Parabhairavayoga Foundation invites you to the seminar: “Foundational Principles of Parabhairavayoga & Tantric Ritual according to Parabhairavayoga”. Guru Gabriel Pradīpaka’s Official Opening Ceremony of the Parabhairavayoga Foundation. The seminar will have 2 main parts: 1. Trika Shaivism-based “PARABHAIRAVA-YOGA-SAṀSTHĀPANA-PRACODANAM” – “Foundational Principles of Parabhairavayoga” – “Yoga of the Supreme Bhairava” 2. Practical seminar. Tantric Ritual according […]
Śiva controls everything by permeating His Power in a special way
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s teachings: Śiva controls everything by permeating His Power in a special way. For example, the spermatozoon penetrates the ovum and changes its structure so that no other spermatozoon can enter. In the same way, Śiva inoculates His Śakti with something so that it changes and as a result you have your […]
Śiva, the Subject, remains constantly united with the objects manifested by Himself
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s: In the seminar, Gurujī elucidates Kṣemarāja’s commentary on the Aphorisms 1-2 (Section II, Sahajavidyodaya) of Spandanirṇaya. As has been said in Mālinīvijayatantra: अनुगृह्याणुसङ्घात याताः पदमनामयम्। Anugṛhyāṇusaṅghāta yātāḥ padamanāmayam| Explanation: After conferring Grace (bestowing Grace) on the limited individuals, these divinities (Anantabhaṭṭāraka and the rest) are gone. Where? – Padamanāmayam […]
Śiva waiting for Liberation is the Play of Consciousness
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Śivasūtram FULL: चैतन्यमात्मा॥१॥ Caitanyamātmā||1|| Translation: Consciousness which is omniscient and omnipotent is the Self or true nature of Reality||1|| Other names for Caitanya are Svātantrya, Paramaśiva etc. In this explanation, you will learn how to reason properly. Kṣemarāja’s Commentary: Here, the activity of Consciousness is common to all –i.e. universal– […]
Śiva is the imperishable One – There is never cessation of Śiva
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (along with commentary by venerable Kṣemarāja): For example, Final Liberation is a beautiful lady. So you have to conquer that lady. Okay, what do you do first? You go with flowers. You start to be near that lady, to speak with that lady. Sometimes for many many […]
A new Page has been published: Practices in Parabhairavayoga – Part 1 (Introduction)
I started my long explanation of practices in Parabhairavayoga. This is the first part serving like an introduction to the complex topic I will teach next: https://www.parabhairavayoga.org/practices-in-parabhairavayoga-part-1/ (You can also check Special Pages section on the left sidebar) In the second part I will talk about the three levels of practice in Parabhairavayoga, and after […]
Śiva is so great that no action you do can attract Him to you
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Śivasūtra-s in Srinagar: God cannot be forced. You cannot force God (by any means). Because He is completely Free. You cannot force Śiva because He is Svatantra. He is completely Free. So this theory about the merit (for example): That you get merit, you do charity –for example, you do […]
Śiva’s Grace accomplishes the task of destroying the root of saṁskāra-s
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Śivasūtram FULL: This creation is for His enjoyment. A little intellect will reason like this: For example, “Oh, how cruel God is. He is enjoying while we are suffering”. Or for example, “Oh, He makes people suffer for enjoying”. So they start to fight God. They don’t understand. They […]
Śiva depends on Himself – He is Svatantra
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Śivasūtram FULL: We are all the time paying attention to the body. It’s not important. He sends people. He has a lot of people. So don’t worry. He told the sage Vasugupta: “May this teaching not be interrupted”. Śiva told Vasugupta that “May this teaching not be interrupted”. So, […]
Śiva doesn’t need the intellect to determine what happened in deep sleep
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (along with commentary by venerable Kṣemarāja and notes of explanation): You understand that it’s difficult to have a right intellect? To reason spiritually. You need to forge this intellect with the scriptures. When the process is finished, your intellect cannot be cheated again by philosophies. नाभावो भाव्यतामेति […]
Śiva manifests all these states of consciousness as a reflection of His internal life
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (along with commentary by venerable Kṣemarāja): Commentary: Moreover, as the followers of Sāṅkhya and Pañcarātra along with the grammarians, etc. believe that this variety of states such as wakefulness, etc. constitute pariṇāma –i.e. transformation, change, modification– or vivartá –illusory appearance–, the phrase “tadabhinne” can also be used […]
