In this section from the Light on the Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka, Chapter One Swami Lakshmanjoo is explaining two different types of knowledge that are important in Kashmir Shaivism.
Intellectual knowledge is nourished by that pauruṣa jñāna and pauruṣa jñāna is nourished by that intellectual knowledge, side-by-side. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
Audio 2 – 13:11
अहमित्थमिदं वेद्मीत्येवमध्यवसायिनी।
षट्कञ्चुकाबिलाणूत्थप्रतिबिम्बनतो यदा॥३९॥
धीर्जायते तदा तादृग्ज्ञानमज्ञा
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There is only one difference between the one who is residing in the state of God Consciousness (Parabhairava state) and the other one who is residing in his limited cycle of being.
Here, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the essence of Kashmir Shaivism while translating the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism.
DVD 3.2 (16:46)
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि भागशः ।
अहंकारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥२७॥
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणार्थे वर्तन्ते इति मत्वा न ...
In this excerpt from chapter two of Abhinavagupta’s Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Lakshmanjoo proclaims, “Parabhairava is everywhere. You can’t deny that you are Parabhairava and that Śaktipāta is everywhere. But only one fortunate person in a thousand million understands and realizes the [reality] of his nature–Parabhairava.”
Throughout this recension of Abhinavagupta’s Bhagavad Gita, Swamiji keeps reminding us that Lord Krishna is Parabhairava, universal God consciou...
The Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra is an ancient hymn that elaborates on the Aghora Mantra and explains the role of Svacchanda Bhairava. Svacchanda Bhairava, also known as Aghora Natha, is the lord of the three Aghora Shaktis. This original audio recording features Swami Lakshmanjoo and devotees at his ashram in 1990.
The introductory verses are a description of Svacchanda Bhairava taken from the Svacchanda Tantra, chapter 2. The latter part of the hymn, composed by Vamadeva Rishi, is an elaboration on...
About the Tantraloka Abhinavagupta says the following:
“This Tantrāloka is the manifestation of the three and a half streams of divine nectar which encompass the essence of all spiritual wisdom. With its broad sweep, it embodies in its exposition the quintessence of the Trika school of thought. (Tantrāloka 36.15)
In this excerpt from the Light on the Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka, Volume One Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the real cause of liberation.
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indriyadvarakam sarvam
sukhaduhkhadisamgamam /
itindriyani samtyajya
svasthah svatmani vartate // 136 //
This is the technique of shaktopaya ending in shambhava [state].
Indriya dvarakam sarvam sukha duhkhadi samgamam, when you find pleasure, you find pain; all t...
![He showers grace to [both] worthy and non-worthy. Everybody has the right to occupy that great state of wealth, the Parabhairava state.](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/blogs/2147511598/images/e0d12a2-c0f1-75f-b5b-22c782faf83_greatStateOfWealth_cleanup.jpg)
In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo tells a beautiful story to illustrate “How He showers grace to [both] worthy and non-worthy. Everybody has the right to occupy that great state of wealth, the Parabhairava state.”
Now Arjuna puts question.
DVD 3.2 (24:44)
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः ।
अनिच्छमानोऽपि बलादाक्रम्येव नियोजितः ॥३६॥
atha kena prayukto’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ /
anicchamāno’pi balādākramyeva niyojitaḥ //36//
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In this excerpt, from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, (verses 16b-19), Swami Lakshmanjoo answers the question of whether there is a difference of supremacy between Lord Śiva and Pārvatī. In order to answer this, he first clarifies who is to be worshiped and who is the worshiper.
एवंविधे परे तत्त्वे
कः पूज्यः कश्च तृप्यति ॥१६॥
evaṁvidhe pare tattve
kaḥ pūjyaḥ kaśca tṛpyati // 16b //
When you put this thing in your view, evaṁ vidhe...
Swami Lakshmanjooo explains the yoga of knowledge and action in this excerpt from Chapter Three, verse 5-9, of the Bhagavad Gita, in the light of Kashmir Shaivism.
When you do actions and remain in God consciousness, then that fruit will be, automatically, the knowledge of Parabhairava. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
DVD 3.1 (12:05)
Jñānaṁ kramaṇā rahitaṁ na bhavati, karma ca kauśalo-petaṁ jñānarahitaṁ na bhavati [comm.]. Jñāna cannot remain without actions, and actions ca...
In this lecture, Swamiji explains Abhinavagupta's Anuttarastika, Eight ślokas concerning the essence of anuttara, relating to the un-practicable state of anupāya (the highest means without a means.
Learn more about the UPĀYAS here.
"In this highest state of supreme God consciousness (anuttara) there is no need of spiritual progress (saṁkrāma), no contemplation (bhāvana), no art of expression (kathā), no investigation (yukti), no meditation (dhyāna), no concentration (dhāraṇā ), no recitation
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Excerpt from the 10th chapter [Grace] from Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme, revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. In this lecture, Swamiji explains the acts of Lord Shiva versa the actions of individuals – the will of god versa acting according to our ego.
(The text below is the transcript of the original audio and not the text of the book)
JOHN: This is the seventh lecture to be given by Swami Lakshmanjoo on December 22nd, at his ashram in Srinagar, Kashmir, 2:30 pm.
SWAMIJI: It is going ...
![So this is one’s own consciousness that puts a question and it is one’s own consciousness that gets its reply in the state of the master and the disciple. And the state of the master and the disciple, too, are incorrect states, because dehabhedo hyatāttvikaḥ, the [distinction between the] body of the master and the body of the disciple is not real.](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/blogs/2147511598/images/3caa6b-f87-a0d-563b-65cf620437cf_master-disciple_fb-1536x864_cleanup.jpg)
In this excerpt from The Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka, Volume One verses 252-257. Swami Lakshmanjoo explains “the real state of the master and the disciple”.
तथानुद्घाटिताकारभावप्रसरवर्त्मना ।
प्रसरन्ती स्वसंवित्तिः प्रष्ट्री शिष्यात्मतां गता ॥२५२॥
tathānudghāṭitākārabhāvaprasaravartmanā /
prasarantī svasaṁvittiḥ praṣṭrī śiṣyātmatāṁ gatā //252//
And that consciousness of one’s self, when that consciousness travels on the path without knowing how it
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