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Who is that universal dancer?

Excerpt of verse nine from the third awakening of the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo. This is a transcript of the audio not the text from the book. idṛiśaścāyaṁ sarvadā svasvarūpa vimarśāviṣṭaḥ- Such a yogī is always sitting and residing in his own na...

What is real posture (asana) in Kashmir Shaivism

Introduction The Shiva Sutras, by Vasugupta, are divided into three parts. According to Kshemaraja, the three parts correspond to the three means (upayas) for the attainment of liberation (moksha), as revealed by Kashmir Shaivism. The three upayas for traveling from individual limited consciousn...

The one who is centered . . .

. . . if his consciousness is established in the central vein in that force, which is the energy of life (prāṇan), then he remains always the same. In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, Third Awakening, verse 44 (Shiva sutras 3.44), Swami Lakshmanjoo explains that when ...

There are only two aspects found in this universe - Kashmir Shaivism

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening (Third Awakening), verse 8, Swamiji explains that "there are only two aspects found in this universe: one energy, and the next, energy holder."        It is also said in Sarvamaṅgalā śāstra.   śaktiśca śaktimāṁścaiva pad...

You must do this kind of practice for subsiding the power of ignorance, the power of illusion. Shiva Sutras 3.1

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras  – The Supreme Awakening, third awakening, Verse 4) Swami Lakshmanjoo explains how “You must do this kind of practice for subsiding the power of ignorance, the power of illusion.”   ataśca etatpraśamāya So etat praśamāya, for subsiding this limitat...

This is the essence of all mantras! (extract from Shiva Sutras 2.3)

In this extract from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo, Swamiji explains how mantra (sound) is connected with kundalini. You can find some real gems here, we have highlighted a few in bold in the transcript below the video… For such a great yogi the mantra, that su...

The difference between water and snow

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras  – The Supreme Awakening, third awakening verse 17, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the difference between water and snow.   Āgame api – in Tantra also it is said: S.S. 3.17 (04:58) jalaṁ himaṁ ca yo veda guruvaktrāgamātpriye / nāstyeva tasya kartavya...

In each and every action of the universe

This is an excerpt from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo.    39. citta sthitivaccharīra karaṇabāhyeṣu //   The awareness of God consciousness should not only be infused in that state where one’s mind is established in one-pointedness, but it...

How to aim and attain - meditation in Kashmir Shaivism

Swami Lakshmanjoo explains to us what aiming means in the context of meditation in this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening. The Shiva Sutras is a pure monistic text. It was revealed to Vasugupta by Lord Shiva directly, in verses written under a giant rock in Kashmir. This is fro...

What to do when you have slipped from one-pointed-ness

This is an excerpt from “The Mystery of Vibrationless-Vibration in Kashmir Shaivism: Vasugupta’s Spanda Kārikā & Kṣemarāja’s Spanda Sandoha" revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, which addresses the question… What do you do when you have slipped from that one-pointed-ness, and you have slipped down? A...


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