Abhinavagupta ~ 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐉𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐢) ~ Kashmir Shaivism
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2023
- This is a selection of some key teachings of Abhinavagupta extracted from various sources and texts. The section on "Fifteen Verses on Awakening" was translated by Christopher Wallis.
Abhinavagupta (c. 950 - 1016 CE ) was a philosopher, mystic and aesthetician from Kashmir. He was also considered an influential musician, poet, dramatist, exegete, theologian, and logician - a polymathic personality who exercised strong influences on Indian culture.
Abhinavagupta was born in a Brahmin family of scholars and mystics and studied all the schools of philosophy and art of his time under the guidance of as many as fifteen (or more) teachers and gurus. In his long life he completed over 35 works, the largest and most famous of which is Tantrāloka, an encyclopedic treatise on all the philosophical and practical aspects of Kaula and Trika (known today as Kashmir Shaivism).
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I do not write often, but I am out here, listening each night as I go to sleep and each morning as I wake. Thank you for bringing this food for our soul that we otherwise would not know existed. I am so very grateful 🙏🏻😔
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That opening line was all I really needed… “Wherever you find Yourself stay. Go neither towards the outside nor the inside.” For me, that awesome echo from 1000 years ago was so powerful and reforming. It translated to me as walking the narrow path between ‘all in consciousness’ and the day-to-day world. Something I have been practicing, so drawn to do yet finding so difficult to hold. This quote has made all the difference. To stop trying to force full time Awareness on myself but instead just to be ‘wherever I find Myself’. Always so obvious when a penny drops & when things you thought you knew become Truths. Thank you @SamaneriJayasara 🙏🏻
Yes. But very difficult to put into practice in this society.
“Wherever you find yourself…stay”❤🙏 When all that is not fixed is gently let go, the mind is like the thinning of a cloud ❤️🙏
"There is a Radiance that Remains undimmed through all moments of light and darkness." John Wren-Lewis when describing his awakening experience always referred to Divinity as" The Dazzling Dark". It is said that Victor Hugo's final words on his deathbed were "I see a black sun". So if you experience a blackness that is somehow radiant, don't assume you are not in the presence of the Divine simply because you are expecting a bright white light.
This is an awesome notion, thankyou!
Beyond light and dark…
To me, when I experienced this dark space, it was the void of potential. Yin manifest
Experiences of highest divinity are the same for everyone but the visuals vary depending on the culture & mindset adopted by the individual. You can't say dark is the divinity. Because light and dark both are divinity. Individuals will see how their mind is accustomed to. Some see extreme light while others see constant dark.
I just love this recording. The text is amazing, and I've never heard your voice sounding better. You are an amazing blessing. 😊
Abhinavagupta ❤ one of the best in history
I thought the last reading you did was so exquisite but this is even more so if that's possible. Thank you thank you thank you. anyone who listens to these can only be raised in vibration with the Divine. Your service to is all is profound. I thank you Samaneri❤❤❤
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Thanks be to all who help create this channel and those who support it and to those who are moving closer to their true nature by nourishing here in this rich ocean of Truth. ❤❤
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Thank you as always for making these. Books and audiobooks and excerpts the soul and lifeblood of reality, thank you for these
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Dear SJ, Again, such a beautiful reading of Abinavagupta’s treasured rendering of Kashmir Shaivism “woven” with the sound, as if to illustrate the sin qua non of the Tantrica as the weaving of all methods together in the quest for Realization of the Visarga of Siva-Sakti 🕉️💝💛
as if music tract was written for Tantric
That first line, 'Wherever you find yourself . . . . . stay!'. Brilliant. The rest is mere decoration.
Your videos are amazing. I love the way you talk, it makes me wonder if the authors of the messages u carry spoke in this manner. It really doesnt matter, keep doing it your style please and the background music/sounds r great.
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Thank you for this beautiful timeless piece! Absolutely divine 🙏✨♥️
I’m so grateful to be able to hear the truth that comes through voice. Thank you 🙏
Simply the most sublime and precise illumination of consciousness that I have ever received. Delivered so lovingly: to and from the heart. Blessings to you, and humble gratitude from me. Let this transmission fill you with light ❤
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Dear JS,
Thank you for dedicating this beautiful reading to one of the foremost and most auspicious proponents of The Tantra through the vehicle of Kashmiri Shaivism. So eminent was Abinavagupta’s influence on Tantric Hindu Mysticism, in general (along with his students, such as Ksemaraja) that according to the author of “The Triadic Heart of Siva”, by Paul Muller-Ortega, my instructor for the graduate level course Hindu Tantric Mysticism at Michigan State University College of Religions, Abinavagupta has been referred to as a “Leonardo da Vinci like” Mukta because of his range of spiritual and cultural knowledge. Thank you for highlighting the tremendous beauty of his poetic writings! 🕉️🪷💝
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Thank you for all you do.
