Kashmir Śaivism
Kashmir Śaivism

Author: Kamalakar Mishra

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789381120033

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On understand the Tantrism in light of the Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta.

From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism
From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism

Author: N. V. Isaeva

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780791424490

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This book clarifies the relationship between God and the creation for Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Shankara, and by doing so, demonstrates a major continuity of thought from Gaudapada through Bhartrhari to Abhinavagupta and Kashmir Shaivism.

The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism
The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Author: Swami Shankarananda

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9788120826991

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Consciousness is the most intimate experience of life the essence of life itself. among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India one ancient philosophy-Kashmir Shaivism-has explored it completely. The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism is a book that will transform you. It is a resource and guide towards investigating and deepening your own consciousness.

The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir
The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir

Author: Navjivan Rastogi

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9788120813021

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The Karma Tantricism of Kashmir is intended as a ground work of the Karma system, an almost neglected area of Kashmir Saivism. The author has very ably reconstructed the history and metaphysics of the system after rummaging through relevant literature, both in print and manuscript form. The krama philosophy, Sakta esotricism and the Tantric synoptic view are seen. In this first of the two volumes, the author has given a general and historical survey in seven chapters-Karma as a distinct system, mutual exchange from allied system, different traditions and sub-schools, sources and literature and karma`s place in Kashmir Saivism. Contains chronological table of Karma author`s classified Bibliography and indexes.

Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism

Author: Swami Lakshmanjoo

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 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 Mystery of Vibrationless-vibration in Kashmir Shaivism:
The Mystery of Vibrationless-vibration in Kashmir Shaivism:

Author: Swami Lakshmanjoo

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05-24

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 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.

The Doctrine of Vibration
The Doctrine of Vibration

Author: Mark S. G. Dyczkowski

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 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.

Kundalini
Kundalini

Author: Lilian Silburn

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1988-10-18

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1438419996

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Kundalini's power lies dormant in humans until it is awakened. The awakened Kundalini expresses the primal divine impulse and ultimately joins the individual with the divine. The development of the book parallels the development of the Kundalini within. Part One exposes the awakening and unfolding of the Kundalini; Part Two describes the piercing of the energy centers and the stages of ascent through the body; and Part Three examines Kundalini's relation to sexual expression. The book provides a deep understanding of Tantra and of the underlying purpose of Tantracism. The author carefully considers the Caryakrama practices of sexual expression as a means of awakening and controlling Kundalini. Silburn draws together passages from the Trika, Krama, and Kaula systems ranging through Abhinavagupta and Lalla and provides both translation and commentary for them. Chapters on the Chakras, the Nadis, and on mantras further elucidate the topic and lead to a forceful conclusion: Kundalini is the source of ultimate human knowledge and power.