Śiva exists as Absolute Consciousness in the unmanifested universe and as objects/subjects in the manifested universe
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (along with commentary by venerable Kṣemarāja): न दुःखं न सुखं यत्र न ग्राह्यं ग्राहकं न च। न चास्ति मूढभावोऽपि तदस्ति परमार्थतः॥५॥ Na duḥkhaṁ na sukhaṁ yatra na grāhyaṁ grāhakaṁ na ca| Na cāsti mūḍhabhāvo’pi tadasti paramārthataḥ||5|| – Aphorism 5 of Spandakārikā-s Translation: Wherein there is neither pain nor […]
Śiva is like a thread running through beads of cognitions (“I am happy”, “I am pained”, “I am attached”, etc)
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (along with commentary by venerable Kṣemarāja): Commentary: Now, on one hand, those who are followers of Sugata –an epithet of Buddha– believe in the following: “The Supreme Principle is only a continuous flow of cognitions”, based on the argument stating that “We see this single Consciousness as […]
Śiva’s state is so glorious that He is giving you everything but He is not interested in you
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars – This is the real God. “Oh, He is indifferent, He is cruel”. Not cruel, He is beyond All! You can go to Him with happiness, with unhappiness, it’s the same to Him. If you attain this state all of a sudden and you’re not ready for this, you […]
Śiva’s revealing aspect (Guru) can force your Self (Śiva) to reveal Himself to you
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars – शिवे क्रुद्धे गुरुस्त्राता गुरौ क्रुद्धे शिवो न हि। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्रीगुरुं शरणं व्रजेत्॥४४॥ Śive kruddhe gurustrātā gurau kruddhe śivo na hi| Tasmātsarvaprayatnena śrīguruṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajet||44|| – Stanza 44 of Gurugītā – Short version Translation: When Śiva is angry, the Guru is the Protector, but when the Guru is angry, Śiva […]
Śiva says that One should remember the Guru who is at the center of the universe
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars – अकथादित्रिरेखाब्जे सहस्रदलमण्डले। हंसपार्श्वत्रिकोणे च स्मरेत्तन्मध्यगं गुरुम्॥५८॥ Akathāditrirekhābje sahasradalamaṇḍale| Haṁsapārśvatrikoṇe ca smarettanmadhyagaṁ gurum||58|| – Stanza 58 of Gurugītā – Short version Translation: In the circular region of the lotus having a thousand petals, there is a lotus –abja– consisting of three lines (rekha or rekhā) which begin with the […]
Śiva is the source of the glorious group of powers appearing in the form of this world
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (A running commentary on the revealed scripture Śivasūtra-s) – यस्योन्मेषनिमेषाभ्यां जगतः प्रलयोदयौ। तं शक्तिचक्रविभवप्रभवं शङ्करं स्तुमः॥१॥ Yasyonmeṣanimeṣābhyāṁ jagataḥ pralayodayau| Taṁ śakticakravibhavaprabhavaṁ śaṅkaraṁ stumaḥ||1|| – Aphorism 1 of Spandakārikā-s Translation: We laud that Śaṅkara –an epithet of Śiva– who is the source or cause of the glorious group […]
Śiva is the cause in whom all this universe (effect) rests
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Vasugupta’s Spandakārikā-s (A running commentary on the revealed scripture Śivasūtra-s) – यत्र स्थितमिदं सर्वं कार्यं यस्माच्च निर्गतम्। तस्यानावृतरूपत्वान्न निरोधोऽस्ति कुत्रचित्॥२॥ Yatra sthitamidaṁ sarvaṁ kāryaṁ yasmācca nirgatam| Tasyānāvṛtarūpatvānna nirodho’sti kutracit||2|| – Aphorism 2 of Spandakārikā-s Translation: Since He has a unveiled nature, there is no obstruction to Him anywhere, in whom all […]
Śiva warns Śakti: “You are my own Form”
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars – The venerable Goddess said: Om̐, salutation to You, oh Lord of the chiefs of the gods, oh You who are higher than the highest, oh Guru of the world. Oh You who are always auspicious, oh great god, give me the Guru’s initiation||2|| By what path –mārga–, oh Master, does […]
Śiva is the eternal Witness and is never a mere void which is just another invention of His Śakti
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Svātantryasūtram (The aphorisms on Absolute Freedom): Now I am speaking about Absence of Truth; about the void. You remember? The famous void –buddhist void–. Absence of Truth or absolute void whose nature is nonexistence, apart from in the sphere of words, does not at all exist ever. So, void is […]
Śiva and His inseparable Śakti constitute the indescribable Highest Reality that is always beyond utterance
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Svātantryasūtram (The aphorisms on Absolute Freedom): यावचिन्त्यावात्मास्य शक्तिश्चैतौ परमार्थो भवतः॥१॥ — Aphorism 1 of Paramārthapradīpakaḥ (Chapter I of Svātantryasūtram) Yāvacintyāvātmāsya śaktiścaitau paramārtho bhavataḥ||1|| Translation: These two, the Self and His Power —who are inconceivable—, constitute the Highest Reality. Excerpt from commentary on the above aphorism: Prakāśa and Vimarśa –Light and […]
Śiva cannot be known even by the great Yogī-s, because He is the Knower!
