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Pratyabhijnahrdayam

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The Paratrisika (or Paratrimsika)  is a short Tantra which has been held in the highest esteem by Kashmir Saivism or Trika. After Somananda, Abhinavagupta has written two Commentaries on it, a short one and an extensive one the present Vivarana which is presented here for the first time in an English translation. The present translation of Abhinavagupta's masterpiece will not only be a milestone in the study of Kashmir Saivism, but it also makes available one of the major mystical texts of the Indian tradition to readers interested in philosophy and spirituality.

Spanda-Karikas

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The Spandakarikas are a number of verses that serve as a sort of commentary on the Siva-sutras. According to Saivagama, the divine consciousness is not simply cold, inert intellection. It is rather spanda, active, dynamic, throbbing with life, creative pulsation.

Vijnana Bhairava or Divine Consciousness

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Vijnanabhairava is a very ancient book on yoga. It studiously eschews mechanical worship,external rites and ceremonies and goes directly to the heart of the problem of the union of humanconsciousness withthe Divine. There is no theoretical discussion in the Book.It describes112 types of yoga each of which is a precious gem delineating the mystic approach to the Divine. For this purpose, it makes full use of all the aspects of human life--pranamanas, imagination and intuition.