10. Śiva in the Daharākāśa

[...] Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad verse 40-41

In the Brahmapura (the body which is the city of the Brahman, wherein is the abode of the Brahman of the Microcosm), wherein is the abode of the form of a white lotus (the heart) known as the Dahāra, O Sage, in the middle of it is the ether known as the Daharākāśa. That ether is Śiva, the infinite existence, non dual consciousness and unsurpassed bliss. That Śiva is the witness established in the hearts of all beings, without any exception, and manifests himself to the seeker, in accord with the strength of vision and degree of spiritual development attained by the seeker. Hence, this Śiva is known as the heart of all beings and the liberator from the bonds of worldly existence. Thus says the Upaniṣad.^[1]