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	siva sutras with meaning
		The Aphorisms of Shiva (\'Siva Sutras) (SS) are a late reiteration of the Vedic view of consciousness.
		Shiva makes it possible for the material associations of the phycisal world to have meaning.
		This is a restatement of a metaphor that goes back to the Rigveda where the mind is seen as two birds are sitting on a tree where one of theats the sweet fruit and the other looks on without eating (RV 1-164-20); one of the birds represents the universal consciousness, the other the individual one.
	www.shaivam.org /ssshivasuutra.htm (0 words)

	Kashmir Shaivism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This process of emanation and contraction is conceptualised as the emanation of thirty six levels (tattvas) ranging from the highest, pure level of Shiva to the earth.
		Liberation (moksha) from the cycle of reincarnation is the recognition (pratyabhijna) of the self's identity with the pure consciousness of Shiva.
		There is also an independent revelation in the Shiva Sutras and Spanda Karikas given to Vasugupta (c.875-c.925) The term 'Kashmir Shaivism' refers to a number of traditions, principally to the Trika ('Threefold') tradition which worshipped the Goddess in the three manifestations of Para, Apara and Parapara and whose root text is the Mallinivijayottara Tantra.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/hindu/devot/kashmir.html (0 words)

	The Shiva Sutras
		Shiva Sutra is divided into three sections and gives the core of the inner yoga practice and philosophy not only of Kashmir Shaivism but also of many other tantrik traditions.
		Because Shiva wishes to know, He being one with Shakti is bound by knowledge, which is the very self of the three gunas.
		The Fourth, the Turiya, Shiva Himself enjoys = eats, through the three states of wake, dream, and deep sleep -- these three being subsequently developed in the next three sutras.
	www.shivashakti.com /sutras.htm (0 words)

	Shiva Sutra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Shiva Sutras describe a phonemic notational system in the fourteen initial lines of the Aṣṭādhyāyī, the Sanskrit grammar by Pāṇini.
		This type of initial notational verse is a standard structure in the sutra style, which focuses on creating short, mnemonic verses that encode complex rules.
		According to legend, these fourteen sutras were revealed to Pāṇini by Shiva, who then composed his grammar to be dependent on them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shiva_Sutras (628 words)

	Glimpses of Kashmiri Culture
		However, Shiva's association with the religion of Kashmir did provide a context for translating "Naga" as a serpent, as it is worn by the Lord around His neck.
		Shiva, Shakti, Anu; Pati, Pasha and Pashu; Nara, Shakti and Shiva; Para and Apara.
		Vasugupta pupil of Lord Shiva, Somananda pupil of Vasugupta, Utpala pupil of Soma Nanda, Abhinavagupta pupil of Lakshmanagupta and Kshemaraja the pupil of Abhinavagupta.
	ikashmir.net /glimpses/abhinavagupta.html (0 words)

	Introduction
		In the case of Shiva, however, there is no object such as the house which exists independently from the mirror of God Consciousness, because if there were, it would mean that there is an object which exists outside of God Consciousness.
		This is the dance of Shiva, the joyous game in which he is continuously creating this universe--to lose himself and then find himself.
		Lord Shiva loses his nature only to find it again--and when he does he realizes that it was already there.
	www.kashmirshaivism.org /introduction.html (0 words)

	Shiva Sutras
		Thus, the first awakening of the Shiva Sutras explains shambhavopaya; the second awakening explains shaktopaya, and the third awakening explains anavopaya.
		And so it is that the Shiva Sutras also start with the highest and most refined means.
		Shiva Rock (Shankaropal), where fifteen hundred years ago, the Shiva Sutras were revealed to the Sage Vasugupta
	www.universalshaivafellowship.org /usf/teachings_02.html (0 words)

