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The Secret of Mātrikā Chakra — So’ham in Kashmir Shaivism matrika chakra so ham weekly sangha Apr 13, 2026

In this excerpt from our Weekly Sangha, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the inner secret of the Mātrikā Chakra — the recognition of aham and its living expression as So’ham (“I am That”).

He points to a direct way of perceiving reality — not as separate parts, but as a unified whole — through the union of the first and last movements of sound and awareness.

Swamiji: "This is called Mātṛkā, Mātṛkā cakram.

Now he puts the secret of this Mātṛkā cakra here.

The essence of Mātṛkā is, you should not...

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The correct way of meditation on breath with "so'ham" mantra
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The correct way of meditation on breath with "so'ham" mantra dhāraṇā mantra so ham Jun 28, 2023

In this lecture from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, verses 24, Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the correct way of meditation on breath with “soham” mantra.

Dhāraṇā 1

श्रीभैरव उवाच

ऊर्ध्वे प्राणो ह्यधो जीवो

विसर्गात्मा परोच्चरेत् ।

उत्पत्तिद्वितयस्थाने,

भरणाद्भरिता स्थितिः ॥२४॥

 

śrī bhairava uvāca

ūrdhve prāṇo hyadho jīvo

visargātmā paroccaret /

utpattidvitayasthāne, 

bharaṇādbharītā sthitiḥ // 24 //

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