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Kashmir Shaivism is an ancient wisdom tradition that originated culturally in the large, Himalayan state of Kashmir in northern India. Shaiva means God, or Shiva. The 'Yoga of God', as in the way of ancient and mystic temples and households of Kashmir, echos eternally through the timeless passages of man‘s creation and evolution. It is as ancient, venerable and true a pathwork as any ancient wisdom tradition that existed since the dawn of mankind. There are many parallels between it and other true ancient wisdom traditions, and even modern scientists are drawn to its system, often called the ‘Geographical Map of Human Consciousness’, because not only is it so complete but also so practical and scientific, offering Direct Experience of the Divine. Kashmir Shaivism draws those who hear the call to awaken ‘Infinite Human Potential’ within themselves, and to evolve by natural ascend with Yoga, or spiritual practice, to Sainthood through the gift of Grace, called Shaktipat. This rare and mystical gift of Shaktipat can be likened to starting a chemical chain-reaction with the Master Teacher and the Shakti Kundalini being the chemical, or alchemic 'catalyst'.
In PART 1 of this discussion, we reframed the true intent and goal of the word ‘Yoga’ and how to best prepare for the Great Expedition Adventure, the ascent to Self-Realization. We learned about the value of recognizing Paradox and Uncertainty as good signs of being on track. We recognized that the path to God is mankinds’ natural evolutionary process to ‘Sainthood’ , occurring spontaneously, easefully and joyfully provided two ‘prerequisites’ were accounted for. One ‘pre-requisite’ is the awakening of Shakti Kundalini, or Holy Spirit through the energetic transmission of Grace, called Shaktipat, or True Baptism by a qualified, true Guru or Master Teacher. The other ‘prerequisite’ is sincere self-effort, which is generally called ‘Yoga', or spiritual disciple with techniques and pathwork. Self-effort is required by the aspirant until their God-Awareness is so advanced as to be at the very threshold of ‘Niranjana’, meaning the ‘state beyond mental functions’. At this point, even self-effort can no longer assist us, and only the Grace of the Guru, (God), automatically compels us into final God-Awareness. We continue now with exploring Yoga more, and defer discussions on the first ‘pre-requisite’, ‘Shaktipat’, to a future article.
As mentioned before, the purpose of the many yogas is to support the aspirants’development in removing maya, the illusion or ignorance of Self through limited, individual-consciousness, (Chitta mind ), to that of the infinite, universal unity-consciousness, ( Chitti mind ), of True Self. With the fusion of individual-consciousness of duality into unity ‘I am That’ awareness, true freedom and liberty from the suffering of the external world is finally achieved. This independence from the world, yet absolute oneness with it, gives rise to the state of Jagad-ananda, meaning ‘Universal Bliss’. With Shaktipat, the Shakti Kundalini naturally draws the aspirant within and all yogas occur spontaneously and naturally of their own accord to fit the perfect needs of the aspirant in building strength of awareness. In that case, one may ask, “Why learn all this, since it’s going to happen naturally anyway?”. The answer is because the yogas are very tangible and physical phenomeona. Sometimes they are very subtle and sometimes they are very surprising, odd or alarming to one who is not aware of what’s going on.
Fear and anxiety will impede the workings of Grace and therefore ones’ spiritual progress. Knowledge of the Agamas (scriptural documentation of Shiva) of the many yogic forms that Shakti Kundalini can manifest alleviates anxiety, fear or confusion and replaces it with gratitude, relief and even anticipation and excitement. Imagine what the little chrysalis grub must go through physically to emerge as the beautiful butterfly, aren’t there real, physical changes occurring? So too with the transformative power of Grace. The meridians, (nadis), energy channels, chakras; nervous and immune system, the very biochemistry and DNA of your being undergoes changes in this evolutionary process. The other reason for learning a little about the various yogas is to not only recognize them when they occur, but to fully support and embrace the Shakti and its work by participating actively. This not only requires strength of awareness but also, in doing so, further creates strength of awareness.
The cognitive, thinking aspect of our being is therefore key in compelling the surrender of thinking; thinking being the subject-object world of all illusion and maya. Another beautiful paradox to comtemplate! Solomae Sanada, a self-realized Master Spiritual Teacher has this to say, "Your life is a clear pool, waiting for your reflection. When you open your eyes, what do you see in the world? Your vision is clouded by your illusional filter. There is no reality other than the one you project. To see clearly, one must clear out the debris. To clear out the debris, one must surrender the concepts, beliefs and structures of the mind. Only then will the filter be clear and only then will true reality be reflected through the eyes". Yoga has a beginning, middle and end. Atman or the true, limitless, perfect Self is like the bottom of the pool, and Jiva our limited, small perception of reality, is like waves lashing the surface and muddying the water so the bottom can not be seen. The sum of our Karma,(cycle of cause & effect in 'limited mind' initiated action), Samskaras (emotional baggage), psychological 'filters' and generally false identification with the Ego greatly inhibits the purity of the water and therefore clear vision of the pools' bottom. Purifying the 'limited-mind', or Chitta, with Yoga helps acheive this clarity, or Chitti, the mind of God. Perfect Yoga brings final success and its own completion.