	Alibris: Sutras
		Yoga is from the Sanskrit root meaning “union,” and a sutra is a thread or aphoristic verse.
		A new translation and commentary on The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali gives a fresh and original perspective on this concise formulation of the mechanics of the growth of consciousness and the psychological, emotional and physical transformations involved.
		His sutras -- scriptural narratives sometimes defined as literally "the path to transcendence" -- are a darshan, or philosophical worldview and method to aid the awakening of self...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Sutras (0 words)

	Hinduism
		Many hindu scriptures including Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagvad-Gita, yoga sutras of patanjali, and a multitude of bhajans and slokas in both sanskrit text and english transliteration can be found in Hindu scriptures and slokas and the ITRANS song book at Songs and Bhajans.
		Vishnu (and the incarnations of Him, Rama and Krishna), Shiva (and his various forms), their wives, are the most popular with numerous temples and followers.
		The wives of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are Saraswati, Laxmi, and Durga (or Shakti), respectively.
	members.tripod.com /~phanna/html/hinduism.html (0 words)

	KashmirShaivism
		The Shiva School of Meditation is a school of Kashmir Shaivite study and practise.
		The Shiva School of Kashmir Shaivism uses the texts of the Shiva Sutras, the Spanda Karikas, the Pratyabhijnahrdayam, the Vijnanabhairava, and others, to tap into the sublime teachings of the tradition.
		Consciousness is comprised of essence, Shiva, and energy, Shakti.
	www.shivayoga.org /html/kashmirshaivism1.html (0 words)

	Kashmir Shaivism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As a monistic Tantric system, Trika Shaivism, as it is also known, draws teachings from shrutis, such as the monistic Bhairava Tantras, Shiva Sutras, and also a very unique version of the Bhagavad Gita specifically with commentary by Abhinavagupta, known as the Gitartha Samgraha.
		The first fundamental work of Shaivism, traditionally attributed to Vasugupta, is the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta, a collection of 77 elegant and precise aphorisms, completely unintelligible for the uninitiated.
		Kashmir Shaivites believe that the Shiva Sutras are a direct transmission from a higher level of Consciousness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kashmir_Shaivism (0 words)

	DESI - ARTICLE (Bhartiya Scriptures)
		In both cases, the periodicities they discovered would later be explained by a theory of the internal structure of the elements.
		Another possibility is that it wasn't Panini's Shiva Sutras that influenced him, but rather the two-dimensional arrangement of the Sanskrit varnamala.
		The tabular form of the Sanskrit letters is due to the two parameters (point of articulation and aspiration) at the basis of the sounds, and Mendeleev must have recognized that ratios/valency and atomic weight likewise defined a two-dimensional basis for the elements.
	www.studentorg.umd.edu /desi/article64.htm (0 words)

	Language in India
		Panini's 'shiva SUtras' (SS) or the repertory of phonemes have 14 classes of strings beginning with a i u N (simple vowels), and ending with haL (voiced fricatives).
		Adapting the sUtraic style was for brevity or lAghava (brevity), as for ancient grammarians brevity even by half a syllable was like celebrating the birth of a son (`ardha mAtra lAghavena putrotsava manyante vaiyAkaranAH').
		The next sUtra `adyudAtashca' (3.1.3) if read along with 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 means that a pratyaya (3.1.1) which is to be placed after a base (3.1.2) has an acute accent on its first syllable (3.1.3).
	www.languageinindia.com /feb2004/panini.html (0 words)

	Shiva Shakti Mandalam: Tantrik Home Page
		Shrinathanavaratnamalika, Nathas in Nepala, Shiva Sutras, Siddhasiddhanta Paddhati, Some Aspects of the History and Doctrines of the Nathas, Tantrik yoga, The 36 Tattvas, Vijnanabhairava, Yogavishaya,
		And is the union of Shiva and Shakti the symbol of sexual intercourse, the union of vital breaths within the body or an eclipse?
		There is no Shiva without Shakti and yoga is a realisation of the unity of all things.
	www.shivashakti.com (0 words)

