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How to find out the way to achieve God in the activity of the universe

This is a beautiful devotional excerpt from Chapter 1 of the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, highlighting the need to achieve God in the activity of the universe, not by shunning it. “So, you should find out the way to achieve God in the activity of t...

How to not be disturbed by your mind.

In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals how to not be disturbed by your mind.   Chapter 12 (56:13) मनसि स्वरसेन यत्र तत्र प्रचरत्यप्यहमस्य गोचरेषु  । प्रसृतोऽप्यविलोल एव युष्मत्- परिचर्याचतुरः सदा भवेयम्  ॥२५॥ manasi svarasena yatra ...

How to make your mind rest in-between

An interesting śāktopāya practice from the Vijnana Bhairava – How to make your mind rest in-between. Dhāraṇā 45 वह्नेर्विषस्य मध्ये तु चित्तं सुखमयं क्षिपेत् । केवलं वायुपूर्णं वा स्मरानन्देन युज्यते ॥६८॥ vahnerviṣasya madhye tu cittaṁ sukhamayaṁ kṣipet / kevalaṁ vāyupūr...

Shivastotravali sung by Swami Lakshmanjoo and devotees

Swami Lakshmanjoo was very fond of the verses of Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, especially the 13th chapter, and often requested his devotees to sing these sacred hymns. Below is a brief translation revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo of the 13th Chapter. The complete audio/transcription of the Hymns to...


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