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Who is Lord Shiva meditating on?
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Who is Lord Shiva meditating on? aghora mantra meditation meditation practice utpaladeva Mar 24, 2025

In this excerpt from the book Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals who Lord Shiva is meditating on.

 

Chapter 3 (35:56)

मत्परं नास्ति तत्रापि जापकोऽस्मि तदैक्यतः 

तत्त्वेन जप इत्यक्षमालया दिशसि क्वचित्  ॥१७॥

matparaṁ nāsti tatrāpi jāpako’smi tadaikyataḥ /

tattvena japa ityakṣamālayā diśasi kvacit //17//

O Lord, there is one painting of Your form available in the market.

You have seen that [image] where the Lord is seated with crossed legs, ...

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The upāyas as practice and upāyas as states in Kashmir Shaivism
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The upāyas as practice and upāyas as states in Kashmir Shaivism kashmir shaivism meditation meditation practice śāktopāya the secret supreme upāyas vijnana bhairava Mar 20, 2025

In this special lecture, we will answer the question, are the upāyas a means/practice or a state?

(extract from unpublished interviews with Swamiji, audio archives of the Lakshmanjoo Academy, recorded by John Hughes). All content Copyright © John Hughes.

For more information on the Upayas see the online course https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/112-meditations-course In this online course we will analyze the unique ‘means’ (upāyas) of meditation used in Kashmir Shaivism, and experience medita...

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When the actual sun of God consciousness has risen kashmir shaivism meditation meditation practice practice special verses on practice spiritual path Feb 19, 2025

Swamiji describes how the actual state of God Concsiousness rises in meditation. This is an excerpt from the “Special Verses on Practice" now called The Wisdom of Kashmir Shaivism. He says, "They are for your daily recitation. Maybe sometime you will experience these stages.”

 

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Special Verses-882 (04:30)

prakāśamāne paramārthabhānau

naśyatyavidyātimire samaste /

tadā budhā nirmaladṛiṣtayo’pi

kiñcit na paśyanti bhavaprapañcam // 3

 

This is the way you should recite t...

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