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('ICtlnlinueu,fr-Ol,m last iSSUf)I I I g ' 3 1 1 1i r i 1 1" F q F ' I 1 t tf l fr J i ' F i j i~fiflr q :(1 E l l l q ' f t s ( R 1 q ; 1 f 4 e , 1 G 1 l i ~ ' 1 i F l t ' '(Jft:'_q < J U '- - - - w h e n ~ '3 ' 1 p 'd r q f i :r - - - e v e n favoured by these, ,fl:tHrt:li~'-limit.,e,d

yogic powers, ftst!rlf 'f(t,-bavin,grejected, 'q'(llqq'"ftltffll-the supreme divinestate a:rQ-~-tft1--holds a, "lrrtrr~y'ogj(ffl"!-then

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- . . i ! ._ _As the rise of 1 1 .atural (pure supreme) knowledge the state of Siva, resid-ing in the ether of God-consciousness i s . attained,

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"1* , . . . . . .i .n prev ious :s;utras,,'f~Ire:B 'E i lntE4I 'qt ' i4t1IGII :-, th is pu r e . .knowledgewhich has already been 'explaiaed, ,t=ql1flrt4cf; ~'lijftll~---W~he,n,hatknowledge comes into existence without any effort, 'q(il~llii'iiJII:qI~'&4Fl*-by'the supreme will of Lord ,Siva~F t 1 r " r ~ ' r _ , ; ; q J I ' i I ! f E t q l ~ t h e s eimited powersa re su b sid ed , '+li!it, elj~G.114-and, that real state of 'Lo r-d S i .v a comes intobeing, (thenwhathappens) if~jl'4'IIII'~'q(fd t f f f j i 1 : O ' 1 JW a ; I T l t 6 l i 1 ~ ~--heroams and flies in the eather of knowledge or 31 1 1 d f j 1 '1 , ,_ ' of supremeknowledge, that, comes into existence to him, c 6 i ' e : : R I : ,a f4 { r? -wh at ty pe0, a ~ t l - 'llr~ - r~ .q iHI iWa124 i , ( :P . :n 'n~ i r~ ~ef~r ~flli1~:qJ'e:1tH.ql-'th.I~IIt!.I I~ " .., .' _ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ \ 0i s, th e state of Lord S iva who is" ~lit'lljf:i-'the ' supreme embodimentof'"' b" h ~ ~h h Tf'fni.~ ~~ b ~hconsciousness 'W uc . J. S O',DeWit -_the, ~-'~9n Of' 't'1'I~9'l~'ecomesone witnSiva, this is ' the 'wily of r ise of one's own blessing state 3ill;:if~~:I~ thefollowing way as explained 'in the following verse is.not 1k~la-

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of all 'i~ and all states, is, explained and Blot ex pe rien ced .. q ,~C 41 q i s ,power of all"4~ (mantral ; ~jJ~J,417fs power of all states-creative e'~ergy Of'creation is mantravtrya and establishment in that energy is mudravirya .

.. ' ~' " " ' " " l I I t 1 ~ S " " " ' C f d ~ " " 6f iC1, .gII iUn,~ As is said in.Kulacudamani->, t ( t I . ' + [ f 8 c q = t i 1frtti \(iiiI1jjtT V @ ~ fl ' I I .iiiS r r t i - 'I I fiQ i i t l l t = t f lit;, f t 1 " I I =ii, q i Q : f t 4 l it:U ' T f R I~. ~r~'F ljf r a r . . . . . - o n e germ of l-ccnsciousness mantra, I t , f ! f i I ! 5 : e : r T .f

8:q(1'-and power of one stale of '@~ij , ;I,~tn-bo,thhese, q~"' ' l1~-qd-whenrise into the heart of any aspirant l I T s f f i ~IUtifl~ R t ' l l n : ; _ , he is said. 'to be

, 0 1 "placed in th e highest state of peaceful state of Lord Siva,ftC o o i t ~ 1 I o:;ij t i l I f f / f I H " q r...E i l ' I q U J ! t iii g ! a 1 4 l ! 4 d l I t t l e , I{-In Spandakarika mudravirya is also explained by explaining the form

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that Is a ' heel of all energies and that is the mouth of master,~ f t lN - 1 < t ~sftr~

,In Trisirohhairavatantra also i t , is sa.id~' ! l , { l1~d( I~H~~,4CfSt 1 1 t 1 1 1 ~ nlfd'uThe g re at. e n.e rg y of Great master is said to be the mouth of master .biqChli~i ~ aqlq:-that energy is the cause of understanding as upaya .'When a yOlgi , favoured by ' these limitedpowers rejects them and

holds the supreme divine state then as the rise ofnatural pure supreme.~.knowledge, the state o f S iv a, residing in th e eatherof 'Gcd-ccnsciousness,is attained by ' him, When this p,ure knowledge , already e xp la in ed . inprevious Sutras, c om es into existence without any effort by th e su p remewill of Lord Siva, these limited powers are subsided and a yogi roams

- Iand flies inthe eatber of supreme knowledge this is the state of Lord Sivawho is the sup reme embodiment of consciousness , [Sadhaka becomes,;one with Siva, as this is the w ay of rise of one's own as 'b le ss ing s ta teknOW.D. as , 3 = l i ' 1 : : c r I I The fo llow in g way, as explained in the fo llow in g v er seis not a realkheearl @idt state, A yogi seated in l I < 1 l i A ' ' 1 ~ , puts his mind onthe centre of navel, ,~itS,erect, not bends his ' body" leads his mind to thatpoint wh ere th ree 34~q;1 :n(e thers) namely Saktip'l vyapinl and s ama ria a r- efound from Bluiibindu to Brahmarandhra in the head by holding thesethere , I then immediately, a 'yo'gi should infuse these three ethers" Doing,by ' this w.ay~mahlyogi, enters in khecali~' @ :!fIjfl~state. But this should beavoided as this is not real kheeart mudra,When by h old in g th e w 'ay of totality in one thought . ofuniverse, Youmust contemplate that every thing is in one thought, y ou mus t feel that ino ne in div id u al being [all individuals exist, that is called khecaru fiEl'{lmudra, Let us take a grain of some paddy, See the 'power of one [grain thatit produces numberless plants, So one, part of the thought Is comple tei tself T his is th e w'ay of holding totality in each [andevery being.That ish al kh .... d.... Th kh -. d.... h lid b "' d T 'hi_ e re~, '" ecanmu ' ra~ ia t I ' - , -_ ecarl mu , u a S .QU,1 .e pracuzed ~ '.IISkhecarf mudra is said in Tantra sadbhava as one with supreme..consc l.ousness ..