	Shiva sutras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		One is one of the foundational texts of Kashmiri Shaivism, the other is part of the vyakarana (grammar.) which is what I think the previous posters were refering to.
		The name Shiva or Maheshvara sutras coms from the tradition that Panini heard them from the sounds of Shiva Bhagavans' damaru (drum.) The 14 sutras are (in ITRANS format): aiuN
		The letter at the end of each sutra is called an it.
	www.advaita-vedanta.org /archives/advaita-l/2002-July/003322.html (0 words)

	Siddha Yoga Meditation Australia - Teachings - Kashmir Shaivism
		One of the cornerstones of the Siddha Yoga tradition, Kashmir Shaivism is a branch of the Shaivite philosophical tradition that explains how the formless supreme principle, known as Shiva, manifests the universe.
		The Shiva Sutras are the scriptural authority for Kashmir Shaivism.
		A Sanskrit text revealed by Lord Shiva to the sage Vasugupta in the ninth century, it consists of seventy-seven sutras or aphorisms detailing the nature of consciousness.
	www.siddhayoga.org.au /teachings/ks.htm (0 words)

	Swami Lakshmanjoo and The Cosmic Dance Of Shiva: Hindu Buddha Christ
		I'm often asked who the Master is. In actuality the Master is a blend of the teachings of three men.
		Shiva and his creation are one for Shiva is the source of all existence.
		Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening by Swami Lakshmanjoo
	reluctant-messenger.com /lakshmanjoo.htm (0 words)

	Shiva Yoga: The Latest Article
		They are in sutra form, the classical style of spiritual texts of the time.
		The sutras are sometimes poetic verses and often enigmatic sentences or fragments of sentences.
		Therefore, by turning its words this way or that way, many kinds of explanations would become quite fit, as has been said that ‘a sutra is that which gives scope for manifold senses’.
	www.jeremysilman.com /spiritual_journey_ss/intro_to_consciousness.html (0 words)

	MEDITATION. Supreme Meditation. What Is Supreme Meditation? Learn Supreme Meditation. Enroll in any one of our programs ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although we acknowledge that "Shiva" is another way of saying "God" or "the Self" or "the Atman," the Siddha Path has the distinction of Lord Shiva having also taken a human form to spread His teachings.
		He is the author of the Vijnana Bhairava, the Shiva Puranas, the Shiva Sutras, the Kularnava Tantra and other Agamas of the Siddha Path.
		From Shiva (Svachandanath; Ishana, Tatpurusha, Aghora, Vamadeva, Sadyojatta) to Vishnu, from Vishnu to Brahma (Padmabhava) to Rudra (Lord Mahesha).
	www.suprememeditation.org /home.html (0 words)

	Hinduism - UnitedIndia.com
		The wives of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are Saraswati, Laxmi, and Parvati, respectively.
		One can view the cosmic dance of Shiva, and also a movie on Him at Shiva1 and View some good pictures of Ganesha, Nataraja, Krishna1, and a good collection of various pictures in Pictures, More Pictures, Excellent collection of Images.
		Many hindu scriptures including Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagvad-Gita, yoga sutras of patanjali, and a multitude of bhajans and slokas in both sanskrit text and english transliteration can be found in Document list.
	www.unitedindia.com /hinduism.htm (0 words)

	The Siva Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sutras led to the flowering of the Kashmir school of consciousness (Kashmir Shaivism).
		Shiva makes it possible for the material associations of the physical world to have meaning.
		When the knowledge of one’s self arises one moves in the sky of consciousness—the Shiva’s state.
	subhashkak.voiceofdharma.com /articles/shiva.htm (0 words)

