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The difference between ignorance and knowledge māyā vikṛtibhir parabhairava state state of the jīva Aug 18, 2025

Today’s excerpt is from Abhinavagupta’s Paramarthasara (The Essence of the Highest Reality) as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo.

“He gives an example now [to illustrate] what is the difference between ignorance and knowledge; what is the difference between being posted in the Parabhairava state and being posted in the disgusted, trodden state of the jīva. He gives an example for that.”

PS DVD 3 (00:07:02)

जलधर-धूम-रजोभि-

र्मलिनीक्रियते यथा न गगनतलम्।

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How He showers grace to both, worthy and non-worthy bhagavad gita grace parabhairava state May 22, 2025

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo tells a beautiful story to illustrate “How He showers grace to [both] worthy and non-worthy. Everybody has the right to occupy that great state of wealth, the Parabhairava state.”

Now Arjuna puts question.

DVD 3.2 (24:44)

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः 

अनिच्छमानोऽपि बलादाक्रम्येव नियोजितः  ॥३६॥

atha kena prayukto’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ /

anicchamāno’pi balādākramyeva niyojitaḥ //36//

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