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The recordings, those materials are based on, were made by John Hughes over a period of 16 years while living and studying with Swami Lakshmanjoo.

The Lakshmanjoo Academy has been formed to educate the public and academic community through the editing and releasing of great classic yogic texts, interpreted through the lens of Kashmir Shaivism, by the venerable Master Swami Lakshmanjoo. We provide free study material as well as purchasable books with audio downloads and comprehensive study sets from the oral Teachings of Swami Lakshmanjoo on the subject of Kashmir Shaivism. "Kashmir Shaivism is known as the Pure Trika system. It is 'the three-fold science of man and his world.' Kashmir Shaivism is a philosophy meant for any human being without the restriction of caste, creed, color or gender." ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

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Weekly excerpts "Swamiji says"
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10/28/2026

In Svacchanda Ta**ra it is also said:

Oh Pārvatī, all mantras are successful for the one who contemplates on his own self as one with Bhairava because he is always one with that awareness of consciousness (samāveśa). (Svacchanda Ta**ra)

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/the-importance-of-active-effort-in-meditation-according-to-kashmir-shaivism-2?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8fdxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWw_onepcc1Lqw0Ue1tsaxChSSAUuG94Lm_q6CLJrZrCL154j3HOyUKztaXg_aem_4xKKU6AV4f12MKKWKYb9zw

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10/27/2026

The teachings of Kashmir Shaivism are derived from the ninety-two Ta**ras, also known as Agamas, revealed by Lord Siva in the form of a dialog between himself and the Divine Mother.

Of these Ta**ras, sixty-four are considered purely monistic, eighteen are monistic-cum-dualistic, and ten are dualistic. Kashmir Shaivism derives its teachings from the sixty-four monistic Ta**ras, known as the Bhairava Ta**ras, the essence of which is called ‘Trika Shaivism’.

The word trika means “the threefold science of man and his world.” In the idea of trika, there are three energies: parā (supreme), parāparā (medium) and aparā (lowest). These three primary energies represent the threefold activities of the world. In the thought of Trika, therefore, it is admitted that this whole universe and every action in it, whether spiritual, physical, or worldly, is existing in these three energies.

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/kashmir-shaivism?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8fXRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKYBwIyr0uSNvvzw-Osj_8yX5PwZl1yGbyztbCETa8advFEh2DZ1F5vqxbAk_aem_DmwMddNWDhpaHWBR_JG3Ww .tab=0

10/26/2026

In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo explains Utpaladeva’s wonder about being a “slave” to Lord Shiva without seeing.

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/this-is-a-wonder-to-me?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8fS5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMFoVEqXvcIpxjwTrOE_PZJXD6Z9Nwc-FXe2Mo65jTgYu3qlkCo01aFQtgH0_aem_xM-XJiRxHc6xZpsfWQDsYA .tab=0

10/25/2026

Once you have realized, there is yet to be realized more.
Swamiji, Light on Ta**ra vol. 3

10/24/2026

Swami Lakshmanjoo was very fond of the verses of Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, especially the 13th chapter, and often requested his devotees to sing these sacred hymns. Below is a brief translation revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo of the 13th Chapter. The complete audio/transcription of the Hymns to Shiva, Songs of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali is available with free downloadable audio. Listen to an excerpt from the 13th Chapter (verse 1-4) and read the transcript along with it.

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/shivastotravali-sung-by-swami-lakshmanjoo-and-devotees?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8fMBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMEzGtZ-RLj1LAKgrqrnOpAi1fBzD6jorn4HY0fH_BXqNtZ6Mt_uEpe_HxnI_aem_RVo65IjJu_S0-oa-KcYuuw .tab=0

10/23/2026

Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, by Swami Lakshmanjoo, Swamiji explains how mantra (sound) is connected with kundalini.

And now take three speeches: supreme, medium and inferior.

In the heart it is said to be centered in that supreme sound, supreme speech, that is paśyantī. In throat, it is madhyamā speech. And tongue is the center of vaikharī speech, when you speak words.

So, heart is the center of paśyanti speech;
throat is the center of madhyamā speech; and
tongue is the center of vaikharī speech.
So, this whole universe resides on sound, this is the process of sound, and that sound is carried from that soundless center of kuṇḍalinī.

