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What is the right path in Kashmir Shaivism
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What is the right path in Kashmir Shaivism bhairava bhairavi bliss fullness shakti shiva Jun 17, 2024

In this excerpt from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, (verses 14-16) Swami Lakshmanjoo explains why "the state (avastha) of fullness, which is Bharitakara, the qualification of Bhairavi, belongs to Bhairava. This state, which is of Bhairavi, belongs to Bhairava.

 

 What is the right path? He puts that now.

दिककालकलनोनमुकता

देशोददेशाविशेषिणी ।

वयपदेषटुमशकयासा-

वकथया परमारथतः ॥॥

अनतः सवानुभवानन...

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Who becomes the cause of inserting knowledge in others
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Who becomes the cause of inserting knowledge in others knowledge shakti shiva sutras wheel of energies Mar 13, 2024

In this excerpt from the Shiva Sutras - The Supreme Awakening, third awakening, verse 29, Swami Lakshmanjoo clarifies who is the one inserting knowledge in others.

 

In fact, only that person who has become just like Siva,28 being always busy in his daily routine with internal recitation (ajapa) and ruling his own wheel of energies, can be helpful in illuminating others. He explains this in the next sutra:

29. yo‘vipastho jñahetusca  //

The one who rules the...

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The State of Perfect Embrace of Shiva with Shakti
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The State of Perfect Embrace of Shiva with Shakti perfect embrace shakti āhnika Dec 14, 2023

In this excerpt from the Light on Tantra of Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka Chapter 2-3 third āhnika verse 69, Swami Lakshmanjoo describes The State of Perfect Embrace of Shiva with Shakti – “the state which is to be got, which is to be achieved, by everybody”. The full text with downloadable audio is available as hard and softcover book and ebook.

 

And this state of samghatta (this state of clash) of Lord Siva with Sakti – or perfect...

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The path is Shakti (energy); the path is not Shiva. (Vijnana Bhairava verse 20-21)
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The path is Shakti (energy); the path is not Shiva. (Vijnana Bhairava verse 20-21) energy shakti vijnana bhairava Dec 14, 2023

Swamiji elaborates on why “The path is Shakti (energy); the path is not Shiva.” and why “Energy is the real path you have to tread.”

This lecture is an excerpt from the Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization, verses 20-21, revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo . . .

शकतयावसथापरविषटसय

निरविभागेन भावना ।

तदासौ शिवरूपी सयात

शैवी मुखमिहोचयते ॥॥

saktyavasthapravistasya

nirvibhagena bhavana /

tadasau sivarupi syat

saivi mukhamihocyate // 20 //

 

When you enter in...

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Why Lord Shiva has created this universe, which is Shakti, His supreme energy? (Bodhapañcadaśikā v5)
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Why Lord Shiva has created this universe, which is Shakti, His supreme energy? (Bodhapañcadaśikā v5) bodhapañcadaśikā fifteen ślokas kashmir shaivism shakti Jun 28, 2023

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...

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