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Whoever knows Me, he is really a realized soul and he has got full faith in Me bhagavad gita sloka soul Nov 25, 2024

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Lakshmanjoo quotes Lord Shiva/Krishna saying: “I am the creator of everybody, I am the producer of everybody. This way, whoever knows Me, he is really a realized soul and he has got full faith in Me.”

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Bhagavad Gita DVD 10 (05:55)

एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः  ।

सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः  ॥७॥

etāṁ vibhūtiṁ yogaṁ ca mama yo vetti tattvataḥ /

so’vikampena yogena yujyate nātra saṁśayaḥ  //7// 

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A special excerpt from Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka
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A special excerpt from Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka devotion kashmir shaivism love shaktipata [grace] tantrāloka Nov 25, 2024

“Love and devotion for God arise from His Grace”.
~Swami Lakshmanjoo

 

 

Below is an extract from the Tantraloka 13th Ahnika revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo…

This is an unpublished text from the Archive of the Lakshmanjoo Academy)
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 purāṇe’pi ca tasyaiva

prasādādbhaktiriṣyate /

yayā yānti parāṁ siddhiṁ

tadbhāvagatamānasāḥ // 285 //

In Purāṇa also, in historical tantras also–tantras which propound only histories of the past saints–in those h...

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The difference between water and snow
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The difference between water and snow shiva sutras spanda Nov 18, 2024

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras  – The Supreme Awakening, third awakening verse 17, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the difference between water and snow.

 

Āgame api – in Tantra also it is said:

S.S. 3.17 (04:58)

jalaṁ himaṁ ca yo veda guruvaktrāgamātpriye /

nāstyeva tasya kartavyaṁ tasyāpaścimajanmatā //

“O dear Priye, O dear Pārvatī, the one who understands what reality lies in water and its coagulated formation, snow (this substance is the same, but the formation is separate, snow i...

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The importance of meditation during your life in Kashmir Shaivism bhagavad gītā kashmir shaivism meditation Nov 08, 2024

In this excerpt from the end of chapter 7 and the concluding verse of the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the importance of meditation during your life in Kashmir Shaivism. We are presenting two translations by Swamiji, recorded at different times of his life. The first is a video recording made in Swamiji’s later years, and the second is an audio lecture recorded earlier.


 Now 30th śloka. This is the ending śloka.

DVD 7 (1:16:40)

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Whatever happens in this world - He is never lost! bhagavad gita parabhairava puruṣa Nov 04, 2024

We have been studying some very interesting parts from Abhinavagupta’s Bhagavad Gita, in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo in our Weekly Sangha. This particular part from Chapter 13 (verses 27-28) is very reassuring in today’s turbulent times.

DVD 13 (59:30)

यावत्किञ्चित्संभवति सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम् 

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ  ॥२७॥

yāvat-kiñcit-saṁbhavati sattvaṁ sthāvarajaṅgamam  /

kṣetra-kṣetrajña-saṁyogāt-tad-viddhi bharatarṣabha  //27//

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Happy Diwali! - The light of all darkness
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Happy Diwali! - The light of all darkness bhaṭṭa nārāyaṇa darkness and light jewel stava cintāmaṇi Oct 31, 2024

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“He is the Light of all Darkness, all Ignorance of Light. All absence of Light and Presence of Light Have come out from that Light.” (Stava cintāmaṇi)

“Stava cintāmaṇi is the work of Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa. Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa is one of the most important Shaivite masters.

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When His Spanda overflows and He creates this World again dvaita vikalpe galite pravilaṅghya mohanīṁ māyām spanda Oct 28, 2024

Swami Lakshmanjoo explains what happens when differentiated perception is totally destroyed, His spanda overflows and He creates this world again.

This is an excerpt from Abhinavagupta’s Paramarthasara, The Essence of the Highest Reality, by Swami Lakshmanjoo. Now also available as video on demand.

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द्रष्टा श्रोता घ्राता

देहेन्द्रियवर्जितोऽप्यकर्तापि  ।

सिद्धान्तागमतर्कां

श्चित्रानहमेव रचयामि  ॥५०॥

 

draṣṭā śrotā ghrātā

dehendriya-varjito’py-akartāpi /

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In each and every action of the universe
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In each and every action of the universe god consciousness shiva sutras vasugupta Oct 28, 2024

This is an excerpt from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. 

 

39. citta sthitivaccharīra karaṇabāhyeṣu //
 

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 objective world. You must infuse...

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How to aim and attain - meditation in Kashmir Shaivism
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How to aim and attain - meditation in Kashmir Shaivism meditation shiva sutras sūtra universe vasugupta Oct 21, 2024

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. śuddha-tattva-saṁdhānādvā’paśuśaktiḥ //

By aiming at the pure element of Śiva, he possesses Śiva’s unlimited energy.

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You are that! etat yonīni lord śiva prakṛtis Oct 21, 2024

Today’s excerpt is a very important lecture on the qualification of Parabhairava, as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo in Chapter 7 of the Bhagavad Gita, in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism

 

 

View or download the video on YouTube.

DVD 7 (11:28)

एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय 

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः  प्रभवः  प्रलयस्तथा  ॥६॥

etadyonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇītyupadhāraya /

ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayastathā //6//

Sarvāṇī bhūtāni etat yonīni, all individuals are etat yonīni, they are...

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Why all paths, even the wrong path, will carry him to You
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Why all paths, even the wrong path, will carry him to You pathway prasādaṁ śloka Oct 14, 2024

In this excerpt from The Magical Jewel of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism – Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa’s Stava Cintāmaṇi, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals what rasa (taste) means here and why “all paths, even the wrong path, will carry him to You”.

“All pathways, whatever activity you do, this is the pathway, this is the real pathway. Everything is You. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

St.Cin. CD 424 (07:30)

कः पन्था येन न प्राप्यः का च वाङ्नोच्यसे यया ।

किं ध्यानं येन न ध्येय: किंवा किं नासि यत्प्रभो॥२१॥

kaḥ panthā yena ...

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Special lecture on the heaviness of the world - Chants for healing aghora mantra svachandanatha wisdom in kashmir shaivism world mental health day Oct 10, 2024

In view of all that is HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, we decided to share a few of Swamiji’s insights/comments and the value of the Aghora Mantra. Also, we have included an audio extract from the 13th Chapter of Kashmir Shaivism, the Secret Supreme, to gain a deeper understanding of Svacchanda Bhairava also known as Aghora Natha, the lord of the three Aghora energies which we recite at the beginning of each Sangha.

The first excerpt is from Swamiji's latest book: "The Wisdom of Kashmir Shaivism" a col...

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