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“The light of Consciousness is not only pure Consciousness”, and Swami Lakshmanjoo explains why this is so in this excerpt from the book Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism, The Oral Teachings of Swami Lakshmanjoo. This is from Chapter Three; Entrance into the Supreme Reality. This is a good b...
This is an excerpt from the Spanda Sandoha, an exposition of Kṣemarāja on the first verse of the Spanda Kārikā written by Vasuguptanātha, revealed to us by Swami Lakshmanjoo. Available now as a complete set under the title The Mystery of Vibrationless-Vibration in Kashmir Shaivism: Vasugupta’s Sp...
In this excerpt, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals “Why Lord Shiva has created this universe, which is Shakti, His supreme energy?” This lecture is from the Bodhapañcadaśikā [15 verses of wisdom], verse 5. Bodhapañcadaśikā [15 verses of wisdom] तस्यैवैषा परा देवी स्वरूपामर्शनोत्सुका । पूर्णत्व...
Swamiji reveals what is the real essence of mantra in Kashmir Shaivism, and how mantras are one with Mother (Kundalini), who is one with Lord Shiva, and how to awaken the divine mother. This is an excerpt from the second awakening, verse number 3 (Shiva Sutras 2.3).book: Shiva Sutras, The Suprem...
Kashmir Shaivism is known as the Pure Trika System. The word trika means “the threefold science of man and his world.” "Trika system is meant for any human being, without the restriction of caste, creed or color." ~Swami Lakshmanjoo In this excerpt from the book Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Sup...
A central theme of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism is the highly esoteric principle known as spanda which means vibrationless/vibration or established stable movement. In our Shaivism there are two texts that deal specifically with the spanda principle. The Spanda Karika (precise philosophical...