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,. ,Siva, the agnation of that differentiated illusion of Lord Siva, comes toan end, then here the power of all mantras and all,~.ates is explained ,andgot experienced, , 4 , " " " S f , i 4 1 t f ' (mantravlrya) power of all mantras" t l l t ; J i f r 4(mudravirya) is the power of all states, creative energy or creation is,mantravirya and establishment in that energy is m u dravirya. A s is said inKulacuQamani~, . . . that one, germ of consciousness mantra" and power ofOD ,e state of khecari, both these when rise into the heart of a D ' y aspirant,. ~he is said tal be placed in the highest state of peaceful s ate of Lord Siva,'InS d dravf ., at I E db' I"" h 4 1 - : ' f.Spanc a,mudravirya IS ,- ISO exp ained - - y expiammg the rorm 0mantravirya there is no [dif ference in th e tw o, It is said there that when allth is agi ta tion comes to subside, 'then one is said to beestablished inhighest

ii'peaceful state of Lord Siva, 'Though 'this half verse is said in anothercontext in.Spanda, but it points towards the form of khecan also whichhas been, explained in Kulacudamani . Thus the ' beg inn ing of creativeenergy is mantavtrya and establishment in that creative energy ismudravtrya. Therefore for achieving the 'power of mantra and mudrathemeans are explained In the next sutras", wherein, it is said ,that master is'th e mean s, f or a ttain ng th e mantravlrya and m, ud ravlr ya state ..Explainingthe meaning of Guru it is said that he, w,ho, through initiation, infuses, inhi di "' 1 he real meaniri '" h I fLa ds . '"ISCipe, tne rer meaning, Ie...tne su preme, ,- consc iousness 0: -,',roS,;/,, ,IJ G' Th ' ,. lid h b h h' '~, 1k~, d~ ., 'IiIV a, J S tnrru. 'at master IS sal- means rere oeceuse .e .erps ,IUS' ascipiein giving the vivid picture of mantravirya, As is said in M,ilinItantr8 alsothat the master, who is the exponent of mantravlrya, i s , said equa l to Lord~Siva. In Spanda such excellent feats of master are explained here andthere so it is 00'1 necessary to throw light 0:0 them ..Burt this matter hasbeen treated in the last verse, by the au thor of Spanda where in it ls said,thar"! offer my obeisance to that wonderful speech of my master servingas. a boat in crossing the fathomless o cean of various doubts and full ofh c i s _!O . , . . . : 1 , ;s u e WOf' I a s le X p IJ "C S S many a n mterestmg idea..

M aster is Dot master in w orld by doings but maste r is u n iv er sal energy, "ofLord S iva, as is said in Mallnlvijay'athatl that is the w heel of all Ienergies(sakticakra) and that is the mouth of master, In Trisirobhairavatantra alsoit is said that th e great energy of great master is said, to be mouth ofmaster, That energy is th e cause, of 'understanding, a s u pa y,m ..

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Then like a. fiianl0nd. silk. thread" is the very little axis of the pillar. coming through the middle of the head tOI the throat, be ' 'ween leek. andlarynx-going through the whole body to the breastbone. ta l the level ofthe heart and. to the seat-not ending there but raying' into the depths" Andin th e middle 0 " .'the head, a wonder fu l centre, a wonderful living, breathingcentre, breathing in ,breathing out at the same time, constantly renewingi- self according to t e law 0 'all, "suns' in th e very centre l ike, i n. a.cave,: hie .' is also I..own as Brahma's cave there is fine, w onderfu l lingam oflight, finer than. the smallest star tha you can see in the sky", And thisk hi I '" .. f creati h " h ~ 1"-:- ',, , . ." . __ ', - " - ~ i 'I ,-r _ I L " ', _ ,. . I . '" " ' r. I 'I [ '. . _ . .... ~ '. !'spar ... t .s star", a, Ivmg centr _ 0', creative energy, wmcn IS pu sating,vibrating-we have radiation, emanation-this very centre in the midd -e ofthe 'bead .~now flying as though in an o:pen space in the dark night-you

fl Ii .. h '" b hi .. ~ '" h '" fare a ymg star In t ae ~nllverBe,-'u' t ! 1 'IS star IS swimming O lD t ie mirror 0 .the consciousness of life, the ocean of infinite goodness, eternal life andbliss-yo .-are sitting in . thiswater UP I 'to the .m~ddle of the head, your nose~ d hlbd" d nl d th.8 UOI_er water your whote to..~y IS um erwater 0 1 - :y your eyes an, tnecentre between itsabove th e water, Imag in .- - you are sitting i n . this waterand your eyes are just looking over the mirror and the, lower part of th eeyes ~ e already' a little in. the water and y'OU. are looking over the endlessmirror of the calm" peaceful ocean which is God Himself Here in that

OJ in th .. hi ' " ' 1 h ,Icentre, SWlDlml.n,g lD t at 'm ITO - W .. -C c" .1.8en l - I l e s s . , y'OU I.,ave Y'our creativecentre of' ruth- love, sudden knowledge and , very ' complex wisdom- .utit is, also, your centre of order, ' y "OIU can also, order whatever you want onthat level of your tree of life. If you wish something and, you 'wish it with. . . , . 1 11 h f havi II! d h h 'b II h .. dJl yIOUf' heart, at ter navmg examine wr.. tner aiswish I l S - pure anrmeanmgful and good-good. for you, good for others-after havingexperienced if this 'wish ,"S unsel fish-then you concentrate on that verymiddle point of the head 'and Y'O'U speak so that what you wish, whatyouwould like to see realised-you speak. it O l L J l_ as if it w ou ld 'be already realisedbecause it is the creative centre of your higher self and this does not

