Crown awareness
open presence at the crown
Kum Nye practice begins from relaxed awareness rather than forcing a fixed energy anatomy; the crown marker represents a felt opening and orientation of attention. This is a modern lineage teaching aid, not a canonical Tibetan anatomical point.
Point 1 of 8 in Tibetan Kum Nye — Body of Ease
Cross-tradition overlaps
- Crown awareness ↔ Crown (distance 0.020)
Sources
Tarthang Tulku, Kum Nye Relaxation (primary)
Part I, “The Practice of Kum Nye,” presents the relaxation exercises, body awareness, and experiential language used for this modern Tarthang Tulku system.
Longchen Rabjam, The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding (secondary_translation)
Nyingma contemplative context for body, breath, and awareness language; it is not a point-by-point Kum Nye manual.