The Stanzas on Vibration: The SpandaKārikā with Four Commentaries: The SpandaSaṃdoha by Kṣemarāja, The SpandaVṛttti by Kallatabhatta, The SpandaVivṛti by Rājānaka Rāma, The SpandaPradpīkā by BhagavadutpalaIn his Doctrine of Vibration, the author presents a synthesis of Kashmir Shaivism—an overview with Spanda as the central theme. Spanda is the vibratory dynamism of the absolute consciousness. In this book the author focuses on the school of Kashmir Shaivism that presents this doctrine as its cardinal principle and whose literature consists essentially of the works translated here. In his Introduction and in his exposition of the four commentaries, the author shows both how the Spanda tradition contributes to the other schools of Kashmir Shaivism and how it is different from them. He presents for the first time a detailed treatment of this tradition and an analysis of its development. The aim is to offer a method that affords access by the general reader to the wonderful world of the Spanda Yogi through which she travels to the liberating realization of her authentic identity vibrant with the vitality of the universal pulse of Shiva. |
Contents
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The Origin of the Aphorisms of Śiva | 11 |
Basic Features of the Stanzas on Vibration | 19 |
The Commentators on the Stanzas on Vibration | 25 |
The Doctrine of Vibration and Recognition | 33 |
The Vibration of Consciousness | 49 |
The Essence of Vibration the SpandaSamdoha by Kṣemarāja | 61 |
The Stanzas on Vibration with the Brief Explanation | 73 |
The Stanzas on Vibration with a Commentary called the Lamp | 139 |
The Means to Realization | 269 |
The Transition of the Moment | 275 |
The Sources | 285 |
Location of References to the Stanzas on Vibration | 307 |
Notes | 313 |
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The Second Flow called The Direct Perception | 94 |
The Third Flow called The Tenability of the Power | 106 |
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Abhinavagupta abides according activity Aphorisms arises aspects attains awakened Bhagavadutpala Bhairava Bhaskara bliss body Brahman Brief Explanation cognitive commentary conscious nature contemplation cosmic darśana deep sleep diversity divine dreaming egoity essential nature existence expansion experience external fettered soul Goddess Ibid identified individual soul inherent inner Kallata Kashmiri knowledge Krama Kṣemarāja Kṣemaraja's liberation light of consciousness manifest Mantra Māyā means mental mind monistic namely ness Non-being notion obscured one's own nature perception power of consciousness Pratyabhijñā principle pulse pure consciousness quoted Rājānaka Rāma realization refers reflective awareness Ś.Su Ś.Sū.vi Śaiva Śaivism Śaivites Śakti samādhi Samkhya Śankara Sanskrit says sciousness scripture senses Śiva Śiva's Sp.Kā.vi Sp.Nir Sp.Pra Sp.Sam Spanda Speech Stanzas subject and object subtle Tantraloka Tantric teacher things thought constructs tion Trika true nature ultimate reality unity unmeṣa Utpaladeva Vaisnava Vasugupta verse Vibration vital breath waking Wheel of Energies words Yoga yogi yogi's