — 10 min · introduction
198. Meditation 99 · Pervading all directionsmp3 — 15 min · sitting
199. Introduction 100 · Objects and subjects — 9 min · introduction
200. Meditation 100 · Objects and subjects — 18 min · sitting
201. Introduction 101 · Believe — 8 min · introduction
202. Meditation 101 · Believe — 15 min · sitting
203. Introduction 102 · Spiritualized Universe — 7 min · introduction
204. Meditation 102 · Spiritualized Universe — 15 min · sitting
205. Introduction 103 · In the very start of desire — 8 min · introduction
206. Meditation 103 · In the very start of desire — 15 min · sitting
207. Introduction 104 · Disappearing in omnipotence — 8 min · introduction
208. Meditation 104 · Disappearing in omnipotence — 15 min · sitting
209. Introduction 105 · Inseparate forms — 11 min · introduction
210. Meditation 105 · Inseparate forms — 15 min · sitting
211. Introduction 106 · As your own consciousness — 8 min · introduction
212. Meditation 106 · As your own consciousness — 15 min · sitting
213. Introduction 107 · Consciousness — 9 min · introduction
214. Meditation 107 · Consciousness — 15 min · sitting
215. Introduction 108 · Be this one — 8 min · introduction
216. Meditation 108 · Be this one — 15 min · sitting
217. Introduction 109 · Be an empty room — 8 min · introduction
218. Meditation 109 · Be an empty room — 19 min · sitting
219. Introduction 110 · Universe is an empty shell — 8 min · introduction
220. Meditation 110 · Universe is an empty shell — 15 min · sitting
221. Introduction 111 · Existing and non-existing — 8 min · introduction
222. Meditation 111 · Existing and non-existing — 15 min · sitting
223. Introduction 112 · Enter space, support less, eternal, still — 8 min · introduction
224. Meditation 112 · Enter space, support less, eternal, still — 15 min · sitting

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