The Shabda and Tejas method of contemplation, Based respectively on inner listening and vision, this contemplative practice of ancient origin has been passed down uninterrupted within a spiritual lineage. It aims to establish contact with what tradition refers to as divine vibrations, likened to the Word, to the Sap (lifeblood), and, according to some texts, to nectar. This tradition states that it predates the Big Bang, that is, the manifestation of the physical universe as we know it.

Practitioners report an effect of profound relaxation, accompanied by sustained and stable attention. According to the doctrinal model, this concentration of attention on the inner sound promotes the appearance, in the field of consciousness, of a luminous phenomenon that tradition calls divine phosphorescence, that is to say, light.

According to this same tradition, most other contemplative approaches lead to conceptual representations of the divine, and not to a direct experience.

In this context, visual contemplation, led by Shabda with the support of Tejas, would lead to the state that tradition considers to be the culmination of human consciousness: celestial or divine enjoyment.

Then comes a decisive stage, where Shabda and Tejas give the practitioner access to their inner door. For this opening to be possible, it is necessary first to close the outer doors, that is to say, to reduce sensory stimulation and the flow of mental activity.