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शिव सूत्र ८, ९, १०: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 8, 9, & 10
ज्ञानं जाग्रत् ।। ८ ।। Jnanam jaagrat || 8 || Knowledge + Waking state/conscious awareness 8. Knowledge obtained [from the external world] is part of the waking state or conscious awareness. स्वप्नो विकल्पाः ।। ९ ।। Svapno vikalpaah || 9 … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, bhakti, consciousness, Language Study, sanskrit, Shiva, Shiva Sutras, states of consciousness
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शिव सूत्र २, ३, ४: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 2, 3, & 4
ज्ञानं बन्ध: ।।२।। Jnaanam bandhah 2. (Limited) Knowledge is bondage. योनिवर्ग: कलाशरीरम् ।।३।। Yonivargah kalaashariiram The Source (Womb) + class/group (i.e. the physical realm of Maya) + the body/form + ignorance/a moment in time. (Kalaa also means menstrual discharge, which goes with the … Continue reading
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Tagged beloved, bhakti, divine mother, Ignorance, knowledge, Maya, Shiva, Source, sutras, symbolism, vibrations, yoga, yoni
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शिव सूत्र १: The Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 1
Sutra means thread or string, and sutras are spiritual or sacred texts that thread together ideas and messages in as few words as possible. This is to avoid any ambiguity in their meaning, and yet it makes them so fully … Continue reading
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Tagged Atma, awakening, awareness, bhakti, consciousness, liberation, philosophy, sacred texts, sanskrit, Shiva, sutras, ultimate reality, yoga
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The Second Limb of Yoga: Tapas, Ishvara Pranidanam, & Svadhyaya
The other three observances of Niyama, the … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged austerity, bhakti, devotion to God, ishvara pranidanam, mantra, mendicant, niyama, self-awareness, self-study, shastra, Surrender, sutra, svadhyaya, tapas, yoga
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