This is an excerpt from Swami Lakshmanjoo’s publication: Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism – Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka Volume 2 Chapters Two & Three.
Tantrāloka is the voluminous masterwork of the 10th-century philosopher-saint Abhinavagupta. It is a veritable encyclopedia of non-dual Shaivism, a spiritual treasure trove containing a glorious synthesis of all the schools that make up Kashmir Shaivism.
This second volume includes chapters two and three,...
This is the continuation of the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. See previous verse 10 here.
यदेतसयापरिजञानं ततसवातनतरयं हि वरणितम ।
स एव खलु संसारो जडानां यो विभीषकः ॥
yadetasya-parijñanam tat-svatantryam hi varnitam /
sa eva khalu samsaro jadanam yo vibhisakah // 11 //
Yadetasya apari-jñanam, now if we don’t understand like...
This is the continuation of a previous lecture on the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom]. In this part, Swamiji is explaining the 10th verse…
“Time only appears, it does not exist.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
तेषु वैचितरयमतयनतमूरधवाधसतिरयगेव यत ।
भुवनानि तदंशाशच सुखदुःखमतरभवः ॥॥
tesu vaicitryam-atyantam-urdhvadha-stiryageva yat /
bhuvanani tad-amsasca sukha-duhkham-atir-bhavah // 10 //
In the previous sloka he has...
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...
In this excerpt, from the Manual for Self Realization: 112 Meditations of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, (verses 16b-19), Swami Lakshmanjoo answers the question of whether there is a difference of supremeness between Lord Siva and Parvati. In order to answer this, he first clarifies who is to be worshiped and who is the worshiper.
एवंविधे परे तततवे
कः पूजयः कशच तृपयति ॥॥
evamvidhe pare tattve
kah pujyah kasca trpyati // 16b //
When you put this thing in your view, evam...
Which practice leads us to the cessation of suffering? How can we end suffering?
Below is an excerpt from the Online Course - Grace on the Spiritual Path in Kashmir Shaivism in which Swamiji answers the question about why we suffer and when and how it will end.
GRACE - Audio 1 Track 2 (16:27)
स सवयं कलपिताकारविकलपातमकरमभिः ।
बधनातयातमानमेवेह सवातनतरयादिति वरणितम ॥॥
sa svayam kalpitakara-vikalpatmakakarmabhih /
badhnatyatma...
This is verse 9 of the Bodhapañcadaśikā by Abhinavagupta, who wrote the [15 verses of wisdom] for ‘those dear devotees who are not intellectually inclined”. The Bodhapañcadaśikā, Abhinavagupta’s “Fifteen Verses of Wisdom” is available as part of the "Self Realization in Kashmir Shaivism" by Swami Lakshmanjoo.
In this excerpt Swami Lakshmanjoo answers the question “Why our masters have explained to meditate.”
SWAMIJI: No, go on meditating and go in giving training, treatment, to your mind for gaining onepointedness. That is all. You have to gain onepointedness...
In this devotional Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, we find Utpaladeva pleading, in the role of a devotee, to the divine Lord Shiva for more devotion as he keeps asking, “When that day will come.”
Listen to and read below how Swamiji reveals what creates the love of God Consciousness as he unravels the dilemma of the devotee who “wants to possess everything, all power…”, yet, “nothing is in the hands of the devotee.”
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Nobody has commentated upon this verse of the Bhagavad Gita [in this manner] other than Abhinavagupta.
DVD 3.1 (32:53)
देवानभावयतानेन ते देवा भावयनतु वः ।
परसपरं भावयनतः शरेयः परमवापसयथ ॥॥
devanbhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah /
parasparam bhavayantah sreyah paramava...
Swami Lakshmanjoo reveals why “God consciousness is never absent from being”, in all the states of waking, dreaming, deep sleep and the void state. This excerpt is from the Shiva Sutras, The Supreme Awakening, third awakening, verse number 31.
“God consciousness is never in any way absent from being.” ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
This universe is the expansion of his energy in objective impressions and in the dissolution of those...
In this excerpt from the Spanda Kārikā, which is part of the book: The Mystery of Vibrationless-Vibration in Kashmir Shaivism – Spanda Kārikā & Spanda Sandoha Swami Lakshmanjoo talks about the two states which we experience in this world. Read along with the transcript in this video recording or read the transcript below…
Audio 1 – 44:09
अवसथायुगलं चातर कारयकरतृतवशबदितम ।
कारयता कषयिणी ततर करतृतवं पुनरकषयम ॥॥
avasthayugalam catra karyakartrtvasabditam |
karyata...
