18. In this human body there exist seventy-two thousand Nadis which admit of sufficient space for entrance into them through Vayu; the Yogins alone become acquainted with the true nature of... Read more
ARJUNA ASKED: 4. When, by acquiring knowledge, the knower becomes the object of knowledge itself, then he frees himself from all bondage by the virtue of his knowledge, and what need is ther... Read more
ARJUNA ASKED: 41. Tell me, Okesava, when the Life-Breath leaves this body of five elements, and the tenement itself is again reduced to them (the elements), where do the virtue and vice of t... Read more
17. The syllable (Aum) with which the Vedas begin, which figures in the middle of the Vedas, and with which the Vedas end, unites Prakrti with its Own Self; but that which is beyond this Pra... Read more
Uttara Gita [Initiation of Arjuna by Sri Krishna into Yoga and Jnana] English Translation and Notes by B. K. Laheri, F.T.S. Published by Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Madras, India C... Read more
28. Daanam atmajnaanam Such a yogi ever disseminates the knowledge of the Supreme Self in word and deed. He is the true ‘Guru’ to spiritual seekers. 29. Yo avipastho jnaahetuscha He is the i... Read more
8. Jagrad dvitiya-karah The waking state of consciousness in an individual is only the secondary level radiated by the effulgence of the Supreme Light of Consciousness of Siva, the primary l... Read more
21. Suddhavidyodayaacchakresatva-siddhih On the dawning of the pure integrated knowledge (consciousness) pertaining to the principle underlying all kinds of manifestation, the Yogi acquires... Read more
Saambhavopaaya 1. Chaitanyam Aatmaa The individual spirit which is no other than the innermost self of man is essentially of the nature of Pure Consciousness or the Reality. 2. Jnaanam bandh... Read more
The Siva-sutras are in the nature of aphorisms corresponding to Brahma-sutras. They are believed to have been revealed to Vasugupta who compiled them. Vasugupta is also the author of Spandak... Read more
