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How to put the Trick of Yoga in all Activities of your Life
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How to put the Trick of Yoga in all Activities of your Life ātyaśata bhagavad gita trick of yoga Oct 23, 2023

In this excerpt, from the weekly Sangha, Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, Swamiji gives a unique and new explanation of a well-known verse from the Bhagavad Gita, calling for moderation in using the senses. Here, in this amendment of the verse, he explains how to put the Trick of Yoga in all Activities of your Life. The recording includes questions and answers and further discussion of the subject.

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Introduction and approach to the Vijnana Bhairava by Swami Lakshmanjoo
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Introduction and approach to the Vijnana Bhairava by Swami Lakshmanjoo rudra śāstras swamiji tantra Sep 12, 2023

This is an instruction to The Manual for Self Realization, 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava, and how to approach it, by Swami Lakshmanjoo.

Vijñāna Bhairava is one chapter in Rudrayāmala Tantra. And another chapter in Rudrayāmala Tantra is Parātriṁśikā. This chapter1 is from the Bhairava point of view. These are not Rudra śāstras nor Śiva śāstras.2 These are Bhairava śāstras–monistic, pure monistic.

You already know there are three upāyas, three means. One is superior, the...

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The misunderstanding about bondage and liberation (Bodhapañcadaśikā verse 14)
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The misunderstanding about bondage and liberation (Bodhapañcadaśikā verse 14) bodhapañcadaśikā bondage liberation lord shiva Sep 08, 2023

Here Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals that bondage and liberation are not separate from the reality of Lord Siva. And why this theory of Shaivism is misunderstood. 

Bondage and Liberation are not separate from the reality of Lord Shiva. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

 

एतौ बनधविमोकषौ च परमेशसवरूपतः ।

न भिदयेते न भेदो हि तततवतः परमेशवरे ॥

etau bandha-vimoksau ca paramesa-svarupatah  /

na bhidyete na bhedo hi tattvatah paramesvare  // 14 //

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What is the reality of time in Kashmir Shaivism (Bodhapañcadaśikā verses 12-13)
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What is the reality of time in Kashmir Shaivism (Bodhapañcadaśikā verses 12-13) bodhapañcadaśikā shaiva śāstras tat prāsāda Aug 15, 2023

Swamiji explains why:

“Yogis understand that it is only a trick, there is no time.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

This is the 12th and 13th verse of the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 Verses of Wisdom] for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. 

 

ततपरासादरसादेव गुरवागमत एव वा ।

शासतरादवा परमेशसय यसमातकसमादुपागतम ॥

tat-prasada-rasadeva gurvagamata eva va  /

sastradva paramesasya yasmat kasmad-upagatam  // 12 //...

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How to find God Consciousness in the daily routine of life
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How to find God Consciousness in the daily routine of life good conciousness kashmir shaivism spanda Jul 24, 2023

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 Shaivism there are two texts that deal specifically with the spanda principal. The Spanda Karika (precise philosophical statements) on the Spanda theory and the Spanda Sandoha (exposition) of the spanda principle.

The theory of spanda was hidden in the body of the Tantras and was extracted by Vasugupta and given to us in...

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Why the cycle of the universe is Lord Shiva's energy (Bodhapañcadaśikā verse 6-8)
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Why the cycle of the universe is Lord Shiva's energy (Bodhapañcadaśikā verse 6-8) bodhapañcadaśikā cycle energy lord shiva Jul 24, 2023

Swamiji explains to us how and why Lord Shiva disconnects Himself from His energy and yet is never disconnected from it at the same time.

This is from the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the “15 verses of wisdom” for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”.

This part starts with verses 6 - 8. 

 

एष देवोऽनया देवया नितयं करीडारसोतसुकः ।

विचितरान सृषटिसंहारान विधतते युगपदविभुः ॥

esa devo’naya devya nityam...

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What is real initiation
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What is real initiation fivefold contacts initiation kashmir shaivism Jul 24, 2023

Swami Lakshmanjoo explains what is initiation and what is its most important feature. This excerpt is from the book, Kashmir Shaivism The Secret Supreme by Swami Lakshmanjoo, Chapter Twelve.

The Fivefold Contacts of Masters and Disciples

In this universe from time immemorial, the initiation of masters has taken place from Lord Śiva up to the mortal beings. This contact of the master with the disciple takes place in five different ways. The highest contact of the master with the disciple...

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What is triple awareness in Kashmir Shaivism
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What is triple awareness in Kashmir Shaivism kashmir shaivism shiva sutras triple awareness Jul 24, 2023
In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening Swami Lakshmanjoo explains how a “yogī whose God consciousness is destroyed by the state of illusion becomes dependent on his action.” Swamiji then reveals how to overcome this with “Triple awareness.”

 

“Triple awareness carries one to God Consciousness!” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

 

Shiva Sutras 3.35

35. mohapratisamhatastu karmatma //

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How to be born anew in days, not in months - Kashmir Shaivism
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How to be born anew in days, not in months - Kashmir Shaivism born anew dvādaśānta vijnana bhairava tantra Jul 24, 2023

In this excerpt from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava TantraDharana 28, verse 51, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals how "one is born anew in days, not in months." His advice is one of the major practices of Kashmir Shaivism.

 

Dharana 28

यथा तथा यतर ततर 

दवादशानते मनः कषिपेत ।

परतिकषणं कषीणवृतते-

रवैलकषणयं दिनैरभवेत ॥॥

yatha tatha yatra tatra

dvadasante manah ksipet  /

pratiksanam ksinavrtter-

vailaksanyam dinairbhavet //...

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What gives you liberation and what gives you enjoyment of the world bhagavad gita brahmā liberation Jul 24, 2023

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo elaborates on the question “What gives you liberation and what gives you enjoyment of the world”.

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सहयजञाः परजाः सृषटवा पुरोवाच परजापतिः 

अनेन परसविषयधवमेष वोऽसतविषटकामधुक  ॥॥

sahayajñah prajah srstva purovaca prajapatih /

anena prasavisyadhvamesa vo‘stvistakamadhuk //10//

Prajāpati means Brahmā. It is translated by all commentators of the ...

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There are two kinds of glories in Kashmir Shaivism, as explained by Swami Lakshmanjoo
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There are two kinds of glories in Kashmir Shaivism, as explained by Swami Lakshmanjoo divine glory kashmir shaivism moksha Jul 24, 2023

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita in the Light of Kashmir Shaivism, chapter 16, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains that there are two kinds of glories in Kashmir Shaivism:

“Now, Lord Siva (Lord Krsna) says that there are two kinds of glories: one is divine glory, one is not divine glory. Divine glory shines in those who are blessed and the symptoms of divine glory are what He says now.”

 

Chapter 16

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अभयः सततवसंशुदधिरजञानयोगवयवसथितिः 

दानं दमशच यजञशच सवाध...

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The stages of mind and the joy of an appeased mind bhagavad gita kashmir shaivism mind Jul 24, 2023

This is Swami Lakshmanjoo’s translation of chapter 6, verses 21 to 24, of Abhinavagupta’s commentary of the Bhagavad Gita explaining the stages of mind and the joy of an appeased mind in Kashmir Shaivism.

In the summer of 1987 Swami Lakshmanjoo began compiling important verses from the various scriptures he had studied throughout his life. Each Sunday he would distribute one or two slokas to devotees, at the same time giving in brief their essential meaning. In all Swamiji...

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