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knOIW dualism, it O,[l-Y knows it is-but if this very centre is touched bysu ch a w ord 'then it opens and can real ise -and then you think . '[ba t whateveryou w ished is now gloing f rom, that centre into the w bole m ou ntain ofyour body, The message m ust go to all th e c ells- an d o rg an s, Relax le t ,g oof the ' b o d y " , bow,

Once more come to the vert ical p ositio n, o nc e more the body shouldobey, be calm, wi hout movement, only' gently breathing. Once moreyou bring' th e chin to the larynx and you open the neck. You r em emberthe ray, Y ou . b ring it from the highest point to th e deepest point ~ youremember the diamond silk thread, like a very hot string of an inst rument,--{h,e.o ld en str in g of th e R udra veena- in h igh tens ion betw een the highestand the deepest. poles, You are ju st sitting and you have this, string, thisline, of light and gold in th e middle of you r pillar, And there is this'wonder fu l star, in. reality it is v ery very sm all, b u t the absolu te ly w onderfu land, pow erfu l center ofyou rself- light and fire in the middle ofyourheadin that cave sw imming on th e mirror of consc iousness of ife, on th elevel of the m iddle of the head and A jna cakra, And in breathing in" youbring the energy to that point and the e .n er gy o f you r eyes, ears, Dose andmouth, and the message of the sense of touch is going through the wholebody ta l the middle of the 'head, tOI th e sta r, to that very centre of yourselfNow control your breathing be in, you r breathing in inhaling, 'b e inyour breathing in exhali ng ', b u t bring in that light which cools th e 'n osefrom the inside, bring this light to that centre of the bead-and breathinglout bring it from th e c en tr e th ro u gh th e D ose and out-breathing incoolness,breathing out warmth, And. this centre is so wonderfully b rillia nt th at it isvery easy to concentrate on that point, to feel it, How should youconcentrate? T he. feeling Y' IOU have when someone tenderly strikes theskin" this feeling you remember and you try to feel. exactly the same kind,of feeling .. but you are touching the mirror and you feel the mirror In,dyou feel this centre-looking to that centre-you trust that you can feel thiscentre-looking to that centre as the most holy part of Shiva's temple, thesac red plac e of S hiv aling , Breathing in" you bring the light from all sides,tO I th at p oin t of th e wonde rf u l. start Iingam-breathing ou t you . send , o u t the.light in ,al- directions.

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'to hr.'ng a most fine di amend si k thread th rough ' the ey .of a fine needle- so y ou concentrate you ar-e looking to that point as if you were seeingb l ow ' you can 'p ut f-h'ID'OSt f ine thread o f consciousness t h rough this door,whic is, the smallest doc there in the middle of y ou r h ead , If you cometo the very centre there, Ifyou awaken 'the very centre, su ddenly you . feelas,if the whole head were contracting and coming to this centre-you feelas if unknown and not physica ly existing musc les were a racting 'theenergy, pumping there in. 'the very centre, giving you ene , g y ' , . , So 'breathing'in you concentrate . 'd. breathing lout you relax anc the circles are widerand wider - but if you cou ld enter the inside of thi " rnos t 'brilliant 'but littlelight in the mid ~1 .- of t ie head, I sw im ming on the m irro - o f life consc io-usness if you could go in there to th e smallest part, suddenly ylou 'wou ldbe wide incredibly wide" like the universe-because the smallest is a the.same t ime the mo st p ow e rfu l, bu t expansive.

A lw ays bring ' now in 'the breathing the Puja to 'this place, offeri: 'g : tothe GOld at th e very centre of you r head, In. that cave, 10 this lingam you.mng YOIU[' offerings the good srnel , the light of the eyes, the sound ofth e b ells, th e f i re is th e 'w ill the love for God,

Imagine that you . become very little, very little, very little ~ you rwhole 'being, all that you really are comes from all sides to' that point .

.. IOW' for a while Ylo'u are only brea ing and concentrating and you cansay inwardly to this very centre where 'we meet, 'because I am this centreand .. am in. this centre nd I am your concentrat ion and I am you and I3111 the aim ofyour concentration, i t t i.he truth, wisdom and rove 311,d theinfinite, deep goodness of God. The one who comes there is compl telychanged, he shal have. more, or directly, at once the fullness of 'thecomplete human t '.ng a nd one ne ss 'with me and the God' eSI . Your bodyis th.e temple where these th ings happen, B reathing in, breathing out,agreeably, gently but fe I the inside 0 the nose,

Now I don't speak: for a while and you stay : n 1 c a r this lingarn, speak 'your mos 'beloved a d mos t intimate mantra or wor l d 0,[ prayer inwardly,Relax,

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FO;UR TYPE,S OF SPEE'CHt. ,8 1 ,N~Pandi't( c on t inu ed from lastissue}

It shines only as "Aham' and not at all as "idam" "No thisness buonly the infinite l-ness shines in it. The whole objective existence remains,merger in such I-consciousness, just as all the elements ,of a plant liemerged in its seed, Since the pure psychic ~ustre of such infinite l-consciousness is the infinite awareness and since it reveals to a person,his exactly real self in its COIITect and true nature, it is taken as a speechand is termed as parli-vii'c-the supreme and transcendental speechcons ~sting ofpure awareness of the real self. As has been already said,awareness is the esscnc ' of all speech and speec1s a means of r rvelation,such infinite self-awareness enlightening the Supreme truth, is acceptedas pariiviini, the supremespeech, This says ',,~,paladeva about it:'-

ferl",: Jt Irq a t q " l f t t = I T q~ c U I 41 . . . .t4{ f i ' l F a : r t III~ .~~fa I I H ; : : : ;Q Ii'1 ''1j,(Q- n G . ~ : C o t ~ q r " ' l ' ,~ " " ' , L I [ ! ! ' i j " i h " ' ! ' l ' : - , q'1~,':IIn' [(:tfiI'tTt ~ I ! I 'i < = I i l l ~. ~ I C h I t1 : 1 f e r v r f t i t l u ' n I i