So now, lets briefly examine the Three Major Classifications of Yoga and their appeal to seekers, (or sadhaka, in Sanskrit), who are at certain levels of God-Awareness. In Sanskrit, the first one is called Shambavopaya, the highest, fastest and most difficult means to universal God Consciousness. The next one is Shaktopaya, the choice for aspirants with medium strength of awareness and this takes longer and is a little easier. The third is called Anavopaya, regarded for inferior strength of awareness and this route takes the longest to reach Liberation, but is the easiest.
According to Abhinavagupta, a great Kashmir Shaiva Siddha, (Saint in Sanskrit), the aspirant should attempt the highest pathwork first. Failing this, the Sadhaka, (student) , should try the next one down until they find that level of yoga they can work with. From Anavopaya, the lowest, to Shambavopaya, the highest form of contemplating God, the different types of yogas roughly follow the physical ascent of the Kundalini up the different Chakras, (energy centers), along the spine. Also, any particular yoga has the ability of bringing the aspirant to Samadhi, or the mystical union with the divine. The nature of a particular yoga, or spiritual practice changes, as can the type and level, as the ascent (better described as surrender, unfoldment or dissolution) progresses. Many Sadhaka are drawn to experience many different forms or yoga concurrently and spontaneously through the activity of the Shakti Kundalini. As the Kundalini clears 'debri' and ascends the shushumna spinal energy channel, the yoga forms will vary in intensity and configuration, much like chords of a harp.
This is the major reason why attempting various spiritual disciplines, practices and techniques without Shaktipat and a true Guru usually fails; at any given moment the needs of the process change and the un-initiated yogi will not know which yoga to practice when, and to what degree. The un-initiated aspirant needs to practice the technique continuously to maintain benefit, practice for many many years before reaping any fruit; stopping will drop his/her strength of awareness back to square-one again, and their technique may actually be dangerous to the body-mind-spirit at the time they try it. In Medical Qigong, these failings and abhorations are called Qi-Deviations. The major reason why the American Acupuncture profession avoids the spiritual practice of Medical Qigong is exactly this fear of Qi-deviations, which can occur in those un-initiated yogis practicing techniques without Shaktipat or a Guru/Master Teacher. Failure of this alternative-medicine profession to realize the existence and value of the correct, scriptural basis of Spiritual Healing, (Shen Gong), is a great, untapped opportunity, since this process of Kundalini ascension is very healing when done correctly.
In natural and safe ascension, the final integration of the internal Samadhi state with external experience of the world, Vyutthana, through the process of Krama Mudra, (paced, gradual, integrative oscillation between the two states over time), stabilizes and fuses the perceived inner and outer worlds into permanent Unity Conscousness of Liberation, or Moksha. The objective, (outer), world becomes the subjective, (inner) world; the seer, seen and seeing become one. The Chakras are peirced, the Three Knots unfurled, and they are all integrated and realigned. Earth (Shakti, the female principle ), meets and unites with Heaven, (Shiva, the male principle), and man becomes JivanMukta, the living Liberated, in ParaShiva, supreme God.
Again, without Shaktipat and the guidance of a true Guru or Master Teacher, this would be very dangerous to undertake, and ill advised, as it may lead to ‘turning to the dark side’,(back into ignorance); illness, psychosis or even permanent brain damage. At best it would be fruitless and futile, although not impossible. And now you have a glimpse of the mechanics of how a sinner becomes a saint, and indeed, how the Devil came into being, exists and will be finally redeemed back into Heaven one day. All by the Grace of God. The truly amazing thing is that all of this happens nowhere else but in our very selves, our own body, which already contains the universe, all the peace, love and joy we seek, and also the means to realizing it.
