The goddess Devi (Shakti) approaches Lord Shiva. She is confused by the complicated rituals, mantras, and scriptures she sees in the world. She asks him deep, existential questions: "What is your ultimate reality?" "How can I know the space that is beyond time?" "Where is the source of all existence?"
Shiva does not answer with "Theology." He does not give a speech. Instead, he gives her (methods of centering or meditation). Vigyan Bhairava Tantra - 112 Meditations for Se...
Visualizing the body or the world as empty space. The goddess Devi (Shakti) approaches Lord Shiva
The methods use everything—from the mundane to the holy. Instead, he gives her (methods of centering or meditation)
The "story" of this text is that Shiva suggests that you do not need to go to a cave or starve yourself. You simply need to find the one method out of the 112 that "clicks" with your specific personality. Direct Experience: Truth is found in the "now."