Those who, owing to the sarhskaras of previous birth, are very advanced souls receive tivra or intense Saktipata. They are liberated without much sadhana or praxis. Those who are less qualified receive madhyama Saktipata. This induces them to seek a guru or spiritual preceptor, to get initiation and practice yoga. Read more…
Liberation according to this system means the re-cognition (pratyabhijna) of one’s true nature which means in other words the attainment of akrtrima-aham-vimarsa – the original, innate, pure I-consciousness. By this real I-consciousness, one attains Cidananda – the bliss of the cit or Universal Consciousness. The citta or the individual mind Read more…
The individual according to this system is not simply a psycho-physical being but something more. His physical aspect consists of the five mahabhutas or gross elements highly organized. This is known as his sthulasarira. He has also the psychic apparatus known as antahkarana (the inner instrument) consisting of buddhi, ahamkara Read more…
SantabrahmavadaVedanta IsvaradvayavadaKashmir Shavisim •Cit or Brahman is only Praksha (light) or Jnana (knowledge). It is Niskriya (inactive) •Cit is both Prakasa and Vimarsa (light and activity). •Activity belongs only to Maya or Avidya. Isvara assumes activity only when He is affected by Avidya or Maya. •Mahesvara has Savatantrya, activity belongs Read more…
Five powers of sense-perception – Jnanendriyas or Buddhindriyas – products of Aharhkara. (17) Smelling (ghranendriya) (18) Tasting (rasanendriya) (19) Seeing (caksurindriya) (20) Feeling by touch (sparsanendriya) (21) Hearing (sravanendriya) Five karmendriyas or powers of action. These are also products of Aharhkara. (22) Speaking {vagindriya) (23) Handling (hastendriya) (24) Locomotion (padendriya) Read more…
Prakrati differentiates into antahkarana (the psychic apparatus ) , indriyas (senses) and bhutas (matter). ´Antahkarana (the psychic apparatus ) has Buddhi, Ahamkara, and Manas. (14) Buddhi – ascertaining intelligence (vyavasayatmika), external object reflected through eye and internal images built out of samskaras ( impressions on the mind) (15) Ahamkara – Read more…
Limited Individual ( Subject-Object ) (12) Purusa – Siva thus subjecting Himself to Maya and putting on the five kancukas or cloaks which limit His universal knowledge and power becomes Purusa or the individual subject. Purusa is not just human person but every being able to perceive or feel things. Read more…
(6) Maya and the five Kancukas – From this stage – ASuddhadhvan or the order in which the real nature of the Divine is concealed. Maya – “Ma” means measure out. That which makes experience measurable i.e., limited and severs ‘This’ from ‘I’ and ‘I’ from ‘This’ and excludes things Read more…
As the ocean chooses to “limit itself” and transforms into vapors and then to cloudsfinally to snow, hail or rainand back through the little streamsjoyously flowing through mountains and valleyshappy and dancing through the transactions of samsara with turbulence and falls, ups and downs,in the process forgetting its true nature Read more…
ॐ नम: शिवाय Love is when it is clearly seen that there is no other. Pure love is unconditional, undifferentiated and is the substratum of everything. “You are That “ The love and bliss one feels in any relationship is our inherent true Self which is always there prior to Read more…