PART 3
According to Kashmir Shaivism, Yoga can be said to be the work, or the way of attaining God. Yogas’ spiritual practices and disciplines lead one to the constant experience of God, with God being both the creator of mankind’s ignorance, (or maya, illusion) of his True Self and the destroyer of mankind’s ego (Mind). In Kashmir Shaivism, God actually has five functions or names, being the Creator, Sustainor and Destoyer, the Creator of Illusion or Ignorance, as well as the Illuminator, or Revealer of Truth. Each of the Demi Gods and Goddesses in Indian Religion are actually just facets of each of these five primordial natures of the one God, or SadGuru, the Highest Guru. The nature of the universe and the purpose of existence, therefore, is said to be simply the sport of God recognizing Self, being the subject and the mirror unto Himself, and all the manifest universe simply a mirrored projection. Could it be that the sport of God is a sort of cosmological 'Peek-A-Boo' game, where collapse of the universe into one great big Black Hole ends one game and the Big Bang starts a new one?! In any case, with the Individual merging into God-Consciousness, this rhythmic, infinite vibratory dance of the cosmos is finally revealed; it is simply the delight of Gods and Goddesses in the eternal play of Supreme Consciousness.
There are many types of Yoga. One of the core sacred texts of Kashmir Shaivism, a revelation from the Supreme God, Shiva, is the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, meaning 'divine consciousness through the merging of male (Shiva) and female (Shakti) universal principles’. This secret teaching explains no less than 112 yogas as a means to realization of the ultimate reality, where the yogi is in fact, the Shakti Kundalini, seeking to merge and reunite with her husband, Shiva.
In PARTS 1 & 2, we established the true meaning, intent and goal of Yoga. We explored the relationship of Yoga to the journey of ascension to Self-Realization, or Sainthood. We learned what it takes to practice this path safely and naturally and about the difficulty and dangers to those un-initiated attempting Yoga without Shaktipat and the Grace of the Guru, (God). And finally, we were introduced to the Three Major Classifications of Yoga in the ancient wisdom tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. In this third and final excerpt in this series of Yoga of the Saints: Kashmir Shaivism, from an upcoming book, we'll explore in more detail the cosmology of Kashmir Shaivism, the various types of yoga within each of the 3 catagories and the systems or schools of Yoga that employ the Eight Limbs of Yoga, such as Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga.
We continue now with a recap of these Three Major Classifications of Yoga, or Upayas of Liberation, from the Kashmir Shaiva sacred text, the Shiva Sutras, said to be written by God, Shiva, himself. It says that, depending on one’s strength of awareness, there are 3 basic levels of Yoga. In Sanskrit, the first one is called Shambavopaya, the highest, fastest and most difficult means to universal God Consciousness. The next one is Shaktopaya, the choice for aspirants with medium strength of awareness and this takes longer and is a little easier. The third is called Anavopaya, regarded for inferior strength of awareness and this route takes the longest to reach Liberation, however, it is the easiest.
Let’s take a closer look at the type of techniques appropriate for aspirants with each of these strengths of awareness.Remember that with Shaktipat, the activation of Shakti Kundalini through the Grace of the true Guru/Master Teacher, the Sadhaka (student), may experience any of these Yogas naturally, easefully and spontanuously without any premeditation. With those aspirants with the highest ability, Shambavopaya is appropriate. This is where Samadhi, or Niranjana, (mystical union with Shiva), is achieved purily by universal ‘I’ Consciousness awareness in God. In order to succeed, the aspirant has only to maintian the thoughtless state, nirvikalpa, continuously through willpower. With constant awareness of this unity consciousness, the aspirants’ individual consciousness quickly vanishes and he/she merges into God-Consciousness. The objective world melts into the subjective; the doer, doing and being become one. One can say this is the ultimate goal of all Transmediums, to not only channel God, but ultimately, to completely dissolve and permanently disappear into God. This state of complete freedom and absolute oneness is the state of Jagad Ananda, Universal Bliss. Abhinavagupta, a great Kashmir Shaiva Siddha, (Saint), says in the Bodhapancadasika, "My Master described Jagad Ananda as the state that is completely unencumbered, where bliss is found shining, where it is universally strengthened by the Supreme I-Consciousness of God, where the Limbs of Yoga - bhavana,(virtues), dharana,(concentration), dhyana,(meditation), pratyahara,(detachment), yoga (postures) and samadhi,(mystical union with the divine) are no longer used or required".
