Post by Kriyaban on Aug 5, 2023 9:55:59 GMT
For him, this universe is the embodiment of his collective
energies
For such a master, this universe is the collection of his own energies. He
perceives that this universe is the embodiment of, and not separate from, his
innumerable collective energies. So just as that master is said to be just like
Śiva, this whole universe is his own collective energy. And by saying this whole
universe is nothing but Śiva’s energy, so then, in the same way, this universe is
not only the collection of Śiva’s energies but also for the yogī, because he is one
with that God consciousness, this universe is the collection and expansion of his
energies. It is said in Mṛityujitabhaṭṭāraka:
This Lord Śiva is filled with knowledge and that knowledge is the innumerable
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knowledge found in
the universe. Real knowledge is universal knowledge. The knowledge that frees you from the limited
knowledge of the universe is called netra. By holding and possessing only one class of this limitless
universe of knowledge, and by not possessing universal knowledge, you are bound with limitation.
When your master reveals the universal truth to you, then you emerge from limitation and the whole
universe becomes your possession. To possess the whole universe as your own self is real knowledge
and that is netra and that is liberation. (Netra Tantra 9.12)
If you pick only one class of knowledge out of this universe and hold and
possess only that one class, that is ignorance. But if you possess this whole
universe as your own self, then you are liberated. This is what is meant by this
verse of the Netra Tantra.
It is also said in the Kālikākrama:
This knowledge is found everywhere, inside and outside, because without knowledge, an object cannot
exist. This entire universe is, therefore, filled with that knowledge. And that knowledge, which may be
objective knowledge, is, in fact, knowledge of God consciousness.
No one has ever perceived an object without that knowledge. That knowledge, which is the real
knowledge of God consciousness, has taken the form of the object. Objective knowledge is not
separate from that knowledge of God consciousness. It is by that knowledge of God consciousness that
this knowledge of objects takes place.
If you think that in practicing yoga, God consciousness is to be possessed and that which is other
than God consciousness is to be discarded, that is not the proper understanding. The correct
understanding is that you must unite these two together. God consciousness must be united with
objective consciousness and objective consciousness must be united with God consciousness. This
reality of knowledge, this reality of God consciousness, is established in the objective world because
through meditation all these objects are found as one with God consciousness. As long as you meditate
upon and are aware that this objective world is not separate from God consciousness, it will be just like
God consciousness. And so, you will not find any difference between God consciousness and objective
consciousness.
When you simultaneously possess this kind of knowledge, then knowledge and the known will be
not separated. Known will become knowledge and knowledge will become known. (Krama Strotra)
Not only is this universe the expansion of his energies in the created sphere of
the world, but it is also the expansion of his energies in impressions and in the
void state (laya).
3 Shiva Sutras by Swami Lakshmanjoo
energies
For such a master, this universe is the collection of his own energies. He
perceives that this universe is the embodiment of, and not separate from, his
innumerable collective energies. So just as that master is said to be just like
Śiva, this whole universe is his own collective energy. And by saying this whole
universe is nothing but Śiva’s energy, so then, in the same way, this universe is
not only the collection of Śiva’s energies but also for the yogī, because he is one
with that God consciousness, this universe is the collection and expansion of his
energies. It is said in Mṛityujitabhaṭṭāraka:
This Lord Śiva is filled with knowledge and that knowledge is the innumerable
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knowledge found in
the universe. Real knowledge is universal knowledge. The knowledge that frees you from the limited
knowledge of the universe is called netra. By holding and possessing only one class of this limitless
universe of knowledge, and by not possessing universal knowledge, you are bound with limitation.
When your master reveals the universal truth to you, then you emerge from limitation and the whole
universe becomes your possession. To possess the whole universe as your own self is real knowledge
and that is netra and that is liberation. (Netra Tantra 9.12)
If you pick only one class of knowledge out of this universe and hold and
possess only that one class, that is ignorance. But if you possess this whole
universe as your own self, then you are liberated. This is what is meant by this
verse of the Netra Tantra.
It is also said in the Kālikākrama:
This knowledge is found everywhere, inside and outside, because without knowledge, an object cannot
exist. This entire universe is, therefore, filled with that knowledge. And that knowledge, which may be
objective knowledge, is, in fact, knowledge of God consciousness.
No one has ever perceived an object without that knowledge. That knowledge, which is the real
knowledge of God consciousness, has taken the form of the object. Objective knowledge is not
separate from that knowledge of God consciousness. It is by that knowledge of God consciousness that
this knowledge of objects takes place.
If you think that in practicing yoga, God consciousness is to be possessed and that which is other
than God consciousness is to be discarded, that is not the proper understanding. The correct
understanding is that you must unite these two together. God consciousness must be united with
objective consciousness and objective consciousness must be united with God consciousness. This
reality of knowledge, this reality of God consciousness, is established in the objective world because
through meditation all these objects are found as one with God consciousness. As long as you meditate
upon and are aware that this objective world is not separate from God consciousness, it will be just like
God consciousness. And so, you will not find any difference between God consciousness and objective
consciousness.
When you simultaneously possess this kind of knowledge, then knowledge and the known will be
not separated. Known will become knowledge and knowledge will become known. (Krama Strotra)
Not only is this universe the expansion of his energies in the created sphere of
the world, but it is also the expansion of his energies in impressions and in the
void state (laya).
3 Shiva Sutras by Swami Lakshmanjoo