Abridged excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Svātantryasūtram (The aphorisms on Absolute Freedom) — People tend to mistake the Vedic Śiva for the Tantric Śiva. In Trika, in this philosophy, we worship the Tantric Śiva (formless Śiva). This Śiva is everywhere. He is beyond thought. But Vedic Śiva has a form; He lives in Śivaloka (the […]
Śivo’ham: Śiva is always what goes ‘in the first place’ at all times
Excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar; stanza 1 of Abhinavagupta’s Paramārthasāra — परं परस्थं गहनादनादिमेकं निविष्टं बहुधा गुहासु। सर्वालयं सर्वचराचरस्थं त्वामेव शम्भुं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥१॥ Paraṁ parasthaṁ gahanādanādimekaṁ niviṣṭaṁ bahudhā guhāsu| Sarvālayaṁ sarvacarācarasthaṁ tvāmeva śambhuṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye||1|| Translation: I take refuge in Śambhu, in You alone who are Supreme, who reside beyond the impenetrable darkness known as Māyā, […]
Śiva’s Bliss – The support for all His revelations
Excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Svātantryasūtram (The aphorisms on Absolute Freedom) — The Lord doesn’t speak with words; He is a feeling. So, you put that feelings into words. It’s not an emotion; it’s a feeling. I don’t know… there is no other way to define this with this language. My Guru used to say […]
Śiva’s touch – Turyātīta, A state revealing the Glory of the Great Lord
Excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars to one of his disciples: For now, my highest state is Turya, when I see all the world full of Bliss and… This is the highest state I can… In Paramārthasāra they describe, yes? In Liberation, He reaches Turyātīta (a few seconds or 1 second, nobody knows!, yes? but it’s for […]
Śivaparaḥ – A Real devotee
Excerpts from Gurujī’s spontaneous seminars: One of the marks of a devotee of Śiva; of a person identified with Śiva completely is that he considers All like coming from Him, and not from a person. This is a mark of a person in the path of Devotion or Knowledge or whatever; it’s not a common person. […]
Śiva’s Kingdom – You can be a loser in this world but a winner in the Kingdom of Śiva
Excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Abhinavagupta’s Paramārthasāra: Spiritual people (Real spiritual people) are serving the Lord. To live in this world, you don’t need to serve the Lord; serving ignorance is enough, yes? to live. So you have to make efforts to start to serve another thing, yes? that is not human… that is superhuman. […]
Śiva is the Ancient One who is all the time proven in the first place
Excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Abhinavagupta’s Paramārthasāra (with a commentary by Yogarāja): The Self is Purāṇa (Ancient). Why not Vṛddha (Old)? Why not Old? Why Purāṇa? Lakṣmaṇa Joo explained this very well on a video, yes? He explained this very well, “Why?”. Lakṣmaṇa Joo is the famous last exponent of Trika shaivism, in the original […]
Śiva is the beginningless One who experiences all the perceptions
Excerpts from Gurujī’s seminar on Abhinavagupta’s Paramārthasāra (with a commentary by Yogarāja): Yogarāja says: अनादिं पुराणं सर्वप्रतीतीनामनुभवितृतया प्रमातृत्वेनादिसिद्धत्वादेकमित्यसहायं चिदैक्येन स्फुरणाद्भेदस्यानुपपत्तेः। Anādiṁ purāṇaṁ sarvapratītīnāmanubhavitṛtayā pramātṛtvenādisiddhatvādekamityasahāyaṁ cidaikyena sphuraṇādbhedasyānupapatteḥ| Translation: He takes refuge in Him who is Anādi –with no beginning– or Ancient, because He is the Ādisiddha –lit. proved in the first place– endowed with the state […]
Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir – Origin
Q: What is the story behind the origin of Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir? A: You perfectly know that all these ‘nice tales’ in space-time make me yawn because Śiva is right here and right now and not in some remote past, etc. The notion of space and time is an invention of Śakti. As most people […]
Four schools of Trika
Q: Is Trika (Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir) only one school or is it composed of several schools? A: What everybody calls “Trika” now, i.e. Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir, is the result of the formidable task accomplished by the greatest Master of Trika of all time: Abhinavagupta. Abhinavagupta is said to have lived for 50 years […]
Confusion between Vedānta and Trika
Over the years I have noticed that most aspirants speak about Trika but in a Vedantic way. While scholars have no doubt about the obvious differences between both systems, the non-scholar aspirants, of course, spend all their precious time by mixing concepts and speaking foolishness. This confusion is apparently insignificant but it brings ominous consequences […]
Dealing with some ideas
Now a set of ideas most aspirants are very likely to stumble upon sooner or later. Ideas are like fuel to the intellect. According to the quality of the fuel, the intellect will perform very well or very poorly. Most ideas about the Highest Reality and the universe, unfortunately, are wrong but sometimes people lift […]
