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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Vijnana Bhairava : The Practice of Centring Awareness |
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| The Vijnana Bhairava is one of the most important Tantras of Kashmir Saivism, at least as far as the practical aspect of the yoga of this school is concerned. It teaches 112 dharanas, or ways of centring awareness and entering divine consciousness (which includes ordinary and extraordinary experience), as well as tantric methods of spiritual practice such as kundalini, mantra and mudra.The modern need to integrate all aspects of life makes this
ancient text of great relevance to our... |
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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Kashmir Shaivism : The Secret Supreme |
$10.82 $6.49 |
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| 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 symbols. Swamiji offers the skeleton key of
the oral tradition that allows access to secrets. The intent is to preserve the
tradition and to make it available. The emphasis is on practical realization of
Truth through the experience of... |
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Jaideva Singh |
Pratyabhijnahrdayam |
$18.99 $11.39 |
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| The Saiva religion is perhaps the most ancient faith of the world. Saivaism has a history going back to the Chalcolithic Age or even further, and it thus takes its place as the most ancient living faith in the world. It had many off-shoots and appeared in differenet forms in many parts of the world.
In India, there are three main forms of this religio-philosophy, viz., the Vira-Saiva form in Deccan-Karnataka, the Saivasiddhanta in Tamil Nadu, and the Advaits Saiva form in Kashmir. There are... |
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Jaideva Singh (Tr.) |
Paratrisika Vivarana by Abhinavagupta |
$16.39 $9.83 |
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| This book is one of the most fascinating but also most difficult texts of the Kashmir Saiva School, and of theystical philosophical literature of India as a whole. The Paratrisika is a short Tantra which has been held in the highest esteem by Kashmir Saivism or Trika.
This translantion of Abhinavagupta`s masterpiece will not only be a milestone in the study of Kashmir Saivism, but it also make available one of the major mystical texts of the Indian tradition to readers interested in... |
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Jankinath Kaul |
Awakening of Supreme Consciousness Lectures of Swami Lakshman Joo |
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| Swami Lakshman Joo (1907-1991), also called Swami
Lakshmanji Raina or Ishvara Svarupa, was a great yogi from an early age. He
embodied a rare unity of a mystic and a pandit, being well-versed in Sanskrit
and in the texts of the non-dualistic tradition of Kashmir Saivism. He was also
called the Abhinavagupta of the 20th century, being the last authority of
Kashmir Saivism, who was teaching scholars and guiding seekers on the spiritual
path.
He edited several Sanskrit texts and... |
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Shanti Lal Nagar |
Siva Mahapurana: An Exhaustive Introduction (In 3 Volumes) |
$207.00 $124.20 |
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| Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence.
The Puranas are considered to be the pillars of the Vedic dharma comprising of Sruti, Smrti and Puranas. The Siva-Mahapurana is a famous one amongst the eighteen Mahapuranas. Relatively bigger in size, this Purana is primarily of a religious tone, dedicated mainly to the glory, various forms, their importance and valour of lord Siva.
There had been certain deities, who after once appearing over the Indian... |
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Mark S.G. Dyczkowski |
The Stanzas on Vibration: The Spandakarika with Four Commentaries |
$38.49 $23.09 |
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| Spanda is the vibratory dynamism of the absolute consciousness. In this book, the author focuses on the school of Kashmir Shaivism that presents this doctrine as its cardinal principle and whose literature consists in a large part of the works translated here.
In his introduction and in his exposition of the four commentaries, the author shows both how the Spanda tradition contributes to the other schools of Kashmir Shaivism and how it is different from them. He presents for the first time a... |
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Rai Bahadur Shrisha Chandra Vasu (Tr.) |
Shiva Samhita |
$7.99 $4.79 |
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| In Hindu mythology, Shiva is also known as the god of asceticism, and as such is called Mahayogi, or "great yogi". This book consists of an ancient collection of texts or verses, which elaborate the essentials necessary for the practice of yoga.Reading this book you will discover the discover the secrets of Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga. Transcend to the spiritual heights of the ancient rishis and yogis through their secrets. Learn about the steps which must be traversed before one may achieve those... |
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K.C. Pandey |
An Outline of History of Saiva Philosophy |
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| Saiva Philosophy is an outgrowth of the religion characterized by the worship of the phallic form of God siva.
Saivasm as a religion has persisted since the pre-historic time of the archaeological finds of Harappa and Mohenjodaro. It has a continuous history of at least five thousand years. It is a living faith praciced all over India. 'An Outline of History of Saiva Philosophy' first appeared as part of Volume III of Bhaskari in 1954 in the Princess of Wales Saraswati Bhavan Texts Series.... |
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Roger Worthington |
Finding the Hidden Self: A Study of the Siva Sutras |
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| Western philosophers have searched hard for the elusive entity called consciousness, but nowhere has it been captured better than in the Siva Sutras. These Sutras describe the creative principle behind the universe and how it manifests in human consciousness.
