meditation Archives - Lakshmanjoo Academy, Kashmir Shaivism

It is effort that, when it flows out in active consciousness, makes one’s universal consciousness shine instantaneously. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

The importance of “active” effort in meditation according to Kashmir Shaivism

In this important excerpt from the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening (verse 5 of the First Awakening), Swami Lakshmanjoo explains the importance of “active” effort, it is “That effort (the…

Meditation you have to do with vigor, with alertness. If alertness is a bit lessened, gone! There is no God consciousness. So this is a trick. When there is śaktipāta (grace), you become focused. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

Special lecture on meditation – Extracts from Bhagavad Gita

Extracts from Bhagavad Gita on Meditation We have taken three extracts from the earlier Bhagavad Gita Sanghas, to answer the question: What is conquering the mind and what is being…

The upāyas as practice and upāyas as states in Kashmir Shaivism

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 (extract from unpublished interviews with Swamiji, audio archives of the Lakshmanjoo Academy, recorded by…

No matter what happens, a yogi must maintain awareness in continuity. ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

Why, when you are in samādhi and are unable to maintain awareness… (Shiva Sutras 3.10)

Today’s lecture is an excerpt from the book the Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo (Shiva Sutras 2.10), where Swamiji answers the question: “why, when you are in…

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