At this level, there is nothing to do, and nowhere to go. Yoga here can bearly be called such and any Yoga hereonto practiced is essentially completed. There is actually, no process, but simply being and knowing, or recognizing. We are at the very threshold to realizing God, and crossing it with the highest Maha Yoga of Samadhi, or Laya Yoga; the complete absorption of identification with the object of meditation; meditative union with the Absolute. This Yoga is in the subtle, energetic realm, in the deepest stillness and silence possible. Energetically, this level is at the Third Knot, which is an Indian Scriptural term of the uppermost complex of energy channels and Chakras in the head that must be pierced in order for Shakti Kundalini to flow through unimpeded. Opening of the Third Knot associated with the fourth through 9th chakras, brings about the shift from Witness-Consciousness to Unity-Consciousness. Once Kundalini has passed through a Knot, it will never descend below again, so the opening of a Knot is a very significant milestone in the ascension process to Sainthood. At the Shambavopaya level, the Shakti Kundalini is uniting with Shiva at the crown of the head, affecting the ears and eyes. Therefore, the two primary threshold objects of meditative union of God are the hearing of Nada, or 'unstruck sounds' emitting through the Spanda, or Kundalini-filled Sushumna,( energetic central channel the Kundalini travels up through), and the visual absorption of the 'Blue Pearl', coined by Jnaneshwara, another great Kashmir Shaiva Siddha.
This Blue Pearl is the actual light of God and the portal into the Infinite. The Nada sounds are very specific, being documented clearly in the Hamsa Upanishad and Sarvajnanottara Agama sacred texts, and are the sounds of the bell, a conch, the vina, cymbals, the flute, the mrdang, the kettledrum and roaring thunder.The aspirant remains in a state of non-action/no-mind and does not use any of the 'Limbs of Yoga', essentially techniques such as thought or contemplation, (dhyana), breathing techniques, (pranayama), mantras, (varna), yoga postures (asana) or scriptural immersion (niyama). Even moral behavior and sexual moderation, (yama), will not help here. All these are considered to be worthy and fruitful bodies of Yoga in their own right at the lowest, Anavopaya Level. One can say all 'work' of Shambavopaya is at the most highest and subtlest quantum energetic level, and is the most direct, quickest and shortest path to God, but surely the most difficult to master.
If Shambavopaya is not your cup of tea,(yet), let’s go on to the next level down, Shaktopaya. The modern day Kashmir Shaiva Siddha, Lakshman Joo Maharaj says, "Shaktopaya is the means in which the aspirant or seeker has to develop concentration upon God-Consciousness by means of some particular spiritual thought bestowed by the Master". This level is meant for those aspirants who have medium-strength of awareness whose limited egoic consciousness is nevertheless spiritually oriented already, unlike the lowerst level, Anavopaya, which is not. Here, again, there is no use for the Yogas of the lower level of Anavopaya, so yoga postures like Hatha Yoga and mudras, pranic breathing or pranayama yoga, moderation and virtuous attitudes of yama and niyama yoga all have no place here. We do, however, focus only and completely on a singular thought, such as 'Shiva'.
In verse 17 of the Shiva Sutras, it says, ‘Of this, Yogi, the unwavering awareness that I am Shiva, the Self of the universe, constitutes the knowledge of Self’. The same idea also expressed in the Vijnana Bharivara, “The Highest Lord is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. As I have the characteristic of Shiva, I am that very Shiva. Wth this strong conviction, one becomes Shiva Himself”. To truly know anything, one must become it, hence 'unity awareness'. To truly know the nature of the universe and reality, one must become it. To know universal bliss and liberation from suffering, one must be Bliss and Liberty. So here, as well as with all yogas, there is a requirement of transformation and transcendence, of paradigm shifts and transfigurations through recognition of Truth, and the perceptions of beingness and knowingness of Truth.
Jnana Yoga,(knowledge), Mantra Yoga, (mantra repetition) and Dhyana Yoga,(meditation), are the predominant disciplines at this strength of awareness.
Jnana means knowledge in the sense of intuitive and whole-body 'I'-Consciousness imbibement, not the sterile intellectualism of the individual which is ultimately circular tail-chasing. In Jnana yoga, inner divine knowldge arises spontaneously through continous contemplation, philosophical speculation and self-inquiry. A Chaitanya-bestowed Mantra from a true Guru/Spiritual Master is a short phrase or word that is en-livened with God-consciousness and Bliss, Chaitanya. At this level, the aspirant is to merge with the God-Consciousness embodied in the mantra through zealous mental concentration and awareness through meditation. Energetically, this means that the individuals gross and subtle bodies extend and re-identify themselves as 'I'-Consciousness, having recognized that this is it's own real Self, it is Liberated. Mind you, mindless repetition of mantras does not belong here. With the perfection of mantra yoga, the vibration of the caitanya-filled words ignites the body and leads the aspirant to mahabhava, or Samadhi by attainment of total identity or oneness' with the object of awareness, the Self. There is a very real physical phenomeona experienced with the completion of this yoga, (as with all yogas), that activates and transforms the entire Chakra system and especially the second, third and fourth Chakras, hence opening up and stablizing the Second Knot as well as the Third Knot. In Shaktopaya type Yoga, aspirants may find that Shakti Kundalini moves them on to the next level up in strength of awareness and they spontaneously and often concurrently begin Shambavopanya level work.
