This week, we dive into the 3rd of 112 practices for experiencing ourselves as fully human and fully Divine (or as Life/Reality itself).
In our previous two classes, we were sensing into the two ends or poles of the breath. This week, we let go of dichotomy, and explore the central space between. The verse is something like this: the mind is freed, a middle state develops free of thought constructs, and the aspirant can experience a realization of their essential Self. So, with awareness open in all directions at once, we rest attention on the central channel of breath and energy in our body (called by the yogis sushumna nadi - the second 's' is like the sch in schnapps, and the final a is long).
From the interpretation of Lorin Roche:
Breath flows in, filling, filling; in this moment, drink eternity [timelessness]. Breath flows out, emptying, emptying offering itself to infinity [spaciousness]. Cherishing these moments, mind dissolves into heart, heart dissolves into space, body becomes a vibrant field, pulsating between fullness and emptiness... Meditate on the dynamic breath of life within you. In the middle (madhya) of the motion of breathing, delight in the splendour of Life.