Vaj wrote: > He was the last living acharya > In fact, the tradition of Laksmanjoo is carried on by his successor, Virish Hughes, who recieved the transmission directly from Swami Laksmanjoo in Kashmir. The main tantric yoga practice in Kashmir Shaivism is a meditation that is transcendental, utilizing a series of bija mantras.
>From what I've read, this technique was taught to Swami Lakshmanjoo by the Marshy himself. Kashmere Shaivism is a form of absolute idealistic monism. It is similar to the Sri Vidya tradition of Karnataka, and resembles the Adwaita Vedanta of Sri Shankaracharya, who once visited Kashmere and established the Sri Yantra with the TM bija mantras inscribed thereon. > of that tradition. > Apparently the Shiva Sutras may no longer be extant. Having been authored by Lord Shiva himself, it would be doubtful if the sutras ever existed on actual paper, since it was for years a strictly esoteric oral tradition. (Not to be confused with the 'Shiva Sutras' which are phonemic notations was used to organize the Sanskrit grammar of Panini.) Apparently Vasagupta, author of the 'Shiva Sutras', transcirbed the present sutras in writing directly from Lord Shiva on Mt. Kailas in a dream or a trance induction state sometime in the 8th or 9th century AD. That means that the 'Shiva Sutras' as a 'doctrine' are not part of the original Vedic literature, but rather contained in the 'Spanda' literature in the Trika system of Kashmere Tantrism. Shiva Sutras: According to John Hughes, a TM Teacher, (TTC 1968, Rishikesh), Kashmir Tantrism agrees with many of Maharishi's teachings concerning meditation, bija mantras, and siddha yoga. The system shows many affinities with the description of the yoga philosophy given by Maharishi. Theos Bernard, author of 'Penthouse of the Gods', 'Hatha Yoga', and 'Heaven Lies Within You', has written a lucid review of all the Hindu systems in his book 'Philosophical Foundations of Hinduism', which includes a definitive introduction to the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. Works cited: 'Philosophical Foundations of India' by Theos. Bernard Rider, 1945 'Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening' by Swami Lakshmanjoo AuthorHouse 2007 http://tinyurl.com/43t7cd 'Zen Flesh Zen Bones' A Collection of Zen and pre-zen writings including 'Centering' by Laksmanjoo by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki Doubleday Anchor, 1961 Other titles of interst: 'An Introduction to Hinduism' by Gavin Flood, Ph.D. Cambridge University Press, 1996 Note: I have posted two exerpts from my sources in a seperate thread: one is called 'Centering', a translation by the Swami Laksmanjoo, and the second is an excerpt from Theos Bernard. You can also read my report on my website 'Flying Beyond'. 'Centering: The Supreme Awakening' http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/centering.htm Read more: Subject: The most complete analysis of nature yet devised Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Thurs, Feb 9 2006 http://tinyurl.com/3jwbx3 Subject: Maharishi and the last living guru of Kashmir Saivism Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Fri, Jan 6 2006 http://tinyurl.com/44z87r