Learning to reason adequately
For the attainment of Final Liberation while one is alive, the importance of having an adequate intellect is vital, as I have previously explained. When one’s intellect is not up to the task of reasoning properly about the Highest Reality or even about the teachings and practices supposedly leading to that Highest Reality, there will […]
FAQ – Part 10
This will be an extra long post, full of teachings that are crucial for the process of realizing one’s own Self: Q: Could you expand your explanation of the two types of spiritual ignorance? A: Yes. In former posts, I established that spiritual ignorance is double: Lack of direct Self-experience. Ignorance regarding the scriptures. The first type […]
FAQ – Part 9
Another set of questions and their respective answers now: Q: Could you speak more about the three phases of a limited individual? A: Yes. The first phase is called vijñānākala, because the limited individual knows that he is the Self but he is absolutely powerless. I call this phase the “phase of mummification” because this […]
FAQ – Part 8
More and more questions, as always: Q: You will think that my question is silly, but how can one achieve true Happiness all the time? A: It is not silly in itself, but yes, it is completely silly in this context since I have been speaking for one gazillion hours here about the Self and […]
FAQ – Part 7
More and more questions coming: Q: Perhaps my question is too personal, but I am curious whether you have attained Self-realization. A: I have been asked that question several times in the past. If I answer “No”, the person might think: “If that is true, how is it possible for him to be teaching a method to […]
FAQ – Part 6
The quantity of questions is never-ending: Q: Can you describe the general stages in the spiritual path? A: Yes. I did so already in my Svātantryasūtravṛtti I.9 (yes, Sanskrit there is intimidating, but the translation is in clear English), nonetheless I can expand my explanation. Let us analyze the three categories of aspirants again: Beginner or […]
FAQ – Part 5
More questions, more answers: Q: Could you continue to speak about the Self in His Grace mode? A: Yes. When He does want to reveal Himself to someone, He does so. This is His Grace. And when He does not want to reveal Himself to someone, He will not do so. This is His concealment. […]
FAQ – Part 4
Another set of questions and their respective answers: Q: What is the use of spiritual practices as far as Self-realization is concerned? A: I will explain this in a double manner so aspirants will be able to understand my answer: From the Self’s viewpoint, there is never “someone” in bondage that needs to get Final […]
FAQ – Part 3
I compiled more questions and their respective answers here: Q: Is a liberated one necessarily celibate? A: No. Just as he can continue living his usual life prior to Final Liberation or become a guru, he can do whatever he wants regarding his sexual life, become celibate or keep a family life, etc. Anyway, all […]
FAQ – Part 2
More frequently asked questions: Q: Are there different categories of genuine guru-s? A: Yes. I classify them like this: guru-s who teach spirituality (in all its forms) guru-s who save guru-s who teach and save The first category is the most common and the least interesting. These are low caliber guru-s because they describe the […]
FAQ – Part 1
I regularly receive many questions about spirituality. I decided to answer them through this FAQ section in simple terms: Q: Is the physical guru or human teacher more important than the scriptures? A: No, because the physical guru, even one of the highest quality, is farther from you. The closest one to you is your own […]
The 36 categories of universal manifestation
Here you have the list of the thirty-six levels of universal manifestation according to Trika. In order not to write their names in Sanskrit, I will use descriptive names for some of them: Self Power of the Self Supreme Will Supreme Knowledge Supreme Action Ignorance Limited activity Limited knowledge Limited will Notion of time Notion […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 7)
New doubts cleared: How can one help the world? Before helping the world one must understand what the world is. One cannot help if he does not know the nature of the world. The world is a residual manifestation of the Power of the Self. In the case of a limited person, the world appears as […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 6)
Some more common doubts: When one achieves spiritual enlightenment, does one receive a certification? Hahahaha, NO. The Self does not issue any certificates to enlightened people. Spiritual ignorance is so hilarious sometimes. The “certification” thing is about “spirituality + business”. Real spirituality is never certified. It would be like the Sun needing certification to prove that it is […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 5)
