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Hymns

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Hymns of Kashmir Shaivism No philosophical system has looked so closely at Sanskrit as Kashmir Shaivism, and no philosopher has unraveled the mysteries behind this ancient and universal language as Abhinavagupta. Throughout his writings Abhinavagupta makes references to the fact that the expansion of the physical universe is based on the unfolding of the five circles (kalas), the thirty-six elements… Read more →

The Goddess Within - Hymns to the Divine Mother - by Abhinavagpta

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The Goddess Within – Hymns to the Divine Mother Audio Downloads Audio Download Package: 7 mp3 audio tracks, PDF text with Verses (Zip file 32MB) $24.00 Pay and Download now Contains recitation of… Track 1 Sanskrit Alphabet – The fifty letters of the alphabet listen to sample below… or visit this page for more information Track 2 Invocation to the… Read more →

Tantraloka

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Tantraloka Of all the philosophical system emanating from the east Kashmir Shaivism stands alone in its subtle elucidation of the theory and practice of spirituality. Aptly labeled ‘the mystical geography of awareness’, the agamas(1) of Shaivism describe in microscopic detail the development of human consciousness from the grosses state of ignorance to the subtlest state of universal God consciousness. Drawing… Read more →

Abhinavagupta

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ABHINAVAGUPTA lived in Kashmir about the end of the tenth and beginning of eleventh centuries A.D. A versatile genius he injected new meaning into Shaiva Philosophy. As an original thinker he shattered to pieces the established belief which laid heavy emphasis on caste and gender restrictions in relation to spiritual practice. He took to task those philosophical systems which held… Read more →

Contact

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To inquire about anything on the website please contact us through any of the following: Email: info@abhinavagupta.net Phone: (310) 837-0402 (during office hours PST) Write to: Universal Shaiva Fellowship 10925 Stever Street Culver City Ca. 90230 About us: Before his passing (1991) Swami Lakshmanjoo gave the duty of preserving his teachings on Kashmir Shaivism to a hand-full of dedicated disciples.… Read more →