The encounter Disciple:  My beloved Master, I come to you fed up with this Saṁsāra, tired of turning round and round in this world...

The Supreme Self is called Paramaśiva or simply Śiva in Trika, and to attain to Him is to become one with Him. When you completely...

Master: The word Saṁsāra is generally translated as “transmigration.” Generally speaking, it refers to the journey from one body to...

First Chapter: Paramārthapradīpakaḥ (Explanation of the Highest Reality) यावचिन्त्यावात्मास्य शक्तिश्चैतौ परमार्थो भवतः॥१॥...

“The Great Lord is Paripūrṇa or Fully Full”. (Stanzas 10-11 of the Paramārthasāra)   Because He is like that, He is desireless...

To attain Liberation, you have to go through two 'penetrations' (two kinds of inherence, technically speaking) in this order: Ātmavyāpti ...

Guru and disciple: The Eternal Pair In the vast majority of cases, a "Guru-disciple" relationship will have to take place for the Self to...

Lord Paramaśiva is Prakāśavimarśamaya , that is, He consists of Prakāśa and Vimarśa (Effulgence and Awareness of His own Effulgence)....

An objection: "If all the knowers endowed with an intellect are inherently Śiva, why do they seem to be different, spiritually speaking?"...

Gurujī commenting on his book “Parabhairavayogābhyāsāḥ” or “Practices in Parabhairavayoga” (Lesson 39) “After making the mind free from...

The main goal in life is not business, having a family, achieving fame, prestige, etc. Not at all. The entire universe was created by the...

तस्मात्परभैरवयोगोत्तमार्थलाभे सर्वदाकल्पो नरस्तस्य स्वप्रकाशनिषेधप्रसरोपफलत्वात्॥४४॥ Tasmātparabhairavayogottamārthalābhe sarvadākalpo...

परभैरवयोगसंस्थापनप्रचोदनलघुवृत्तिः Parabhairavayogasaṁsthāpanapracodanalaghuvṛttiḥ Short Commentary on Parabhairavayogasaṁsthāpanapracoda...

In Trika Shaivism there are four means or methods (upāya-s) that are used as paths to Liberation: Anupāya Śāmbhavopāya Śāktopāya...

Introduction to Svātantryasūtram (Explanation of the Highest Reality) These two, the Self and His Power - who are inconceivable -...

'One should worship Śiva by becoming Śiva.' ( Spandanirṇaya , II, 6-7)   This realization of one's identity with the object of...

Upāya-s: The four means or methods Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir is a philosophical system coming from Northern India. As a matter of...

From a practical viewpoint, good qualities are also necessary or the aspirant will not qualify as a disciple. If he does not qualify as a...

"Duality or difference (bheda) cannot be applied to the Supreme Lord, because He is in full oneness with Consciousness." This apparently...

“The great sages affirm that mala or impurity is ignorance and the cause for Saṁsāra -Transmigration - to sprout.”||   Saṁsāra is...