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/this-is-the-essence-of-all-mantras-extract-from-shiva-sutras-2-3?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8e_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMFoVEqXvcIpxjwTrOE_PZJXD6Z9Nwc-FXe2Mo65jTgYu3qlkCo01aFQtgH0_aem_xM-XJiRxHc6xZpsfWQDsYA .tab=0

10/22/2026

A special excerpt from Abhinavagupta's Ta**raloka

“Love and devotion for God arise from His Grace”.
~Swami Lakshmanjoo

Listen to the recording:
https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/thank-you-excerpt-from-abhinavagupta-s-ta**raloka?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8e6RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeQyO3Yr2bbSdp_3ERZIPTxVADuZIPhn-HwNNNjnkw2tAW-RwMcejpyepzH84_aem_ITW2sqK6pToHpG4M434wOQ .tab=0

10/21/2026

“So, O my devotees,” Abhinavagupta says to everybody, “O my devotees, asmin sanmārge, on this path of Parabhairava, the achievement of Parabhairava, whoever has taken a step with pure desire, no matter if that desire is slow or if that desire is intense or whatever it is, who has taken this step, who has tread on this step, . . .”

It does not matter if he is a brahmin, if he is a wattal (sweeper), if he is an outcast, if he is anybody, it does not matter for that.

“. . . nirato yaḥ kaścid eti sa śivatam, he becomes one with Parabhairava. Iti matvā, this way you should take in your mind, yathātathāpi prayatanīyam, whatever happens, whatever may come, go on doing practice, go on doing practice. That practice may be the lowest practice, that practice may be medium practice, that practice may be intense practice, go on doing something, yathātathāpi, whatever comes. If you are trodden down, go on doing, go on remembering God, go on remembering God. This is the way in which[ever] way you will remember [Him], bas, He will carry you, He will carry you. Because that remembrance is [the way]. It may be medium; it may be low, it may be very low, it may be the lowest, it may be intense, it may be very intense, that does not matter. Go on, another step, another step.”

10/20/2026

“These thirty-six elements are the most important points for entering in Shaivism.”
~Swami Lakshmanjoo

Pure elements, tattvas (elements), part four https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/blog/pure-elements-tattvas-elements-part-four?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8e2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe1vOrCYttGzOf2eMoZdVLwGTqG1ZCq7SyAZvZSwYyqe9X4iN9M7C7PxrBVfs_aem_wXtY7dyw_WqIh6baEmTxug

10/19/2026

"This is the way of creation, how it appears in this world. And He makes you feel [it] like that [i.e., differentiatedly]. Actually, it is not felt like that. If you go to its “truth-ness”, then there is nothing. Nothing is created. Nothing has begun to create. It is all the drama of one Parabhairava and the collection of all of these energies."
Abhinavagupta's Paramāthasāra.

Online course available. Swami Lakshmanjoo, the fully realized philosopher saint of the long concealed and secret tradition known as Kashmir Shaivism, translates and illuminates Abhinavagupta's Paramāthasāra. Originally a work of Patanjali, Abhinavagupta chose to revise and update this revered treatise in order to reveal the profundities of the Trika Shaivite doctrine.
Abhinavagupta's Paramāthasāra encapsulates the essential teachings of the more difficult and challenging Kashmiri Shaiva works such as his voluminous Tantråloka and Utpaladeva's Ishvarapratyabijna. Unlike these treatises, however, Abhinavagupta's Paramāthasāra does not indulge in exacting dialectic or concise logical argumentation. Rather, it is a straightforward piece intended primarily for novices and yet it is highly beneficial even for the more advanced Shaivite practitioner. Abhinavagupta reveals Kashmir Shaivism's unique understanding of the One and the Many and prescribes highly advanced and effective means for recognizing our true identity as the One.

https://www.lakshmanjooacademy.org/purchase-video-series-paramathasara?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8emFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTZWSlVMbFhWNk1HcER1bUhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecMthuR0q5elCkQIZxQ6yatF1NCGS29V-8R6uwI_7MZKtQ-qwjDSk9ODuLJE_aem_x61xZie7S8xDU9UUC1WfCg .tab=0

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