. . . if his consciousness is established in the central vein in that force, which is the energy of life (pranan), 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 consciousness is established in the center of that internal consciousness (antari samvit), and in the center of that central breath (madhyam prana), the yogi remains always the same.
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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.”
atasca etatprasamaya
So etat prasamaya, for subsiding this limitation of life, limitation of being . . .
sarire samharah kalanam // 4 //
You must make all the circles (kalas) in your body enter one into the other from gross to subtle.
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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 supreme-I, universal-I (mantra is here universal-I, not individual-I), the splendor of that universal-I is explained in this next sutra, third.
विदयाशरीरसतता मनतररहसयम ॥॥
vidya-sarira-satta...
In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras – The Supreme Awakening, third awakening verse 17, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the difference between water and snow.
Agame api – in Tantra also it is said:
S.S. 3.17 (04:58)
jalam himam ca yo veda guruvaktragamatpriye /
nastyeva tasya kartavyam tasyapascimajanmata //
“O dear Priye, O dear Parvati, the one who understands what reality lies in water and its coagulated formation, snow (this substance is the same, but the...
This is an excerpt from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo.
The awareness of God consciousness should not only be infused in that state where one’s mind is established in one-pointedness, but it should also be infused in the establishment of his body,in his organic actions,and in the external objective world.
He should also find the state of turya in the...
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 from the first awakening, verse 16.
16. suddha-tattva-samdhanadva’pasusaktih //
By aiming at the pure element of Siva, he possesses Siva’s unlimited energy.
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This is a lecture of Swamiji given in Kashmiri translated into English. You can also listen and read more about the Systems and Schools of Shaivism by visiting this blog excerpt from the book Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme, Chapter 19, where Swamiji explains the four sub-systems of this philosophy in English.
Long after Sage Durvasa was first initiated into Shaivism by Lord Shiva on Mount Kailash, the Lord felt the need of explaining it in still greater detail...
Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals why “God consciousness is never absent from being”, in all the states of waking, dreaming, deep sleep and the void state. This excerpt is from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening, third awakening, verse number 31.
“God consciousness is never in any way absent from being.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
This universe is the expansion of his energy in objective impressions and in the dissolution of those...
Today’s lecture is an excerpt from the book the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo (Shiva Sutras 2.10), where Swamiji answers the question: “why, when you are in samādhi and are unable to maintain awareness, do you enter the dreaming state rather than the waking state?”
10. vidyāsaṁhāre tadutthasvapnadarśanam //
(Second awakening verse 10)
(The text below is from the book, it is not a transcript)
Although he is established in God...
Pause-less effort and its real importance is the subject of this excerpt from the most unique book on Kashmir Shaivism, Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. This is from the second awakening, verse number two.
Pauseless effort brings about his attainment
of God consciousness.
This yogī’s attainment of God consciousness is realized by his continued effort....
In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras - The Supreme Awakening, third awakening, verse 29, Swami Lakshmanjoo clarifies who is the one inserting knowledge in others.
In fact, only that person who has become just like Siva,28 being always busy in his daily routine with internal recitation (ajapa) and ruling his own wheel of energies, can be helpful in illuminating others. He explains this in the next sutra:
29. yo‘vipastho jñahetusca //
The one who rules the...
Excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, Third Awakening, revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. We are studying the Shiva Sutras in our weekly Sangha. Find out more here.
2. jñanam bandhah //
(For this limited individual),
all knowledge is bondage.
Whatever knowledge this individual possesses is bondage for him. The meaning of the present sutra is different from the meaning given for the second sutra of the First Awakening which is also jñanam bandhah....