	Shiva sutras
		At the same time, the arrangement of the alphabets in these 14 sUtras should take into account their intended usage in the rest of the 3000+ sUtras.
		The way the letters are arranged in the 14 sUtras this is possible.
		So without knowing all the sUtras ahead of time, he could not have come up with the 14 arrangements of letters.
	www.advaita-vedanta.org /archives/advaita-l/2002-July/003323.html (0 words)

	crystallotus.com - Shiva and Shakti - convergence of knowledge- acupressure angkorvat banaras river ganga atma aum ...
		Our minds are limited to seeing masculine and feminine as polar opposites, but Shiva and Shakti have been married since before the dawn of creation.
		When the two cosmic energies, Shiva and Shakti, are connected, the flow of passion brings unlimited creative potential.
		Only when Shiva and Shakti are married in you will you be able understand the passion for life.
	www.crystallotus.com /Marriage/07.htm (0 words)

	July 20, 1997
		This little work of 20 sutras presents the idea that one's own "self" cognition of itself (as in re-cognition) is the vehicle to understanding The at-one-ment of self (or Shiva) as a spiritual discipline.
		Later Ksemaraja, the disciple of Abinavagupta, wrote a commentary on the Shiva Sutras Known as the Spanda Karikas.
		A Sutra is a short and concise set of words that conveys the essence or principal it discusses.
	www.gaiafriends.org /gaia62.txt.html (0 words)

	ShivaLinks
		Keep in mind that there are many sects and denominations along with numerous interpertations of Hinduism.
		"They know that Shiva is found in the heart, not in books.
		We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Siva) Who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings; may He liberate us from death for the sake of Immortality even as the cucumber is severed from its bondage (to the creeper).
	www.coreymondello.com /ShivaLinks.html (0 words)

	Re: Siva as yogi?
		I for one have been interested in seeing if there are any >>genuine Shiva bhaktas who do not subscribe to this impersonalist >>philosophy, but sadly I have found none as of yet.
		They aren't even very convincing in their arguments, and their quotations from scripture are highly questionable as they seem to deliberately avoid printing the original Sanskrit (perhaps to avoid critical examination of their interpretations).
		At least if they mistakenly accept Shiva as supreme, they can make advancement if they practice real devotion to him, which requires that they understand him to be a person.
	www.hindunet.org /srh_home/1995_11/msg00081.html (0 words)

	Yoga terms
		Harwan - a site in Kashmir where the Shiva Sutras are said to be carved in the face-down surface of a large rock, called Shankarpal, lying in a river
		Shiva Sutras - one of the seminal texts of Kashmir Shaivism said to be revealed to the sage Vasugupta by Shiva
		800); the Shiva Sutras, carved on a rock lying facedown in a river, were revealed to him by Shiva; he composed the Spanda Sutras
	www.yogamatsplus.com /site/491583/page/178455 (0 words)

	Amazon.com: Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening: Books: Swami Lakshmanjoo,John Hughes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Nothing Exists That Is Not Shiva: Commentaries on the Shiva Sutra, Vijnana Bhairava, Guru Gita and Other Sacred Texts by Swami Muktananda
		The Shiva Sutras is one of the most important spiritual treasures of the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism.
		The Siva Sutras are the sutras of Lord Siva himself.
	www.amazon.com /Shiva-Sutras-Awakening-Swami-Lakshmanjoo/dp/0759654573 (0 words)

	Shiva Books, Book Price Comparison at 130 bookstores
		Shiva's versions are based on his own carefully documented transla...
		In her latest book, award-winning scientist and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms, far from be...
		Shiva: Destroyer and Protector, Supreme Ascetic and Lord of the Universe.
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	Shiva Sutras and Meditation
		He says that the 'Shiva Sutras' is going to be the Bible for His whole mission and that it is the distilled essence of meditation.
		He also says that if he is asked to pick just one book in the whole world, he would pick this one.
		Shiva Sutras are the scriptures given directly by Eswara (Lord Shiva) to Devi (Shiva's consort), and they speak about the various meditation techniques which help to reach 'Shiva Consciousness'.
	www.dhyanapeetam.org /Shiva_Sutra.asp (0 words)

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