- ~,,'n~dQ~M C H 1 1 ' gaz;j ' QI~~l'r8,;f:ICll-rq11 I til '((ill t i P i l4ni2,ql~h,UICitil} pratyavamarsaunipari vak sv,aras,odital;,S'vita rtryametanmukhyam tadaisvaryam paranlalma.nru,Sa sphura.tta m!ah.asatta: desa kaUiviSe,.-iqi;Saisa saratay'i prokta, 'hrday,am paramest L inah:= _ , I II III [. !If ~At,man amata evaYall~ji ieyI ' k u ry at----~~-----;(I.Pr. (,=5- t 3 to ~5)Self awareness is the very soul of consciousness, It is the self-risen

supreme speech (viae) and is that self-dependence of the Absolute [Godwhich isknown l a s His Supreme Godhead, It is a sort ofvibrative activityand is the supreme basic existence, not conditioned by time, space etc,Being the real essence of the Supreme Lord, it is said to be Hi: innersoul, It is the virtue of such self-awareness by which He manifests Himselfas the' objective existence,

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of the manifestation of all phenomena, is krtown a s . the absolu e Brahman.fI"Saiva philosophers s .. the absolute Godhead as the very essential natureof the absolu e Brahman, the, word, being derived our of the root, Berhivrddha, meanit g evolution, Since the s if awareness evolves into allphenomena in the manner 'of a reflection, it is termed as brahman, theevolutor who evolves like that, Thus says Abhinavagupta in his VivaranaOn Para-tri'ika:~

.61 '1iI6( ii41Qcfi-,a(f6r i~ ; ':{~ ~ttl'itqloi!tj'lii-'ifi'a-JtCl R"';'k'lHlIll t t l r e t I t , . -qffi"' ; i i161 e ; t J f : : I f C I ' I (1T.il. f i r . l J . 221)Brahms brhad vy .~lp.ak:ambrmhitam ea: na tu-, If. II IiVedanta-p,a~b.aki.n.gTk.rta, ' . eval 3 -S u.n;yavadavidu :ra- .varti brahma-daesana iva,,u B hm ~ h ""fi ii d n,lll di ali hi h h, s r a r nan 18 sucn 3D..mtmrte an ' an-pervamng re nty wn en nas

evolved (into the phenomenal existence) It is not an entity like the Brah-ifman of'the scholars, of that Vedanta which comes very close to Siinyavada~ r ,

Since awareness, being capable to illuminate, and being the source ofall speech, is termed as Wic , and since speech consists of wor lds or s t ibdas

- - ;.,'the' S ' . reme B e [ , . . . .' I l . . , . ' 'an h b 'e n term ed by'Bhar t r ha ri as S' bda b ra h m " ' a n ':c _up ,, ," ,, , . ' : i2 J,- U .J Ll . ' as :.e , - ". . ', _ '. '. ' I.,~ '. - ." , I~__:_a ',U;-,,,:I., ',.. ,the word sabda meaning divinely potent, pure 'I infinite and self -aware..conse' o'usneJ . .s..An artist forms the image of his creation. in his mental apparatus before

creating it ex ternally, IDs creation shines there intbe form of Madhyama,Before such menta] formation of its! image it flutters in his inner ...mostperson in the form of a stir or restlessness aimed a t. the creation of suchimage, The whole art, alongwith all its essential elements revolves in anunmanifest and undiversified sta e within such inner restlessness of the

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artist. That is the art in the state of ,paiyanti: . , The original seed of theII f ' th all h t f " . d .'C i, l~creation 0 . .:le art at .:.'. these s 'ages 0 . Its outwar marutestanon lesbasically' in the inner-most centre of the whole per sona lity of the artist, It11 " h ... he f f' h .. f h . ho ies ' , .aere In t. e rorm 0.'.'t - Ieart-creanng power 0, u e artist w ' 0 IS awareof having such power, Such awareness of the powerfulness "on the p anf th nr+~ t hi .. - hi art i th .'. f - ' . . . . . . '. . . . . th - ..... ho t ae aru s , s ..mes as l L S ' ""C In me state 0_ pa r a - v a c , e supreme speec ,.,

Brahman, th e Almighy God, is the greates of all g reat, artists and , th ewhole phenomenal existence is, his divine a r t m It Iies in H im in an