Glad everyone here raising their vibrations ❤❤
These readings are a great treasure for me and my pathway.... thank you... nameste... blessings!
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I choose to see you as you … I choose to see me as me … I choose to see the hidden within the ….. waiting for all to see …. An eternal gift that has no name … tucked away from fortune and fame …. But delighted to play this magical game …. The infinite play of free will … so that you and I may feel real …..
Beautiful......as always. Thank you!
This is a complicated one Samaneri. Your beautiful reading again.
Thank you so much for the transcript!
It's a game changer!!
Much Gratitude For This Light 💜💥💫
Absolute must be our sole source of living every 'now' of our life.
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Perfect teaching and a wonderful reading. ❤
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I enjoyed this so much . I find myself. And I stay. I just listened to some words of Yeshua about this yesterday. Thank you 🙏
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Amazing really..I got soo many answers ❤️I was searching my whole life 🦋
Extremely beautiful… this is also because it speaks to me or my internal or eternity…🙏🌈
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Thank you.
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Now is constant. Perception is variable.
We function consciously and unconsciously simultaneously. Therefore, consciousness is how something does something (adverb), not what something is (noun).
Absolute = All-inclusive
Reality = That which is/That I am
Being aware of being aware
Eternally actualizing Infinite potential
Letting this moment be as pleasant as possible.
Remembering the Future. How it felt. Designer De' ja vu.
The Light of Wisdom and Understanding dispels the darkness of ignorance and folly.
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At the 15:20 mark in this recording, Jayasara reads my translation of Abhinavagupta's "Fifteen Verses on Awakening," though without any credit or attribution in the episode notes. Still, pretty cool to unexpectedly hear one's translation on a podcast that one has loved for quite some time.
Also worth noting, for those interested in accuracy, that in the first half of this episode Jayasara reads a text that could not possibly have been written by Abhinava -- it's either a misattribution or a spurious translation. Similarly, the version of the Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam she reads in another episode is also thoroughly spurious and bears only a vague similarity to the text it purports to translate -- so clearly when it comes to the texts of Kashmir Shaivism, Jayasara (or her team) are not doing their due diligence. Perhaps decreasing the frequency of releases for the sake of increasing accuracy would be desirable?
Thanks Christopher and apologies for not attributing those verses to you. I obtained them from a website on Kashmir shaivism that provided no attribution. I shall correct that now and attribute you as the translator. In terms of the other issues, of course I cannot comment or enter the debate. They were offered to me to read by a Yogic Scholar. I offer these words as meditations for people to contemplate through their direct experience or insight. There will always be arguments around the best words to describe the indescribable, accuracy in translation, etc.. Such is the nature of our conditioned world. Thank you for your marvelous gifts and talents and great to know you are otherwise enjoying the offerings. Sending you warmest wishes 💜
Thank you for your work. And wherever the first half came from, it is based in truth
@@SamaneriJayasara Does it matter who spoke the words and when I wonder? The words have no owner according to nonduality yes? If all names and forms, Sundaram Anubhav Roop, are expressions of the supreme formless, Ram Swaroop Apurv, then it doesn't matter who says what and when, yes? All names and forms, are they our direct experiences of the Beautiful One? Sundaram Anubhav Roop Ram Swaroop Apurv Namadeva Narayanan Narayanan
Why not send Samaneri some suitable texts for recitation? Would be much appreciated and a wonderful collaboration.
The Shakti school ❤
Thank you, I was trying to find stuff written by Abhinavagupta the last few days, but it was kind of difficult.
Some excerpts from his most central texts (Tantraloka) can be accessed here John: www.australiancouncilofhinduclergy.com/uploads/5/5/4/9/5549439/sri_tantraloka.pdf
@@SamaneriJayasara Oh amazing, much appreciated
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I am not sure if true liberation is possible since we are always confined to the body. But I guess it is possible to realize that the purpose of the body (life) is love.
Om Namah Shivaya
This is absolutely mind-blowing, thank you so much!
What we see is who we are.
All phenomena arise from the mind.......turn away from them all, and roam free like a cloud which has no form, or path, or purpose. Where is the karmic fruit-bearer then.......it's nowhere to be found.
OM TAT SAT
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Not a problem. I was able to include accreditation for the section he translated so that's good. Scholars will always argue over accuracy, translations, history, and the like. The rest of us will just get on with it...realise these are just words... take it to heart and see the Truth within. 💗🌻
@@SamaneriJayasara Love you my Dearest Yayasāra ❤❤❤
Awesome! /\ :) xxx
This is amazing. Thanks.
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