There are still more doubts to be cleared: Why does the word “love” rarely appear in your teachings? Because that word has been so misused that it has practically lost its real meaning. It has almost as many meanings as there are people in this world. Diversity of opinions is never conducive to Final Liberation […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 4)
More doubts, more answers: You said that Haṭhayoga, except for the sitting postures, is unnecessary in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Could you explain more? Yes, I said exactly that. The word Yoga means “union”. It also has a pile of other meanings but they are not relevant in this context. In turn, as so […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 3)
More doubts? Here you have my answers: What is your opinion on the practice of mantra-s? I will share not only my opinion but also my experience as I was informally initiated with the mantra “Om̐ namaḥ śivāya”. Next, I was formally initiated with the mantra “Haṁsa”. Besides, I chanted hymns in Sanskrit for so many […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 2)
More doubts cleared: Is spiritual enlightenment warranted? NO. Even if you find the most awesome Master in the entire history of humankind, spiritual enlightenment is never warranted. It is just about probabilities. If you find a genuine spiritual teacher, the odds are in your favor, but by no means that amounts to warranting you spiritual […]
Removing elementary doubts (Part 1)
When one starts his spiritual path, he is a rookie filled with elementary doubts about everything related to spirituality. What is Reality? Reality is what is immutable: the Self and His Power. All that changes is not Reality but a “manifestation” of Reality. Most people mistake reality for existence and unreality for nonexistence. This is wrong. Therefore, […]
Spiritual teacher and disciple (Part 5)
Now, I will speak about the two fundamental qualities of a genuine spiritual teacher: Direct experience of the Self Solid knowledge of the scriptures dealing with the Self If he does not have those two qualities, he is not ready for teaching people yet. If he has direct experience of the Self but lacks knowledge about […]
Spiritual teacher and disciple (Part 4)
For you to easily understand how the things work in spirituality, I will give a simple example: When you use your computer, there are, broadly speaking, three factors involved: CPU – operating system – you (the user) CPU is the Central Processing Unit, i.e. it is the chip that controls everything in your machine. The […]
Spiritual teacher and disciple (Part 3)
Certainly, there are several categories of disciple (beginner, middle, advanced), but now I will describe the most common mistakes made by disciples in general. Obviously, very advanced ones are not included. Western culture strongly encourages individuality. There is another word that it is frequently mentioned in the West: “freedom”. By freedom most people refer to bodily […]
Spiritual teacher and disciple (Part 2)
So, the spiritual aspirant has finally found a genuine spiritual teacher. What is next? He has to ask the spiritual teacher’s permission to be his disciple. This is generally bypassed in the West. People frequently access Yoga through Haṭhayoga (the most insignificant type of Yoga). They call Haṭhayoga “Yoga” out of sheer ignorance. It is […]
Spiritual teacher and disciple (Part 1)
In the vast majority of cases, a “spiritual teacher – disciple” relationship will have to take place for the Self to reveal Himself. Very, very few disciples are able to realize Him on their own (with no teacher). They realize Him without a teacher because they are very advanced spiritually from their very birth. As […]
Learning to think rightly (Part 4)
According to popular belief, the law of Karma (cause and effect) applies to all the creatures in the universe. But there is a problem with this belief. I will explain it to you in detail now. The law of Karma is extremely intricate, but it finally comes down to the fact that if you do […]
Learning to think rightly (Part 3)
Is the soul the same thing as the Self? Yes and No. In higher levels of consciousness the answers to the questions are always in the form of “Yes and no… and why not, something else too”. This cannot be understood by a lower intellect that always wants “Yes” or “No” as an answer. When […]
Learning to think rightly (Part 2)
Confusion reigns supreme among ordinary people and many spiritual aspirants. The power of ideas and concepts is beyond understanding. A stupid but powerful idea could shake the world to its very roots. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of foolish ideas and concepts all the time around. Even spiritual aspirants fall very often prey to ridiculous […]
