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 sepa...
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.
DVD 7 (1:16:40)
स...
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 ...
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Lakshmanjoo Academy.
Visit our bookstore for a 20% discount.
Free shipping in the US and Europe.
Use code "2024DISCOUNT"
This offer is valid through December 31st, 2024.
“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.
Stava ci...
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.
द्रष्टा श्रोता घ्राता
देहेन्द्रियवर्जितोऽप्यकर्तापि ।
सिद्धान्तागमतर्कां
श्चित्रानहमेव रचयामि ॥५०॥
draṣṭā śrotā ghrātā
dehendriya-varjito’py-akartāpi /
s...
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 objective world. You must infuse...
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 eta...
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.
In the sūtra, “the pure elemen...
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 yen...
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...
This week’s lecture is very practical and important, as we all occasionally have to deal with anger and desire and it disturbs our peace and meditation. Here Swamiji explains what do to and how to overcome desire and anger.
This is an excerpt from the third chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism by Swami Lakshmanjoo. The video below has been recorded during the Weekly Sangha #26 where we have been studying the Bhagavad Gita in depth. You can watch and listen to the disc...
We are excited to announce the publishing of "The Wisdom of Kashmir Shaivism".
In the summer of 1987, Swami Lakshmanjoo began compiling what he considered to be the most important verses (ślokas) from the various scriptures (śāstras) that he had studied throughout his life.
Although these verses are primarily from Kashmir Shaivite sources, Swamiji also included verses from other Scriptures such as the Yoga Vāsiṣtha.
Swamiji tells us:
“These verses are for your daily recitation. Maybe somet...
