S̓iva Tattva

S̓iva Tattva PDF Author: Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa
Publisher: Bhakti Trust (GVS)
ISBN: 9788186737743
Category : Siva (Hindu deity)
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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S̓iva Tattva

S̓iva Tattva PDF Author: Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa
Publisher: Bhakti Trust (GVS)
ISBN: 9788186737743
Category : Siva (Hindu deity)
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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Shiva Sutras

Shiva Sutras PDF Author: Swami Lakshman Joo
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434314073
Category : Kashmir Śaivism
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Śaivism in Philosophical Perspective

Śaivism in Philosophical Perspective PDF Author: Krishna Sivaraman
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120817715
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 720

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Saivism is one of the pervasive expressions of Indian Religious Culture stretching to the dim past of pre-history and surviving as a living force in the thought and life of millions of Hindus especially in Southern India and Northern Ceylon. The present work is scholarly reconstruction of Saivism in its characteristic and classical from as Saiva Siddhanta, focusing mainly on the philosophical doctrine and presenting a conceptual analysis of its formative notions, problems and methods. Anteceding the rise of the great systems of Vedanta including that of Sankara, Saiva Siddhanta in its fully systematised form as Mystical Theology in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries represents a constructive reaction to the theological, ethical and aesthetic aspects of Vedanta as a whole. A patient study of this much neglected phase of religo-philosophical development of India should prove useful for a more balanced understanding of Indian religiosity, providing a corrective to the view entertained not without justification that Indian religious thought does not affirms the values of freedom, love and personality. This methodical study, appended with very exhaustive glossary, bibliography and index and two-hundred pages of references and foot-notes is designed to meet the requirements of seriious students of Eastern religious thought.

The Garland of Letters

The Garland of Letters PDF Author: Sir John Woodroffe
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8178224003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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This book is an attempt to explain to an English knowing reader an undoubtedly difficult subject. It is natural that, given the difficulty and the mystery which surrounds the subjects that strangers to India have failed to understand Mantra. They jumped to the conclusion that it is –meaningless superstition.” This is the familiar argument of the lower mind which says –what I cannot understand can have no sense at all.” Mantra is, it is true, meaningless to those who do not know its meaning. But there are others who do, and to them it is not –superstition.” The Mantra-Sastra is worthy of a close study which, when undertaken, will disclose elements of value to minds free from superstition, of metaphysical bent and subtle-seeing (Suksmadarsin). A profound doctrine, ingeniously though guardedly set forth, is contained in the Tantras of Mantra-Sastra or Agama. This book is, as the sub-title states, a Collection of Studies in, or Essays upon, particular subjects in the Mantra-Sastra, a term which is commonly applied to the Tantra-Sastra. It is practically composed of two parts. After Chapter 1, which deals with the –Word,” Chapters 2-9 treat of the Principles of the general doctrine of Sabda. Chapters 10-21 are elucidations of some subjects in the Tantra-Sastra which adopt the Mimamsa doctrine of Sabda with some modifications to meet its doctrine of Sakti. Chapters 12, 28 and 29 deal with the Mantras –Om” and the Gayatri.

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism PDF Author: Swami Lakshman
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887065750
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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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 symbol. Swamiji offers the skeleton key of the oral tradition that allows access to the secrets. The intent is to preserve the tradition and to make it available. The emphasis is on practical realization of Truth through the experiences of Kundalini Yoga. The author contrasts this realization with the concepts of liberation taught by other schools of Indian philosophy, especially Advaita Vedanta. Kashmir Shaivism experiences the world as real and true--as real and true as the existence of God. Liberation is the unbroken awareness of this universe as one's own transcendental Consciousness. It is a blissful realization.

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism PDF Author: John Hughes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434325164
Category : Kashmir Śaivism
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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The Lalita Cult

The Lalita Cult PDF Author: V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120814981
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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The Lalita Cult has figured and still figures prominently among the countless cults of ancient India. Lalita is looked upon by the Hindus as a divine manifestation of the goddess Durga. The cult of Lalita is intimately associated with the Sakti cult or the worship of the Divine as Energy in the feminine form. The present book studies the cult of Lalita from a historical point of view. Though this study is mainly based on the Lalitopakhayana section of the Brahmanda Purana, an endeavour is made to review other phases of the Sakti cult and its place in Vedic literature, and particularly to examine its philosophical basis. The study also aims to remove certain misconceptions and improved theories which have obscured the true import and value of the Sakti cult.

Pratyabhijnahrdayam

Pratyabhijnahrdayam PDF Author: Jaideva Singh
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120803221
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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The Paratrisika (or Paratrimsika) is a short Tantra which has been held in the highest esteem by Kashmir Saivism or Trika. After Somananda, Abhinavagupta has written two commentaries on it, a short one (Laghuvrtti) and an extensive one the present Vivarana which is presented here for the first time in an English translation. The Paratrisika Vivarana is one of the most fascinating but also most difficult texts of the Kashmir Saiva School, and of the mystical philosophical literature of India as a whole. It deals with Ultimate Reality (anuttara or para) and with the methods of realization, centred above all in the theory and practice of the mantra. Abhinavagupta displays here his great exegetical genius and presents a penetrating metaphysics of language, of the Word (vak) and its various stages in relation to consciousness. His language reflects in a luminous fashion the mystical experience contained in this text. The present translation of Abhinavagupta's masterpiece will not only be a milestone in the study of Kashmir Saivism, but it also makes available one of the major mystical texts of the Indian tradition to readers interested in philosophy and spirituality. For more information, please head to www.mlbd.co.in

Indian Women Novelists in English

Indian Women Novelists in English PDF Author: P. D. Bheda
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
ISBN: 9788176255769
Category : Indic fiction (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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The Philosophy of Sādhanā

The Philosophy of Sādhanā PDF Author: Deba Brata SenSharma
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438419449
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful. The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English.