Publication
Imprint: Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2015. Context: Originally published in 1985. Edition: Third edition. Series: The Lakshmanjoo Academy Book Series. Responsibility: revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo ; edited by John Hughes. OCLC Number: 980238251. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xx, 152 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes index.
Call number
GT-H-T / Laksh
ISBN
0887065759 / 9780887065750
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Swami Lakshmanjoo : Swami Lakshman Joo 1907-1991 .
Named Person: Abhinavagupta : Rājānaka Abhinavagupta 950-1016 .
Description: In this books Swami Lakshmanjoo begins this monumental task by revealing and guiding the reader through the labyrinth of monistic Shaivism's mystical geography. Throughout he emphasizes the importance of practically realizing the reality of these teachings. The material is neatly divided into nineteen chapters; the presentation is both systematic and cumulative in a style which is clear, concise, and compact.
In Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme, Swami Lakshmanjoo has given the essence of what he considered to be the most important chapters of Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka. With chapters on the 36 tattvas, the 50 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, the seven states of consciousness, the difference between Shaivism and Vedanta, and the uniqueness of kundalini in Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Lakshmanjoo gives the reader a complete overview of Kashmir Shaiva philosophy.
Table of Contents: Introduction
Thirty-six elements: tattvas
The sixfold path: sadadhvan
The theory of the alphabet: matrikacakra
The theory of reflection: pratibimbavadah
The explanation of the means: upayas
The theory of speech: Vak (Vac)
The three impurities: malas
The seven stages of the seven perceivers: pramatrin
The seven processes of the seven perceivers: pramatrin
The five great acts of Lord Siva: saktipata
The five states of the individual subjective body
The fivefold contacts of masters and disciples
The birth of the tantras
Moksa in Kashmir Saivism and Indian philosophy
Kashmir Saivism and Advaita Vedanta
The seven states of turya
Kundalini and its purpose
Varations in the rise of prana kundalini
Kashmir Saivism
FY2017 /
Named Person: Abhinavagupta : Rājānaka Abhinavagupta 950-1016 .
Description: In this books Swami Lakshmanjoo begins this monumental task by revealing and guiding the reader through the labyrinth of monistic Shaivism's mystical geography. Throughout he emphasizes the importance of practically realizing the reality of these teachings. The material is neatly divided into nineteen chapters; the presentation is both systematic and cumulative in a style which is clear, concise, and compact.
In Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme, Swami Lakshmanjoo has given the essence of what he considered to be the most important chapters of Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka. With chapters on the 36 tattvas, the 50 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, the seven states of consciousness, the difference between Shaivism and Vedanta, and the uniqueness of kundalini in Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Lakshmanjoo gives the reader a complete overview of Kashmir Shaiva philosophy.
Table of Contents: Introduction
Thirty-six elements: tattvas
The sixfold path: sadadhvan
The theory of the alphabet: matrikacakra
The theory of reflection: pratibimbavadah
The explanation of the means: upayas
The theory of speech: Vak (Vac)
The three impurities: malas
The seven stages of the seven perceivers: pramatrin
The seven processes of the seven perceivers: pramatrin
The five great acts of Lord Siva: saktipata
The five states of the individual subjective body
The fivefold contacts of masters and disciples
The birth of the tantras
Moksa in Kashmir Saivism and Indian philosophy
Kashmir Saivism and Advaita Vedanta
The seven states of turya
Kundalini and its purpose
Varations in the rise of prana kundalini
Kashmir Saivism
FY2017 /
Physical description
xx, 152 p.; 23 cm
Description
Swami Lakshman Jee is the last living Master of the oral tradition in Kashmir Shaivism. This exposition of the non-dual philosophy with practical applications is his first book in English. The tantric teachings are hidden in a language of allusion and symbol. Swamiji offers the skeleton key of the oral tradition that allows access to the secrets. The intent is to preserve the tradition and to make it available. The emphasis is on practical realization of Truth through the experiences of Kundalini Yoga. The author contrasts this realization with the concepts of liberation taught by other schools of Indian philosophy, especially Advaita Vedanta. Kashmir Shaivism experiences the world as real and true--as real and true as the existence of God. Liberation is the unbroken awareness of this universe as one's own transcendental Consciousness. It is a blissful realization.… (more)
Language
Original language
Sanskrit
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Another very good intro from a modern Master.