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A central theme of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism is the highly esoteric principal known as spanda. Swami Lakshmanjoo tells us that the word ';spanda' means established stable movement. That is, it is movementless-movement, vibrationless-vibration. It is this secret, mysterious and yet essential principle that Swami Lakshmanjoo clarifies and elucidates in his revelation of the two texts dealing specifically with this principle, the Spanda Karika and the Spanda Sandoha. The theory of spanda is not new. It was hidden in the body of the Tantras and extracted by Vasugupta, founder of the Shiva Sutras, and initiator of monistic Shaivism in the valley of Kashmir. Vasugupta composed the Spanda Karika, a text filled with the fundamentalprecepts (karikas) regarding spanda and the philosophy surrounding it. Ka hemaraja, the chief disciple of the very important and central figure in the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, Abhinavagupta, is the author of the second pivotal text regarding spanda, the Spanda Sandoha. This text is an extensive exposition (sandoha) on the first verse of the Spanda Karika.

"Even if you are already drowned in the cycle of the ocean of repeated births and deaths, when you once find attachment (love) and devotion for Lord Shiva, then you have found that Cintamani jewel." Swami Lakshmanjoo"The Magical Jewel of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism - Stava Cintamani" as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, is a sublime and unique hymn addressed to 'Lord Shiva', whom the author, Bhatta Narayana, clearly holds as the Supreme Reality. Though these hymns are both practical and deeply philosophical, the constant theme that runs like a thread through the one hundred and twenty verses is that love and devotion towards Lord Shiva is everything.That Bhatta Narayana composed his hymn with the intention of introducing his audience to the richness of the path of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism is clearly visible in his unique interpretation of the ancient and highly revered Gayatri mantra: "I don't care to possess that effulgent light (tat savitur varenyam) of the three worlds (bhuh, bhuvah and svah), and I don't need my intellect elevated to the state of universal understanding (dhiyo yo nah pracodayat); I want only for that effulgent light to direct me on the path of Shaivism - that is all I long for - and that is the only favor I ask of Gayatri."In this book Swami Lakshmanjoo shares with us the secrets gleaned from the ancient masters of the oral tradition of Kashmir Shaivism.

Swami Lakshmanjoo fue un filósofo y santo autorrealizado. Fue el último exponente de la tradición monista que ahora se conoce como shaivismo de Cachemira. Dedicó su vida a elevar a sus discípulos iluminando para ellos intelectual y prácticamente el camino que lleva a la autorrealización. Patañjali, el autor de los Yoga Sütras, fue quien compuso originalmente el Paramârthasãra, "La esencia de la Reali- dad supremaAbhinavagupta, el exponente más venerado del shaivismo de Cachemira, revisitó y expandió este texto para revelar los puntos principales de esta profunda filosofía.En este libro, Swami Lakshmanjoo traduce y revela la obra de Abhinavagupta con una comprensión clara y profunda.

Los Shiva Sutras, otorgados por Dios al sabio Vasugupta para la elevación de la humanidad, es uno de los textos más importantes y reverenciados del shaivismo de Cachemira. Swami Lakshmanjoo ofrece al lector una visión penetrante del viaje glorioso del Despertar Supremo; el viaje desde la individualidad limitada hasta la unidad absoluta con Dios. Basando su interpretación en el comentario esotérico del principal discípulo de Abhinavagupta, Kshemaraja, y basándose en su propia experiencia, Swami Lakshmanjoo nos muestra el camino a casa.