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mmanifest form and shines there in its nornenal aspec t consisting ofpu re and div inely potent infinite, l -consciousness , The absolute reality isfu lly aw are of the divine power or potency lying in it, S u c h aw are- ne ssbeing the p a ra va c is the basic s ou r ce , o f the limitless bl issfulness of theabso u te, T he .su rges of such blissfu l aw areness take the form of pasyantl. . ' h i - h th b 1 I"" b .. 1 .. Ii d " . e ' . 'In W -.C . tne a: solute rea tty bec om es actrve . y inc me .. to m am test Itsdiv ine pow ers ou t-w ardly as w ell and in w hic h the m anifestable elem ent.starts to shine faintly in an, u ndiversified form . Such r es tle ss i nc li na ti onof' self-awareness is the basic pasyanti vile. The m aninfestation of theund ive rs if ied man if es tabl e becomes clear and distinc t at the n ext ou tw ard, . . . . . f : . ., ' , ; , _ , _ - T - : -h ' " , . _ - b _ ' S , : ,d ' ~ ~ . . - . 1 d I . . . . _ . t c -.',. , ". . c t ~ - . - - 1 - . ,S C,PIctpasyanu. .,cse are lC . fa_8S,lva an .I. Sv,ar,a~s c 3 ; g , e s respec lyey,.,The further outward vibratory ' activity ofpasy'an.ti gives rise to definiteideal images of creation taken as the ,madhyama type of awareness ; andsu ch im ages are follow ed by their actual outward creation, known ISth eVaikhar i state. o f awar enes s. In this 'W8,Y 'the original essence of th e wholecreation ( th at becomes manifest th ro u gh v ario u s types o f sp ee ch ), shiningbasically a s d iv in ely potent and pure self-awarene s, takes, UP " I ' b ' y stages,the different forms 0', th e creation ofthe phenom enal ex istence, T hat, iswhat. Bhartrhar i meant to say, 'But since all su c h manifestation appears inth .m ' . ' I f " . , - .' . "fl' c t i . . . . .. " . . . - , - .~ , . t - h - . . " I . . . . . . , : ' , , ' ." . ' . ' . ' , . d , , " .I' "ate . _ ,ann.er 0 a r e . _ . e c I o n . m , a mirror" e p u r e r. co n,SC10Dsne ss " oes n .o :._actual ly become transformed into phenomenal existence, Therefore the,great philosopher used the word "Vivartate" just to keep the S,ilpkhya'theory of parinamavdda in s ch respect , He did not use ' the wordconcerned in the sense in w hich. it was, afterw ard s u sed by the au thors ofAdvaita Veda ta Therefore he did not mean to preach VWARTAVADA ,but meant to eS I- ab li sh ,8 theistic absolut ion expressed by the anthors ofAgamu l and U psnisads. _

T he previou sly m entioned great au thors of Kashmi r ,S,aivism have thus[i -I) ,.- -!" .. II II ..explained the principle of Sabda-brahman ID IIconvrncm g m anner anchave t h " ., a . ._ "d. . r f r 1 11-"ht .-- ,.,~-.' ....r f c : - : . - . , 1 ' . ' . . " .( Ilfi' - . _ d ," , - t .-, . _' ... - i row n _ _WO lll_ e._ U " 1 , 8 , on IWllIe na~u ~ 0 . pasyan, I ' an . . p a r a y . eso f s pe ec h, They hav e a cc ep te d the basic view of'Bhartrhari 'bu t h a v e , raisedob__ection to the gramm arian interpretations ofV akyapadiya on tw o poi ..ts:Such interpretations assert that pa~yanti is itself p'ara ...But Somanandaand Utpaladeva criticised and refuted their such assert ion. The-y argued.tha -an awareness, which beholds something, cannot be taken la spara,


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the absolute transcendental speech, as it is aware of sorn .objective eleme t :that is beheld 'by it, The word pa~yaQfl is derived out of a fool meaningan objective action deno ed by a,transitive verb, Therefore it must 'be apos iti on b elow that of.p,arav:a~fshining as the transcendental and absolutemonistic realityknown as Brahman. T he other objection cased,by themis with respect to the previously' mentioned theory of vivarta ..Vivart~ asdeveloped la er in Advaita Vedanta! , is either a. mere appearance lo fsomething that does not really exist at all, bu t appears to a being on accountof a delusive cognition based 00. his ignorance: or it is a delusiveap pearanc e of something i n. th e form of som e, other ' th ing on that veryaccou nt T he phe D O . ' " m e n a l D ' 0 1 - verse' do'e s not re, . . . .1 1 1 e V I - st b ' u t : ap- - S i / f i a r ' " a s'. V. .' '"' . - __.. ",-,1.:". ", ,. ." ,1 .. :1 , .. _ ., _ 1_ ._.d.1 J' ';A ,iii , ,. .. "" ,.~ ,1,1_an existent realny, It appears to ignorant 'beings as world, as sou l and asGod through their delusive knowledge ..'That is the theory of Vivana asdeveloped inAdvaitavada, The authors of Kashmir Saivism do not agreewith such theory of vivarta. They raise, many objection, against it, Theyput forth logical arguments and psychological findings and assert th e'truth that. the wonderfully utilitarian phenomena, appearing in th e ' universe ' Icannot have ignorance or . Avidya as its source, beCaUJU3 Avl idy-a is as' bstaneless supposition and the phenomena are, .',ubstancially existent

I- '. h ~ II 1 f ili R 1 . heir Intuiti aIea rues, navmg speciai types 0:' utt ty , ,'e ymg on tneir In uitiona _revelations '[hey assert that all phenomena do exist in. Brahman, the M"~"' divi d th II Ii - I . T h h 0;mnmte, rnvme, p otent an, pure .1 - eistic -consciousness.: ."ey emp aS lZC' the fact that all p henom ena --ecome externally mani fest 'by' virtue of thatd " 0; d 1 C o '1 . f h b- I 'I 'h i h thr b .' 'II rvm e anc p aynu stir 0' sucn absolute consciousness W, '_~-C~, " aronsin Itin the fields of madhyamd and vaikhari. Thus they lay emphasis on thetheistic nature of .h ie abso lu t e reality and take its such nature as the 'basiccans ofthe appearance of the 'whole phenomenon, It is thus the principleof theistic absolutism, and not llivllr1a, which they mean 'to p ropound ,Bhsrtrhari, in their view, meant to s,a~lthat Brahman manifests outwardlythe phenomenon that exists in Him in an unmanifest state, The samvrta,~ il Aor inwardly hidden, universal substance is just 'brou ght by him to th evivrta, lo r clearly manifest state, Such theistic and monistic absolutism,. s, . I !I. :.iii , - , ,. j. _ _ I . .and not the vivartaviida of the followers of' Sankaracarya , is thus 'thefundamental philosophic principle of Bhartrhari as understood 'b y the~ - - _ancient authors of Kashmir Saivism, But the grammarian commentators

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o ~V -a k y'a p ad :fy a ;. issed such point because 'they were led awa y by thevivarta theory of Advaita Vedanta, That is what great-author likeSomananda means t O I say,

