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शिव सूत्र ८, ९, १०: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 8, 9, & 10

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

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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शिव सूत्र २, ३, ४: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 2, 3, & 4

Posted on November 9, 2014 by

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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शिव सूत्र १: The Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 1

Posted on October 29, 2014 by

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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The Second Limb of Yoga: Tapas, Ishvara Pranidanam, & Svadhyaya

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

The other three observances of Niyama, the                                                                   … Continue reading →

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