The Advaita Philosophy Of Sri Sankara
Introduction The first systematic exponent of the Advaita is Gaudapada, who is the Parama-Guru (preceptor’s preceptor) of Sri Sankara. Govinda was the disciple of Gaudapada. He became the preceptor of Sankara. Gaudapada has given the central teaching of Advaita Vedanta in his celebrated Mandukya Karikas….
THE METAPHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF TRIKA PHILOSOPHY
The ultimate Reality is variously designated as Anuttara, Cit, Caitanya, Purna or Para Samvid, Siva, Paramasiva, Paramesvara, and Atman; that is, it is the Supreme, higher than which there is nothing, ineffable and indescribable, pure Consciousness, Self-consciousness, integral or supreme Experience, the benign One, the…
Kashmir Shaivism’s Fifteen Verses of Wisdom
Bodhapancadasika by Abhinavagupta, translated by Swami Lakshmanjoo with commentary 1. The brilliance of the One Being’s light does not vanish in external light or in darkness because all light and darkness resides in the supreme light of God Consciousness. com: Τhe light of a candle is…
Paramārthasāra of Acharya Abhinavagupta “The Essence of the Teachings on the Highest Truth”
The first 50 verses – Abhinavagupta I take refuge in you alone, Sambhu, who are beyond maya, transcendent, without beginning, one, existent in all beings in myriad forms, refuge of all, and immanent in all animate and inanimate creation. ||1 Overwhelmed by the chain of…
The Way of Beauty: An introduction to the nature of perception
Seeming Duality Conventional thinking tells us that the experience of perception is divided into two essential ingredients: one, a subject that perceives, and two, an object that is perceived. This understanding is enshrined in the structure of language with phrases such as, ‘I see…
Effortless surrender through effort
”You are already That, there is nothing you can do to attain that (state of enlightenment). There is nothing to attain, which you aren’t already.” This statement causes real confusion and hopelessness for many that really don’t feel that they are ”already there”. For others…
KUNDALINI AND TANTRA THE 64 YOGINIS, Right-hand path, Left-hand path and Kaula path (Georg Feuerstein)
Tantra is a Yogic Tradition Tantra is a profoundly yogic tradition, and the Tantras call themselves sadhana-shastras, or books of spiritual practice. The Sanskrit word yoga means both “discipline” and “union” and can be translated as “unitive discipline.” The typical Vedic yogin was the rishi…
Awakening Does NOT Induce a Higher State
Awakening is not a movement from one “state” to another, such as to a “higher” state. When you awaken from sleep in the morning, you are not moving to a “higher state”: you are merely continuing your existent life in a different form; more actively….
Stages of Awakening
STAGES OF AWAKENING 1) Prana usually flows in Ida or Pingala Our kundalini energy system is usually more active in either the left or right sides, which are the Ida and Pingala. Of the thousands of energy channels (nadis), three are most important: Ida, Pingala,…
Kundalini Tantra
KUNDALINI TANTRA Everybody should know something about kundalini as it represents the coming consciousness of mankind. Kundalini is the name of a sleeping dormant potential force in the human organism and it is situated at the root of the spinal column. In the masculine body…
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