Learning to think rightly (Part 1)
In the case of those who attained spiritual enlightenment, they can understand each other perfectly. They have no problem with understanding the Self and His Power because all of them do realize Him. Problems arise when one of those people has to explain the truth about the Self and His Power to a person who […]
Adapting the ancient teachings to the modern times (Part 3)
In this article I will explain some apparent mysteries which bewilder most of people in this world. A usual characteristic of the limited individuals is that they are confounded by any nonsense created in the mind of other people. Then, limited individuals argue with each other. They are addicted to disagreeing with the rest of […]
Adapting the ancient teachings to the modern times (Part 2)
The Self is the most important thing in everybody’s life. Without Him and His Power, the limited individuals and the rest of the universe would not have come to exist ever. If one is not properly conscious of the Self, he will be always in trouble despite the circumstances, time, place and such. Limited individuals […]
Adapting the ancient teachings to the modern times (Part 1)
Before undertaking a discourse about this subject, let me explain to you what a liberated or enlightened person is. There are two types of final liberation: Getting final liberation and retaining the physical body. Getting final liberation and discarding the physical body. This difference is only exists from the viewpoint of someone watching the liberated […]
Self – Power of the Self – limited individual (Part 5)
Until the Self is not realized or apprehended as He is essentially, one is always in trouble and not perfectly happy. In my last post I stated that the limited individual is the Self “gone crazy”. What did I mean by “gone crazy”? I did not merely mean to say that the limited individual is the Self gone crazy […]
Self – Power of the Self – limited individual (Part 4)
Summing up the teachings now: The Self is inconceivable and beyond the reach of all limited beings. He dwells perpetually devoid of space, time, form and so on. The Power of the Self is also inconceivable like the Self. The first act of the Power of the Self is giving the Self the perception that […]
Self – Power of the Self – limited individual (Part 3)
In my last post I started speaking about merit. This point is generally overlooked by a lot of people due to the veil drawn by spiritual ignorance. For example: They think that they can understand “anything” about spiritual matters “provided” a teacher explains it to them in detail. They think that their intellects are strong […]
Self – Power of the Self – limited individual (Part 2)
I told you in my previous posts that I would dissolve your ignorance about the scriptures little by little by giving you their essence. In order to define what a limited individual is, I will quote aphorism III, 1 of Śivasūtra-s (a very important scripture): “The individual Self (is) the mind||1||” “Limited individual”, “limited being”, “conditioned […]
Self – Power of the Self – limited individual (Part 1)
The Self is inconceivable. The Self cannot be described in any way. The Self is without any name. One has to use words or expressions such as “Self”, “Highest Reality”, “God”, “Lord”, “That”, etc. in order to deal with Him. And since the Self can be masculine, feminine, neuter or even something else, you can […]
Spiritual ignorance – Part 4
I said that there are three ways to get right knowledge: direct experience, deduction and testimony. A person who has dissolved his ignorance about the scriptures but lacks direct experience of the Self is a theoretician. Why? Because he has all the time to resort to the processes of deduction and testimony in order to […]
Spiritual ignorance – Part 3
I will speak about the second aspect of spiritual ignorance now: Lack of direct experience There are three ways to get right knowledge: direct experience, deduction and testimony. When someone has no direct experience of a particular subject, he can resort to deduction (reasoning with his intellect) or testimony (scriptures, others’ teachings, etc.). If one […]
Spiritual ignorance – Part 2
In my previous post I said that spiritual ignorance is related to the Self, i.e. to what you really are. As you don’t know your true nature, you are always in trouble whether you are a beggar or the king of the world. This spiritual ignorance is very powerful and will NOT be removed just like […]
Spiritual ignorance – Part 1
Spiritual ignorance is the source of all your problems. You may blame other people for your problems, you may blame weather for your problems, you may blame the movements of planets for your problems, you may blame destiny for your problems, you may even go to the extent of believing that some dogs barking all night […]
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