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In this excerpt from Swami Lakshmanjoo’s commentary on Chapter 2, verses 64–65 of the Bhagavad Gita, in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, he explains the meaning of śaktipāta (grace), where it comes from, and the importance of maintaining firm will and vigor on the spiritual path. SWAMIJI: [Gr...
In this excerpt from Bhagavad Gita: In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism (chapter 7, verse 14), Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the key to subsiding māyā—illusion. Drawing on Abhinavagupta’s distinctive understanding, he explains that māyā is overcome not by rejecting it as something separate, but by recog...
In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Chapter 6 verse 3, Swami Lakshmanjoo urges us to “Go on meditating day and night.” He then clarifies that meditation is not limited to sitting with closed eyes, but points instead to an ongoing awareness carried into every a...
In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo points to the state of one “who is always focused on the thought of Parabhairava [Supreme Shiva]” and, just as importantly, how one comes to abide there, presented through two slightly different versions of the concluding śloka of Chapter 15—one from Bhagava...
In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains that the path is not to withdraw from life, but to live fully engaged while remaining inwardly established in God-consciousness. Through awareness and offering, all actions become part of the spiritual path. This is from Abhinavagupta's Bhagavad Gita, ...
Excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. In Chapter 12, verse 9, Krishna tells Arjuna: "If you cannot do that—if you do not have the strength to focus all of your desires, thoughts, ambitions, cravings, and longings on Me—then..." ...
This is excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, which we studied during our Weekly Sangha #76. We played an unpublished earlier recording, which John made in 1978, when Swamiji first revealed the Bhagavad Gita in English. This will really sta...
Swami Lakshmanjoo sheds light on Abhinavagupta’s commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, verses 4–9. Here, Krishna (Lord Shiva) reveals why He manifests His divine presence in the world: "To protect those who are saints here, and to destroy those who are sinners; for that [reason], I appear ...
Extracts from Bhagavad Gita on Meditation We have taken three extracts from the earlier Bhagavad Gita Sanghas, to answer the question: What is conquering the mind and what is being un-minded? In the first section, Swamiji explains meditation and draws on the classic understanding of...
In this excerpt, from Abhinavagupta’s Bhagavad Gita revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, Chapter 13, verses 28-29, Swamiji talks about the real way of realization of reality in Kashmir Shaivism. This is from an unpublished audio recording and we included it in the Weekly Sangha #81 – Bhagavad Gita in t...
