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In sensual pleasures, what should you do?

“This is my new commentary on this Bhagavad Gita.” Swami Lakshmanjoo exclaims as he tells us what we should do when eating and while experiencing śabda (sound), sparśa (touch), rupa (form) . . . all of the sensual pleasures. In sensual pleasures, what should you do? view on YouTube   DVD...

"This is my trick..." ~Swami Lakshmanjoo (Excerpt: Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism)

In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo exposes to us his trick and secret of Kashmir Shaivism, where “He [Krishna/Lord Shiva] puts forth the reality of His being in each and every object of this world”. This is from the 9th chapter verses 5-7 of the Weekly Sangha – Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashm...

A very different Meaning of Gāyatrī Mantra (in Kashmir Shaivism)

In this excerpt from The Magical Jewel of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism – Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa’s Stava Cintamani, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the traditional Gāyatrī mantra very differently. Stava cintāmaṇi is the work of Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa. Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa is one of the most important Shaivite masters....

What a yogi must do in this internal battle - Bhagavad Gita in a Nutshell

Abhinavagupta tells us that there is a war going on between our senses. In the senses there is joy, and joy fights with sadness, sadness fights with joy. In this excerpt, we will learn what a yogi must do in this internal battle. This video snippet is part one of the Essence of the Bhagavad Gīt...

YOU are Parabhairava

In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains why YOU are really Parabhairava (supreme state of God Consciousness). This is from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, chapter 8 by Swami Lakshmanjoo. View on YouTube Oṁ. Oṁ means: antarālīnatattvaughaṁ cidānandaghanaṁ ...

How to put the Trick of Yoga in all Activities of your Life

In this excerpt, from the weekly Sangha, Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, Swamiji gives a unique and new explanation of a well-known verse from the Bhagavad Gita, calling for moderation in using the senses. Here, in this amendment of the verse, he explains how to put the Trick of Y...

What is real initiation

Swami Lakshmanjoo explains what is initiation and what is its most important feature. This excerpt is from the book, Kashmir Shaivism The Secret Supreme by Swami Lakshmanjoo, Chapter Twelve. The Fivefold Contacts of Masters and Disciples In this universe from time immemorial, the initiation o...

What gives you liberation and what gives you enjoyment of the world

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo elaborates on the question “What gives you liberation and what gives you enjoyment of the world”. DVD 3.1 (26:07) सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः  । अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्...

There are two kinds of glories in Kashmir Shaivism, as explained by Swami Lakshmanjoo

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, chapter 16, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains that there are two kinds of glories in Kashmir Shaivism: “Now, Lord Śiva (Lord Kṛṣṇa) says that there are two kinds of glories: one is divine glory, one is not divine glory. Divine...

The stages of mind and the joy of an appeased mind

This is Swami Lakshmanjoo’s translation of chapter 6, verses 21 to 24, of Abhinavagupta’s commentary of the Bhagavad Gita explaining the stages of mind and the joy of an appeased mind in Kashmir Shaivism. In the summer of 1987 Swami Lakshmanjoo began compiling important verses from the various s...


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