I'As.asserted 'b y Sornananda in his S ivadrsti (vii-lO'7). , the traditio n ofsaiva monism continuedin India for longages right from the hoary pre...historic p ,ast . T he correctness of his such assertion is supported by the

. .e th I d al] .. " '1 " - S i, tI temains 01 . .e ..n :US V'~ ey ClVi i zanon. ....orne v ery nnportant e emen sof practical Saiva monism are clearly seen in some very ancient andd~ al . k l"'k Bh d -. - ~.'..... ,~~1 .r,:.f . ,I, A adhu -t-mer ieva wor ,'S 1. e. ragavar gIta, .ajnavaikya-smrn, . : V ~ ~ I C -ulagt' B"

Yogavas is th a, S iv a-maha ... u r an a a sc etic poe tr y in M ahab.h ir ata , T r ipu r a-rahasya, Kumsra- sambhava etc , T hat prov es t he conti nu i ty of the ancient,. .tradition even thou gh ,a thorou gh academ ic , evolu tion of su ch school ofthought did not happen before the ninth century A~D, Bhartrhari musthave. got initiation in Saivayoga f rom. some Siddha belonging to someI F" . f' h .- h f h . i " H ' h b ~. -d -me 0 the teac ers 0 sue tra ..nion. . e must navebeen impresse SC Imuch by the results of his successful practice in Saivayoga that he c ou ldno t su ppre- ss an . eager urge to < xpress some fundamental principles of.~ I! II - III - . a, ' '_ -!IISalva mon sm even while composing 8, detailed work on the Sanskritgrammar namely 'V-akyapadlY'a.,

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A lUi-APPRAISAL IOF LA.L,DEDProf. A~N~Dhar

(Ex-Head of the Deptt, of English, Kashmir University)

Lalla was a ~ar-egenius ,-,both as a saint and as a Poet ~,is disputed by,',,-" nd ~-, zkn ,-,,1 'd' d bvall Kash -,"."I' H C - " ~ d d M ' 1 " -" a l i k . . .none, ano IS aC.:cDOWlc_ l,ge" ', Y 4i" xasr mms uncu s ana '-usnrns ,3 ixe,I " "al-l hr h h akh h~h h """~,di .,: 1 S essenn ' ' ' Y ' t, " O IU g , ' tne V , iE t , - ; ,ss 'W I,lie', Sae uttered as direct outpouringsfrom her heart rather than as .conscious ly wrought poetic compositions,that Lalla. became 'very popular as, a , sa in t- po et in Kashmir. As ProfessorJ ayalal K au l very aptly observes ' I there was no polarization be tweenKashmiri Hindus and,M u slim s in her tim e, the vaakhs made a tremendousimpact on, th e collective psyche of the two communities, Perhaps mostMuslims 'being only fresh converts to their new faith were as receptive tothe wise sayings of the saint-poet as the Hindus who then must, have still'been in themajority as the natives of the valley, Even after the latter gotreduced to a mino rity in c on seq u enc e o fc on versio ns, Lalla continued tobe held in reverence as 'Lal Dedi by both 'the communities, She was alsoailed 'Lall -h "I bvon ,"' - -- d ILn'111 Ariif I' b th thiec, ...a.. esnwan uy lone commumty ana .aua . .'.",a, ..y " ,e omer,showing that both thought Vl~IY'highly of her spiritual attainment ind ~ h - h ,I , 1 " ' ; ' , . , If- M I" ' h '" I d hac co r _ _n ce w nn t ieir re 1 ,g IOUS per cepti on s, , ....a..,' us un naue ncr as an'Arifa', he d idn't mean to co:nvey that she had , been influenced by Islam inany remarkable way or had accepted a new faith. L ater , som e Muslimscholar made deliberate, distortion of facts in , asserting that. Lalla had, perienced inward I " U " 1 U ' minati '0 ' D 1 I I on]'Y ' after 00 -~'CJ' into contact withx -- .., ,-_:." ,~--_',__ J l . _ ' - - ' _:'Jl_ _-' _, ,.' i1Il,t:;-' " . mIne , ._ , ;u . . . - ,~'4..r lJ ,., '. .Sayyid Hussain Somnani and had then got converted to Is lam, This wishful' I . 'myth" c an't stand the test ofreason and m ust 'b e ex plod ed . It has, however,d th Ii L ,! , f ' I .noli] h Ii d ii d "a lQ,ne', . e ID lS CIJ iJ le, , : ' recw ,'avmgrea- In a seconnary SOUI,ce maten GOLal Ded that the saint-poet has 'been mentioned as a t convert to Islam insome, encyclopaedia, If Muslim, scholars draw a par alle l between Rabialand Lalla as love-mystics, this seems a befitting comparison and shouldbeacceptable to 1l,S~But to distort, history and try' to perpetuate a lie aboutLalla's ra ith , should be rebu tte- d w ith c onv inc ing, arguments as P rof JayalalKaul has already done on the basis of his sound Lal Ded scholarship,Significantly, it is Lalla's younger contemporary, Nunda Rishi lo r

