Śiva Sūtras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity : Text of the Sūtras and the Commentary Vimarśinī of Kṣemarāja Translated Into English with Introduction, Notes, Running Exposition, Glossary and IndexSiva Sutras are considered to be a revealed book of the Yoga: supreme identity of the individual self with the Divine. Dr. Jaideva Singh has studied the book with the help of his guru Swami Laksmana Joo, the sole surviving exponent of this system in Kashmir and has provided an English Translation of the Sutras together with the commentary of Ksemaraja. Each Sutra is given in Devanagari as well as in Roman Script. Then the meaning of every word of the Sutra is given in English, followed by a translation of the whole Sutra. This is followed by the Vimarsini Commentary in Sanskrit and its English translation, copious notes on important and technical words and a running exposition of the main ideas of the Sutra. A long introduction, together with an abstract of each Sutra, throws a flood of light on the entire system of Saiva Yoga. A Glossary of technical terms and index are appended for the convenience of the reader. Contents Dedicated, Blessing, Preface, Introduction, Siva Sutras-Text and commentary, Section I-III Sambhavopaya, Conclusion, Glossary of Technical Terms, Subject Index, Index to important Sanskrit Words, Alphabetical Index to the sutras. |
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... vikalpa- making is the habit , the very life of citta or mind . In attempting to be vikalpa - free , the mind begins to make all kinds of Vikalpa . To try to become vikalpa - or thought - free is like trying to jump out of our own skin ...
... vikalpa . This wrong conception of theirs about themselves becomes the cause of their being bound in transmigratory existence . Therefore when an opposite vikalpa arises , it dispels the vikalpa that is the cause of transmigratory ...
... vikalpa ? The utility of suddha vikalpa is in removing the sense of duality . What is this sense of duality ? Abhinavagupta says , " ŝanfuataì an AEREA पृथक् वस्तुभूतः , अपितु स्वरूपाख्यातिमात्रं ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
Kṣemarajas Introduction to the Sutras | v |
Sūtra 5 | lii |
Copyright | |
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