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shambhavi mudra

शाम्भवीमुद्रा śāmbhavī-mudrā

A meditative seal: the gaze fixed toward the brow while the attention turns inward, aimed at the thought-free state the texts call unmani, the 'no-mind'. Named for Shambhu (Shiva).

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  • What are Mudras? Lineages

    Others in the family are gentler and more inward: shambhavi mudra , a fixing of the gaze toward the brow while the attention turns inward, aimed at the still, thought-free state the texts call unmani , the "no-…

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