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well tiD have been a essed by her a .his bir th , w ho has paid her this befittingan d g low in g trib ne:

r i :W qi(qltilft~ ~, 'lfflri I I ~ ' 3 1 ~ ' R f tfIiiiI I' 1 f E 4 6 lITS,;IIII aIqH I I ~ c;q A ,f!,!:q i f C R ' ~ c f t i . r r 1 '1T hat L alla of Padm anapora (pam pora) ~ she drank.H er fill of d iv ine nectar;S he w as indeed an a u t a r of ours ( de ar ly lo ve d)o G odt grant m e the same boon !Nunda R ishi heid L alla in great esteem and looked u pon her as asaint of remarkable achievement, having ' all th e qualities of a divine

incarnation, Evident ly , he a sp i -C - S I to emulate he r, c rav in g to have "his fillo f n ec ta r" to o as a boon from God, Keeping in 'v iew ' the content of the,ver se q uo te d, th e responsive, read er w hen inform ed of th e follow ing remarkabou t L alla made by ' S ir R ichard T emple in his book titled Th e; Wo rd o f'Lalla (IC~U~P~,9 94 ) w ill hard ly give any credence to it (the remark) butreject it las a, piec e of misinformation:..L alla is said to have been influenced bythe great national patron saint of theKashmir i s named N oor-u d-D in . W a ll of 'Tsrar-I-Shenf (Self' p~3.o f Richard Temple ' s book ) .' .Prof, Jayala l Kaul , quot ing the remark . in 'his bo ok titled La l D e d, makes .his o bser vatio n o n. it in these w ords: A s every Kashmir i , H indu or Mus l im ,sees it, th.e truth is theother way round. Besides.Lal Ded should have'been sixty. if not more, when Nunda Rish i w a s , born,

(Quol te:d/rom.p , . 72 lof ' ,J~yalal Kaul's 'Lal.Ded')Yes, the real tru th is that as a.saint, .Nuncia Rish i was greatly in f luenced

by La! Ded, It was his unqual i f ied veneration for ' he sain t-poetess thathad a g reat impact Ion. the d evou t Mus l ims . his fol lowers , Tbat explainswby for several centuries Kashmir i Muslims have cont inued to ownher,delighting inmemorizing and quoting her saying's as K ashm iri H i ndu sdo, singing the v a a kh s on appropriate occasions-festive events such asm arriage cerem onies and at cu ltu ral fu nc tions,

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- The S u fi K ashm iri 'poet, Shams Faqir's extended tribute, to 'thespiritualqualit ies. and attainments of the, celebrated poet-mystic LaJ,Ded i' Awar eof her religious background 'and her upbringing in a, Saivite KashmiriPandit family', Shams Faqir uses conspicuous Kashmiri wo r ds of Sanskritorigin, derived from the Hindu scriptures II 'while paying his poetic homageto the, noted , 14th centuary saint-poet. The words include terms suchaspraan (vital air)" jnaan (knowledg,e), aakaash (ether), karma v,aUI1meaning "life's workshop' it generaly means 'a performer of good,actions'

iii ,C ' h ~ ..,.&' d d . ~ hi hor a,tortunate person aavmg pe:rlQ,rme, good actions m us or ier pastlife'), Shams Paqir is categorical in duly reccgnizing Lalla's religiousbackground and faith.he ac know led ge s, he r ind iv id u al g eniu s as a spiritualM aster and her 'ascent' tOI the , h ighest Abode,IOn the, 'basis of the internal evidence from the vaakhs, th e thoughtfulreader is lett in no doubt about Lalla's spiritual moorings as a Yogini: herSaivite upbringing in a Kashmiri Brahman family, We have unmistskable'1 " f Lall ~ kh b h ~ OJ, I ~ ~ tth h d-ures inome, 0' . , . ' 1 , a's vaa ,'.S ' anou tner u unanon mto ' )toga at ae .',an . .Sof her G u ru . '4lIifi\s' (sedamole), who was an ac complished ".rid dh a asa follow er of the. S aivite path, T he 'very ' f irst vaakh ( f rom, among man'yvaakhs) in which Lalla, talks of her initiation into spirituality and of theremarkable effect of the Guru mantra on her, convinces ' l i s that sheimmediately experienced "illumination of the self" ~She had no reason toro " a I D ' " ' ; f ' I' ' " Y ' 'more in search of till, spiritual g u i d e :. "_ .. f" . ,. !w;a .. _ ;.2~ t ~'~W~'" I. ", ~~ ," > . '~~ _ i;U ._~.', -_"~

U iW ' I 'if' .....4 " E t t " 1 4 E 1 i t ' i" i 4 I t i i J lit'Q ! ' 1 1 1 1 - , ~ . 34if11~ 'jII'" Rtf ( it1,8 ' i i - i f F .ntqrtf tldtnqtF1~Jrq''''i~I,T he G u ru , g ave me but on e p re cep t , I"From without turn inward"It carne to me "La la" as God's words;I started roaming nude '"'The vaakh explicitly conveys that Lal la , experienced instant spiritual

Ltransformation and was thrown into a state of ecstasy on receiving theGuru's word, Elsewhere, she says "!lq 'tisfitf Q'1Pl Tit"'(I found theall-knowing self withln-in the sanctuary of my own heart)."!iU1f .ft1q


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.... ft, " ' f t ; , ' -c _ !! " . I,", " "Idfl+hf ,III'I'(IIV' "I " W' Siva and Sakti conjoined In eternal embrace" and",tt E t 'ilsiff' 1 1 E f t I 'rfG J= t " (i~That's how I attained the abode of Light" ~Atone of confidence and self -assurance, based on a sense of spiritual .fulfilment and an awarene ss of the Ultimate Truth, is clearlyreflected in,these utt iranees of Lal Ded. We are: c onv inc ed that she, has got to the rootof the matter and attained self-realization. Her affirmative statements,such as those quoted, confirm her Hindu faith throughout (call it . Saiviteif you see it as a distinct cu l t within Sanatan Dharma).The fac t is thatshe had no [Cas,O,D,to seek further direction or spiritual succour from any ''visiting divines or preacher belonging to a faith other her OWDiAll 'the 80-called-evidence given by the Muslim, sc ho lar to prove her c on versio n toIslam is nothing bu t an unacceptable t issue of lies.I should like to mention a few scholars from our own community who' have made - some observations on L alla that don't se em te nab le, Theyseem to have supposed, or imagined th at sh e played th e ' folieof'a committed,social activist, a professional preacher or teacher tlf spiritual 'values. and'brought abou t fusion of diverse creeds and schools of thought , Forgettingthat La! Ded didn't compose hel'vaakhs as professional 'poets composeand publ ish their verses today" they draw their own inferences on whichthey base very facile and, untenable views as if Lalla,meant to p reach andpropagate a philosophy of her own, through her vaakhs. IS he,brought abouta,"synthes is of the two philosophies". The Trika and Islamic Sufism,Again, in the view of Daya Kishen Kaehru "Lalleshwari, took the best of,Islamic thought and fused it best. with her own creed",Lalla's v a a kh s convey a message of peace and harmony and one, can seethat she owes, it as, much 'to her educational background in a SaiviteKashmiri Brahmanfamily as tO I her spiritual enlightenmern based on herown, sadhans. There is a definite, impress of the saivite thought andterminology on her v'aa khs. Whatever her background, there is alsoevidence in the vaakhs of a state of awareness and of an outlook fartranscending cults, H er teaching is in fact, in tune with our SanatanDharma that i s , exceptionally Catholic and all-embracing, acceptable la smuch 'to emancipated Hindu as it should, 'be to the l~beralMuslim. I isher direct "encounter" with, th e Ultimate Truth as a true Yogioi or mysticthat explains wbyLalla vaakh appeals to men, of all shades of religious

