This is the continuation of the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. See previous verse 10 here.
यदेतसयापरिजञानं ततसवातनतरयं हि वरणितम ।
स एव खलु संसारो जडानां यो विभीषकः ॥
yadetasya-parijñanam tat-svatantryam hi varnitam /
sa eva khalu samsaro jadanam yo vibhisakah // 11 //
Yadetasya apari-jñanam, now if we don’t understand like...
This is the continuation of a previous lecture on the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom]. In this part, Swamiji is explaining the 10th verse…
“Time only appears, it does not exist.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
तेषु वैचितरयमतयनतमूरधवाधसतिरयगेव यत ।
भुवनानि तदंशाशच सुखदुःखमतरभवः ॥॥
tesu vaicitryam-atyantam-urdhvadha-stiryageva yat /
bhuvanani tad-amsasca sukha-duhkham-atir-bhavah // 10 //
In the previous sloka he has...
This is verse 9 of the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. The Bodhapañcadaśikā, Abhinavagupta’s “Fifteen Verses of Wisdom” is available as part of the "Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism" by Swami Lakshmanjoo.
In this excerpt Swami Lakshmanjoo answers the question “Why our masters have explained to meditate.”
Today’s lecture is an excerpt from the Bodhapañcadaśikā [15 verses of wisdom] as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo. Here he explains the most important points of Kashmir Shaivism, beginning with the explanation of what “that One Being” is like.
These are fifteen ślokas, which were composed by Abhinavagupta, giving a brief exposition of the doctrine of Kashmir Śaivism.
Track 01b (01:40)...
“Lord Shiva is the essence of all beings, His existence is nature, everybody’s nature. Lord Shiva is found in the absence of Lord Shiva also.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
This is a continuation of blog posts on the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. In this final part Swamiji is explaining the 15th and 16th, which are the ending verses.
इतथमिचछाकलाज...
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 //
But in fact these two cycles of...
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 //...
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...
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]
तसयैवैषा परा देवी सवरूपामरशनोतसुका ।
पूरणतवं सरवभावेषु यसया नालपं नचाधिकम ॥
tasyaivaisa para devi svarup-amarsanotsuka /
purnatvam sarva-bhavesu yasya nalpam na cadhikam // 5 //
Tasyaiva para devi, this...
