समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।
मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।।
Holding the body, head, and neck erect and still, being steady, looking at the tip of his own nose and not looking around.
He should remain seated with a placid mind, free from fear, firm in the vow of celibacy, and with the mind fixed on Me by controlling it through concentration, having Me as the supreme goal.
Osho’s Commentary
More details of the posture. The body, head, and neck should be held straight. When the spine is erect, it is easier for the inner energy to move upwards. Gazing at the tip of the nose. This is a technique to still the eyes. When the eyes are still, the mind becomes still. This gaze also helps to focus the energy at the third eye center, between the eyebrows, which is a gateway to higher consciousness. With a serene soul, fearless, firm in the vow of brahmacharya. Brahmacharya does not just mean celibacy. It means the conservation of all energies. All the senses are doorways through which our life force flows out. To be a brahmachari is to turn this flow inwards. And finally, with the mind controlled, thinking of Me, focused on Me. All these techniques are just preparations. The final step is a surrender, a tuning in to the divine. When the instrument is ready, the divine music can begin to flow.