The Origin of the Sutras is mysterious; legend has it that the sage Vasugupta discovered them engraved on a large stone tablet on Mount Kailas in Kasmir. Lrd Siva, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe,... |
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Dr. Sushrut Almast |
Ganesha :Excellence in Leadership: Secrets of Success Unfolded |
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| Ganesha the elder son of Shiva and Parwati is undoubtedly the most worshiped and probably the least understood Hindu God.
Who is Ganesha? Where is Ganesha? How Ganesha inspires us to lead a happy and successful life? Ganesha-Excellence in Leadership tries to unfolds the science and philosophy behind Ganesha's creation and provides you the Ganesha nectar-the essence of Ganesha.
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Mark S.G. Dyczkowski (Tr.) |
The Aphorisms of Siva |
$13.89 $8.33 |
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| The Siva Sutra with Bhaskara's Commentary, The Varttika
The Siva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta by Siva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta.
The Siva Sutra is the most important scripture in the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. As a book on yoga, it explains the nature and cause of bondage and the means to liberation from bondage.Bhaskara is in the direct lineage of Vasugupta.... |
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Vanamali |
The Lilas of the Sons of Shiva |
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| In this book, Vanamali has given us a fascinating glimpse into the lilas of the three sons of Shiva. This is a captivating book for all those who are interested in knowing the esoteric secrets of Hindu gods.
Shiva and his sons are all aspects of the great electromagnetic forces that control life. Shiva is the source of all energies. He is the nuclear energy underlying the subatomic particles. At the very core of matter Shiva whirls in his cosmic dance as Nataraja. Ganesha is the god of... |
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N.R. Bhatt, |
The Great Tantra of Ajita (5 Vols. Set) Part of Kalamul Sastra S |
$249.95 $149.97 |
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| The Hindu temple is the seat of a full culture including material commodities and services, arts ranging from cooking and flower decoration, to music and philosophy. To conceive, build, organize, manage, maintain such a privileged site of culture an authentic and well thought out theory and guidance is required. Sanskrit Agamic literature plays this role. The Saiva religion is based on a set of twenty-eight Tantra's.
The Ajitamahatantra is the fifth in a international list, a lengthy text,... |
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Subodh Kapoor |
The Philosophy of Saivism |
$46.00 $27.60 |
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| Saivism, may be defined as the setting aside of the triune equality of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, and the merging of the former two Gods in the God - Siva. But it is also more than this. It is supreme being, infinite, eternal, an exempt from subjection to the law of ultimate absorption into the universal spirit. Rudra appears quite early in the Veda with a
well-recognized and well-marked personality of his own. He is an important
deity, whose anger is to be dreaded and whose favour is to be... |
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Motil Lal Pandit |
Trika Saivism of Kashmir |
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| The importance of Kashmir Saivism lies in the fact that an independent school of Saivism, with its own specific ethos and orientation, emerged from the soil of Kashmir during the eighth century of our era, which till the end of the twelfth century made great strides both philosophically and theologically. The type of Saivism that emerged during the eighth century is deeply rooted in the religious outlook which has served as the substratum for the flowering of various schools of Saivism, and... |
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Bettina Baumer |
Mysticism in Shaivism and Christianity |
$33.49 $20.09 |
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| If mysticism is hard to define, what is it then? Or, why have mystics often spoken about what they have realized — notwithstanding the ‘unspeakability’ of a spiritual experience? And, yet more significantly, how can a meeting point of different religious traditions be discovered at the mystical level?
Focussing on these and other related questions, eminent scholars from varying religious traditions here explore the nature of mystical experience in two of the world’s major traditions: Hinduism... |
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Ralph Nataraj |
Himalayan Mysticism: Shiva's disc to cut asunder and open the mystic Heart |
$14.49 $8.69 |
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| This book is based on the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. the style of writing is cryptic and as such the author expects the readers to be quite alert and receptive. In a number of case, more than one reading may be necessary to understand the true import of some of the statments. Some changes may appear to be abrupt and unrelated to the context. However, at the end, a clear and deep pattern emerges and it transforms the reader
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Rajeshwari Ghose |
The Lord of Arur, The Tyagaraja Cult in Tamil Nadu |
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| Tiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu was the centre of Saiva and Sakta worship from very ancient times.
The Saiva cult revolved around the Tyagaraja icon enshrined in a temple bearing the name of the image. Interestingly, Tyagaraja is not the principle deity but a processional icon and is in fact an amalgam of three deities - Siva his consort Uma and their child Skanda.
Tyagaraja is a Somaskanda and the first visual representation of this composite deity can be traced to the... |
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Stella Kramrisch |
The Presence of Siva |
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| One of the three Great Gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, the Rg Veda, evokes his prsence in tis hymsn.
Vedic myths, ritual, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation of Siva - based on original Sanskrit texts, many heretofore not translated - Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas to the Puranas.
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