This brings us to the final level of Anavopaya strength of awareness. We have seen that in the highest level, Shambavopaya, no support is needed for the aspirant, since they can achieve union with Self simply through willpower. In Shaktopaya, the aspirants' strength of awareness is such that only one point is needed to support his/her concentration, being the identification with their center. In Anavopaya, they need help from all sides to build focus, and maintain and strengthen their power of awareness. Anavopaya stage of spiritual development is noteworthy for the enormous amount of clearing, repair and healing work done energetically by the Shakti Kundalini and is worthy of extended discussion at the later point. Most of the energetic activity of this level is focused on the first three Chakras of Individual Consciousness at the root, navel and solar-plexus, and the transendence to the next level, Witness Consciousness centered from the heart to the third eye.
The principle yoga of this level, Pranayama, is the concentration on the breath. Students focus on the 'gap' between inhalations with full and one-pointed awareness. This may be done solo or in combination with Asana postures, as with Hatha Yoga, Dhyana, meditation with mantra repetition, Pratyahara, detachment, or Dharana, visual concentration on a fixed point. They are all called 'Limbs of Yoga'. Most schools of Yoga employ either six or eight of these 'limbs', including Yama and Niyama, which are similar to the Christian 10 Commandments. Yama is the practice of five moral restraints: nonviolence, abstention from untruth, abstention from stealing, noncovetousness, and abstention from sexual indulgences. Niyama is the practice of five observances: purity, contentment, self discipline, study of scriptures and surrender.Laya Yoga is the highest 'limb' of yoga and can be done solo. Aspirants initiated through Shaktipat will often experience many of these yogas concurrently in a very dynamic way, no one day being the same. Progress of Kundalini from root to crown is also often relatively rapid, taking only a number of years versus lifetimes for the un-initiated. The various yogas also roughly follow the sequence of Chakras from root to crown, with the Yama and Niyama being root and Laya of the crown. Various schools of Yoga combine the 'limbs' or concentrate on one of the Three Major Levels discussed above. Raja Yoga, for example, used in the Sarasvati Order of Siddha Yoga founded by Baghavan Muktananda, utilizes all of 8 'limbs' of Yoga, but concentrates on the final three, being mental concentration on a fixed point, dharana, meditation, dhyana, and laya the attainment of Samadhi, mystical union with God.
Other than the 'Limbs of Yoga', Jnana Yoga and Hatha Yoga already mentioned, there are two other bodies of Yoga worth mentioning as they are very popular and effective means of spiritual pathwork. One is called Bhakti Joga, the yoga of devotion, and Karma Yoga, the joga of action. Bhakti Yoga utilizes chanting, song, dance, hymns and ritual worship. These awaken spontanous devotional feelings of love, bliss and compassion, often with tearing. Karma Yoga is the spiritual path of selfless service to God and often seen in and around ashrams and temples. It is a way for the aspirant to learn non-attachment to the fruits of action and work. Bhakti and Karma Yoga are considered yogas of the Anavopaya level of awareness. At higher levels, these particular yogas become a natural part of the aspirant and not considered a 'practice' per see. Love, compassion, selfless service, spontaneous divine guidance and self-healing become natural Grace-bestowed aspects of the aspirants' life.
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Devi Nostrum is also Founder and President of IBASI (International Bioenergetic Arts & Sciences Institute), and Spiritual Head of IBASI Healing Ministries.
Swami Nostrumananda is a true Shaktipat Spiritual Teacher of the Kashmir Shaivism Tradition, Master Energy Practitioner, Clairvoyant and licensed Holistic Clinical Pharmacist.
The committed journey of enlightenment, abundance, peace and bliss in this lifetime is not an impossible dream. Sadhu Devi ‘made it’ in an incredible 2 years and 10 months! She is a wealth of inner knowledge, drawing on examples as diverse as Oriental and Western medical science, Quantum Physics and Chemistry to Sacred Scriptures, Nature, Poetry and your Favorite Movies.
IBASI offers Shaktipat Intensives, Nature Retreats and Certification Workshops in Sedona, AZ and Pacific Grove, CA; On-Line Satsang, Mentoring programs and Courses; Reiki, Medical Qigong and Teacher Certification Programs, Ministerial Training as well as free-to-the-public weekly devotional Arati Pujas with Chanting, Meditation and Satsang.
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