< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 The Darkness Inside 11 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] OM! I BOW DOWN TO LORD SHIVA – THE ONE WHO IS SELF-LUMINOUS, DELIGHTING IN HIS OWN BEING. AND NOW, THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIVA SUTRA....

< Previous | Contents ‌CHAPTER 10 The Eternal Spring 20 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] SUKHA-ASUKHAVORBAHIRMANANAM TADVIMUKTASTU KEVALI TADARORHAPRANITESTATKSHAYAJ JIVASANKSHYA BHOOTAKANSHUKI TADAVIMUKTO BHUYAH PATISAMAH PARAH OM SHRI SHIVARPANAM SATU HAPPINESS AND SORROW ARE BUT EXTERNAL MOODS – THIS HE KNOWS CONSTANTLY. FREED FROM THESE, HE ACHIEVES HIS ALONENESS....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 2 The Stars Mirrored 12 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] JAGRATSWAPUASUSHUPTBHEDE TURYABHOG SAMVITA GYANAM JAGRAT SWAPNOVIKALPAHA AVIVEKO MAYASOWSHUPTAM. TRITIYA BHOKTA VIRESHAHA. KNOWING WAKEFULNESS, DREAMING AND DEEP SLEEP-EACH SEPARATELY – THE FOURTH STATE IS ATTAINED. CONSTANCY OF KNOWLEDGE IS THE WAKING STATE....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 3 Maxims of Yoga: A sense of wonder 13 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] A SENSE OF WONDER IS THE FOUNDATION OF YOGA. TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ONESELF IS STRENGTH. A TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC IS A MEANS TO SELF-REALIZATION....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 4 To Be Dead Do Nothing 14 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] CHITTAM MANTRAH PRAYATNAHA SADHAKASH GURUH UPAYAH SHARIRAM HAVIH GYANAMANNAM VIDYASANGHARA TADUTTHASWAPNADARSHANAM. THE MIND IS THE MANTRA, EFFORT IS THE SEEKER. THE GURU IS THE MEANS....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 5 The Knowledge That Is Self Knowledge 15 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] ATMAN CHITTAM KALADINAM TATVANAMAVIVEKO MAYA MOHAVARNAT SIDDIH MOHAJAYADANATTABHOGATSAHAJA VIDYAJAYAH JAGRAD DVITIYA KARAH. THE SOUL IS THE MIND. LACKING DISCRIMINATION OF WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS ILLUSION....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 6 The Mad Projectionist 16 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] NARTAKAH ATMA RANGOANTARATMA DHIVASHAT SATVASIDDHIH SIDDHAH SWATANTRA BHAVAH VISARGASWABHAVYADABAHIH STHITESTATSTHITI. THE SOUL IS A DANCER. THE INNER SOUL IS THE STAGE. THROUGH CONTROL OF THE MIND REALITY IS ATTAINED, AND A FREEDOM FLOWS OUT FROM THAT ATTAINMENT....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 7 Meditation is the Seed 17 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] BIJAVDHANAM ASNASTHAH SUKHAM HRIDAE NIMAJJATI SVAMATRA NIRMANAPADAYATI VIDYA-AVINASHE JANMAVINASHAH. MEDITATION IS THE SEED. JUST SITTING, RELAXED WITHIN HIMSELF, HE ENTERS SPONTANEOUSLY INTO THE LAKE OF SUPREME BEING....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 8 The Fourth State 18 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] TRISHU CHATURTHAM TAILAVADASECHYAM. MAGNAH SVACHITTE PRAVISHET. PRANASAMACHARE SAMADARSHANAM. SHIVATULYO JAYATE. THE FOURTH STATE SHOULD SERVE AS OIL TO PERMEATE THE FIRST THREE STATES. SO BATHED, HE ENTERS INTO THE STATE OF SELF-AWARENESS....

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 9 Right Search, Wrong Direction 19 September 1974 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium [Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited. It is for research only.] KATHA JAPAH. DANAMATMAGYANAM. YOAVIPASTHO OYAHETUSHCHA. SVASHAKTI PASCHAYOASYA VISHVAM. STHITILAYAU. WHATEVER HE UTTERS IS JAPA. SELF-KNOWLEDGE ITSELF IS HIS GIFT. HE IS THE MASTER OF THE INNER POWERS AND THE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE....