Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism

Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism
Title Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism PDF eBook
Author Swami Lakshman Joo
Publisher Suny Press
Pages 184
Release 1994
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
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This book presents the oral teachings of the twentieth century's great Kashmir Shaivite master. The last of his long lineage, Swami Lakshmanjoo preserved, as did his predecessors, the oral knowledge that illuminates this ancient philosophy--that clarifies the often deliberately obscure tantric texts. Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the essence of the way and the means to self realization. Here in his own original discourses, as well as in his English renderings of Abhinavagupta and Kshemaraja, he unveils the essential teachings of this yoga philosophy. Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals the tantric understanding of the purpose and reason for creation. He offers instruction on the greatness and importance of the supreme mantra sauh\ . In his presentation of effective practice, he explains why meditation is both effortless and, at the same time, difficult. In his discussion of discipline he clarifies why personal habits and dispositions play an important part in spiritual growth. Finally, in his unveiling of the path of Kundalini yoga, he is intent on exposing and thereby preserving this hidden and elevated process while warning of its pitfalls. Contains 8 black and white, 14 full color photographs.

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism
Title Kashmir Shaivism PDF eBook
Author Swami Lakshmanjoo
Publisher
Pages 176
Release 2015-07-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780983783367

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This book, Kashmir Shaivism: the Secret Supreme, by the twentieth century's great philosopher saint Swami Lakshmanjoo, presents a systematic unfolding of the Tantric teachings of the ancient tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. This profound tradition, long enshrouded in secrecy, is so rich and detailed in its descriptions of what it reveals as the ascent of individual consciousness to universal God Consciousness that it has been characterized as 'a mystical geography of awareness'. Within the pages of this book is found the key of the oral tradition which unlocks its secrets and provides the reader with the tools necessary to venture into this wondrous landscape.

The Doctrine of Vibration

The Doctrine of Vibration
Title The Doctrine of Vibration PDF eBook
Author Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
Publisher Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Pages 280
Release 1989
Genre Hinduism
ISBN 9788120805965

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Cutting across distinctions of schools and types, the author explains the central feature of Kashmir Saivism: the creative pulse of the all-pervasive Consciousness called Siva. This is also the central theme of the Hindu Tantras, and Dyczkowski provides new insight into the most literate and extensive interpretations of the Tantras. This book is significant from four points of view. First, it breaks new ground in Indian philosophy. According to the Spanda Doctrine, the self is not simply witnessing consciousness as maintained by Sankhya and Vedanta, but is an active force. Second, the ultimate reality is not simply a logical system of abstract categories, but is living, pulsating energy, the source of all manifestation. Third, the work elaborates the dynamic aspect of consciousness. It supplies an excellent introduction to the texts and scriptures of Kashmir Saivism. Fourth, it suggests a Yoga for the realization of self.

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism
Title Kashmir Shaivism PDF eBook
Author John Hughes
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 177
Release 2007
Genre Kashmir Śaivism
ISBN 1434325164

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The Manual for Self Realization

The Manual for Self Realization
Title The Manual for Self Realization PDF eBook
Author Swami Lakshmanjoo
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 356
Release 2017-07-24
Genre
ISBN 9781548540241

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In the Vijnana Bhairava, Bhairavi (the Divine Mother) asks Lord Bhairava (God) to clear Her doubts about the essence of the path towards Self-realization. Compelled by Her sincerity and the simple yet penetrating insight of Her question, Bhairava explicitly reveals 112 contemplative techniques for entering into the state of God consciousness. In this multimedia study set, Swami Lakshmanjoo, an accomplished master of the Kashmir Shaiva school, not only translates the Sanskrit text into English but also lays bare the essential tricks involved in each of the contemplative techniques.

The Mystery of Vibrationless-vibration in Kashmir Shaivism:

The Mystery of Vibrationless-vibration in Kashmir Shaivism:
Title The Mystery of Vibrationless-vibration in Kashmir Shaivism: PDF eBook
Author Swami Lakshmanjoo
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 344
Release 2017-05-24
Genre
ISBN 9781546933496

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A central theme of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism is the highly esoteric principal known as spanda. Swami Lakshmanjoo tells us that the word 'spanda' means established stable movement. That is, it is movementless-movement, vibrationless-vibration. It is this secret, mysterious and yet essential principle that Swami Lakshmanjoo clarifies and elucidates in his revelation of the two texts dealing specifically with this principle, the Spanda Karika and the Spanda Sandoha. The theory of spanda is not new. It was hidden in the body of the Tantras and extracted by Vasugupta, founder of the Shiva Sutras, and initiator of monistic Shaivism in the valley of Kashmir. Vasugupta composed the Spanda Karika, a text filled with the fundamental precepts (karikas) regarding spanda and the philosophy surrounding it. Kshemaraja, the chief disciple of the very important and central figure in the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta, is the author of the second pivotal text regarding spanda, the Spanda Sandoha. This text is an extensive exposition (sandoha) on the first verse of the Spanda Karika.

Living Nonduality

Living Nonduality
Title Living Nonduality PDF eBook
Author Robert Wolfe
Publisher Karina Library
Pages 469
Release 2011
Genre Religion
ISBN 0982449143

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