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What is the right path in Kashmir Shaivism
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What is the right path in Kashmir Shaivism bhairava bhairavi bliss fullness shakti shiva Jun 17, 2024

In this excerpt from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, (verses 14-16) Swami Lakshmanjoo explains why "the state (āvasthā) of fullness, which is Bharitākārā, the qualification of Bhairavī, belongs to Bhairava. This state, which is of Bhairavī, belongs to Bhairava.

 

 What is the right path? He puts that now.

दिक्कालकलनोन्मुक्ता

देशोद्देशाविशेषिणी ।

व्यपदेष्टुमशक्यासा-

वकथ्या परमार्थतः ॥१४॥

अन्तः स्वानुभवानन्दा

विकल्पोन्मुक्तगोचरा ।

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What is the essence of all beings in Kashmir Shaivism (Bodhapañcadaśikā v15-16)
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What is the essence of all beings in Kashmir Shaivism (Bodhapañcadaśikā v15-16) bhairava bodhapañcadaśikā itthaṁ lord shiva Dec 20, 2023

“Lord Shiva is the essence of all beings, His existence is nature, everybody’s nature. Lord Shiva is found in the absence of Lord Shiva also.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

This is a continuation of blog posts on the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. In this final part Swamiji is explaining the 15th and 16th, which are the ending verses.

 

इत्थमिच्छाकलाज्ञानशक्तिशूलाम्बुजाश्रितः ।

भैरवः सर्वभावानां स्व...

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Meditating on the wheel of energies in Kashmir Shaivism
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Meditating on the wheel of energies in Kashmir Shaivism 6th sloka bhairava shiva sutra Dec 14, 2023

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, Swamiji explains the 6th sloka. “Now, in the next sūtra, the author explains how, by the intensity of meditation (parāmarśa), the external state of dualistic consciousness is absorbed in non-dualistic consciousness.”…

“By establishing and meditating on the wheel of energies, the differentiated universe comes to an end.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

 Now, in the next sūtra, the author explains how, by the intensity of meditation (p...
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