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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 We played an unpublished earlier recording, which John made in 1978, when Swamiji first revealed the Bhagavad Gita in English.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 This is from an unpublished audio recording and we included it in the Weekly Sangha #81 – Bhagavad Gita in t...
Excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, by Swami Lakshmanjoo Chapter 18. “God is doing it! Focus your mind on me only!” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo view on YouTube Mat cittaḥ sarva durgāṇi mat prasādāt tariṣyasi (58th śloka). Mat citta, when you focus your mind in Me,...
In this excerpt from Chapter Six of the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, by Swami Lakshmanjoo) he explains how to meditate and what should be our attitude . . . DVD 6.1 (10:28) आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते । योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते ॥३॥ ārurukṣo...
This is part two of an earlier excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita audio recordings (compare to the later video recordings). Swamiji explains why this fourteen fold creation (of prakṛti) and puruṣa, is soaked with supreme consciousness. “That person who understand this way–what is puruṣa, what is pra...
In this excerpt from the earlier Bhagavad Gita audio recordings (compare to the later video recordings), Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the importance of prakṛti (nature) in Kashmir Shaivism. “Through prakṛti you’ll rise. It is prakṛti through which you will fall.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo puruṣaḥ prak...
There is only one difference between the one who is residing in the state of God Consciousness (Parabhairava state) and the other one who is residing in his limited cycle of being. Here, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the essence of Kashmir Shaivism while translating the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of...
