"This whole universe has come into existence just to carry
you to God consciousness." - Swami Lakshmanjoo, The
Shiva Sutras
Immersing my days in this sacred text is a source of unending joy for me, which
I hope is contagious. It is my hope that my sincere, if somewhat humble
impressions of these great sutras will encourage you to read their superbly
powerful words of wisdom. I am not a scholar. You will find your own treasure
hidden among these threads.
John and Denise Hughes, the hearts of the Universal Shaiva Fellowship, have been
very kind in giving me permission to quote from Swami Lakshmanjoo’s Shiva
Sutras, The Supreme Awakening. Swami Lakshmanjoo was also the source for Jaideva
Singh’s wonderful translation.
I am endeavoring to use as few Sanskrit terms as possible and will not include
many of the more complex understandings in Kashmir Shaivism. You will want to
study these for yourself, and become familiar with the Sanskrit terms in the
translations and commentaries by Swami Lakshmanjoo and Jaideva Singh.
The Shiva Sutras will serve as a brilliant unerring guide for you on your way
Home. May you find the God within you. We Meet in the Heart.
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The
Shiva Sutras In My
Understanding |
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Encoded, Layered & Veiled
Meanings within Sanskrit Words |
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A Few Sanskrit Terms |
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Bibliography |
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SECTION I |
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The Origin of The Shiva Sutras
and Sutra 1.1 |
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Shiva
Sutra 1.2 |
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Shiva
Sutra 1.3 |
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Shiva
Sutra 1.4 |
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Shiva
Sutras 1.5 and 1.6 |
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Shiva
Sutras 1.7-1.11 |
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Shiva
Sutras 1.12-1.13 |
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Shiva
Sutras 1.14-1.15 |
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Who
is Shiva? - and the Shiva Sutras 1.16, 1.17 & 1.18 |
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Yogic
Powers and the Shiva Sutras 1.19-1.21 |
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Shiva
Sutra 1.22 - The Ocean of Consciousness |
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SECTION II |
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Shiva
Sutras 2.1 & 2.2 - Intense Desire and Fervent Longing |
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Shiva
Sutra 2.3 - Churning the Ocean of Consciousness
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Shiva
Sutras 2.4 & 2.5 - Powers & the Guru |
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Shiva
Sutra 2.6 - The Real Guru |
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Shiva
Sutra 2.7 - Matrikacakra, The Theory of Letters that Expand the Universe &
Quantum Reality |
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Shiva Sutra 2.7, Part Two -
Matrikacakra, The Theory of Letters that Expand
the Universe & Everything Consists of Everything
Else |
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Shiva Sutras 2.8, 2.9 &
2.10 - The Fire of God Consciousness & Samadhi |
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SECTION III |
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The Shiva Sutras - The
Third Section - The Means to Enlightenment & Why
Learn Kashmir Shaivism? |
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Shiva Sutras 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3
- Entanglement in Sense Impressions & the Subtle
Body |
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Shiva Sutras 3.4 & 3.5 –
The Means to Transcend Limited Perception |
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Shiva Sutras 3.6 & 3.7 -
Yogic Powers are a Barrier to God Consciousness |
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Shiva Sutra 3.8 - Expanding
into the Entire Universe |
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Shiva Sutras 3.9, 3.10,
3.11, and 3.12 - The Players and the Played |
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Shiva Sutras 3.13 & 3.14
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Maintaining God Consciousness in Continuity &
the Future
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Shiva Sutras 3.15 & 3.16 -
The Seed of the Universe & Immersion in
Consciousness
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Shiva Sutras 3.17 & 3.18 -
Consciousness Congeals in the Shape of Time &
Space
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Shiva Sutras 3.18 & 3.19 –
One Collective Sound
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Shiva Sutras 3.20,
3.21, 3.22 & 3.23 - Turya State |
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Shiva Sutras 3.24 and 3.25
- Falling Back into Maya's Webs of Illusion |
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Shiva Sutras 3.26,
3.27, 3.28 and 3.29 - Secrecy is the Secret! |
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Shiva Sutras 3.30 & 3.3 1-
Nothing exists that is not God Consciousness |
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Shiva Sutras 3.32 & 3.33
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The God-within is unchanged, untouched, and
unaffected by any act or thought. |
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Shiva Sutras 3.34, 3.35,
3.36 & 3.37 – Expanding into God Consciousness |
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Shiva Sutras 3.38, 3.39 &
3.40 – The ‘trick’ & The Final Return to Pain |
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Reversals on the Journey &
Shiva Sutra 3.41- The Final Return
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Shiva Sutras 3.42 & 3.43 –
The Enlightened Have No Fear Of Death |
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Shiva Sutras 3.44 & 3.45 –
This Universe exists only as congealed foam in
the Ocean of Consciousness & The Conclusion
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