This lecture is an excerpt from the Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization by Swami Lakshmanjoo).
Introduction by John Hughes: “The narrative begins with Bhairavi, feigning ignorance, telling Bhairava that, even though She has heard all the various theories and explanations of the nature of reality, She still has doubts and is not completely satisfied. She implores Bhairava, “What is the real essence of the way we have to tread? Please, O Lord, remove My doubts...
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...
An interesting saktopaya practice from the Vijnana Bhairava – How to make your mind rest in-between.
Dharana 45
वहनेरविषसय मधये तु
चिततं सुखमयं कषिपेत ।
केवलं वायुपूरणं वा
समराननदेन युजयते ॥॥
vahnervisasya madhye tu
cittam sukhamayam ksipet /
kevalam vayupurnam va
smaranandena yujyate // 68 //
Now He puts another process. It is saktopaya.*
Make your mind rest between the energy of will and knowledge. Give your mind rest between the energy of will and knowledge (iccha...
In this excerpt from the Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization Swami Lakshmanjoo explains a śāktopāya technique for revealing the formation of the nature of Bhairava by means of Bhairavi (Bhairavi means, uninterrupted awareness). How to maintain uninterrupted awareness?
Dharana 2
Now next.
मरुतोऽनतरबहिरवापि
वियदयुगमानिवरतनात ।
भैरवया भैरवसयेतथं
भैरवि वयजयते वपुः ॥॥
maruto’ntarbahirvapi
viyadyugmanuvartanat /70
bhairavya bhairavasyettham
bhairavi vyajyate vapuh // 25...
An important excerpt from the fifth verse of the Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization by Swami Lakshmanjoo, reveals the reality of supreme consciousness-the essence of all Tantra
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This is the question of Devī.
परापरायाः सकलम
अपरायाशच वा पुनः ।
पराया यदि तदवतसयात
परतवं तदविरुधयते ॥॥
parāparāyāḥ sakalam
aparāyāśca vā punaḥ /
parāyā yadi tadvatsyāt
paratvaṁ tadvirudhyate // 5 //
There are three energies. In...