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thought,Professor ayalal K ' u l has been consisten in his description of L a 1D e das a Saivite YOlgini~ In this connection, he, has been at pains to clafify inwhat w ays Trika and Vedanta are distinguishable as non-dualisticphilosophies. In part icular , be character izes Sbankara Vedan ta as ilhn nonistand praises the Saivi e philo'. opby of Kashmir for its view of the worldas Real, As a student of the Gita and on the basis of my reading of some.of 'the U p anishads ( lin E n glisb translatio n) , I don 't f in d V edanta altog etherdistinct rom Tr ika , 'Bo th ph ilo soph ie s are rooted in the Vedas and arec omplem entary to each, other , H ' according to Tr ika th e world. is Real, amanifestation of the S v a r u p a , doesn't L ord K rish na. affirm s ' the sam e tru thin the Gita?it, .. i "I;:q., Iq;it i [ 1 1 = t it1 = ( l i I l j ' gqea 8 ' 1 .iI,It!e:,iI: ' + l I ; f t Q F d lr-q&tI1.~I

At the, end of many ' births (of s'- '.ving), the knowing one makes me hisrefuge, real izing that V asu deva is A ll, A great sou l of that type is rare tofind, So we see, as the Lord. tells u s in the, G.i.tal,f;E'l\t~,Cf: t l r f f i l f A " (AII. isVasudeva ) , implying th at: G o d inheres, in . w iat w e, see as the externalwor ld , which is as such Rea ~a manifestation of God, This is what Tr ikaa ls o empha si ze s, In th e Sivastotravali, U tp alad ev a .. c ele brate d K ashmir iSaivite philosopher and poet - gives equ al impor tance to seeing Siva asf i l s a Q 1 ( ( immanent in the world) as well as ~I~Tfluf (transcendent orbeyond the phenomenal world). As a devotee of Siva he w ants to have-f$lql"lI+l': ( consc iou sness of the S uprem e S elf) in th e wakefu l state ~w hileexperienc ing the world through, the, senses I' and not merely when be isabsorbed in..meditation, Ifth ere 'w e re no c ompatib ility b etw e en Saivisman d V e dan ta,A bh in av ,\g u pta ( fam ou s Kashmir i Saivite p hilo so ph er w rite rafter Utpaladeva), would not have attempted an interpretation of the Gitain terms of the Trika philosophy,A word . abou S a I ; araeharya, who is branded an illu sionist by someSaivites we m ust not forget that he is alSOI c redited w ith 'be-ng th e au th orof the Sanskrit work titled. Saundsrya Lahiri, What is mayavad for the 'Vedantin assu mes the form. of saktivad in. the book mentioned asS hankara's point of v iew u ndergoes a change ..In a S an sk rit p oem attr ib u te d


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T he k~ng o r all 'the H im ala yan flowe rs' known as Brahms Kamal or Hem Kamal or theSnow Lotus , is a very rare flower. U s,botani al name ~s Saus surea Obvallata,The Howe r ba "a hei g h t 0 l' to 40 ems on it .'tem and IS , as, big ' as a saucer. I t's b lu i sh in

CO,IO.f .The f ]ow,er grows between Pakmsfan L O southwes Chin at an altitude of 3600 to 4600

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Worshippin,g with this flower is considered ver)! auspicicua Since ancient times it ba s tnsplredpeople to o~er it '[0 the Gods. The most favourable place in India for blooming is 'higher hills,tracts o ' f U r t a rancha l ,

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' I S ' " H ' -'ITA., ' R A ' S ' H ' R A ' " M T " R ' ' U ' S " " " - T,~'. '~",J-I." '~ ,'_ .: , I , I,:> "I ,, __ , _(FOUNDED BY' ,SRIISHWAR SWARo{ ),P S .WAM ~LAKS IDd .AN ,100 MAHAR ,A} )

, A d m i ~ r S l r a l i N . A e QJ j f ' c , e , T, 2 . ,MoliiniJ.er N a g e J ' r .Cana}' Ran'a Jammu ,_18 'M / '6- .! -, - - - - -Te /~ : 5 5 . 5 7 5 ' 5

I ld h .L K e J Jd r _ tI c ." 'R '- , 5 ' P tJc ke , D 'S a rit a' V iit aJ; ,N t!~ De 'lh .'i ~ 1'1XU4'Te ll. ;.6958JMDear Brothers and S iste rs,

Jai GurudevaThis is the 'first time that I am , approaching you, as, the, president of 'the

Delhi chapter olf the Ishw ar A shram Trust. through 'Malini' the mouthpiece of'the tru s t fo u nded 'b y Sri Ishwar Swaroop Swami Lakshman Joo Mabaraj~

,m fee l th e, a pp roa ch mustbe positive and Iassure y ou that m,Y 'approachsball always ' b e positive, by the grace of 'm y S a'tgu ru D ev, I hope that you willa lways reciprocate by show ing ,3 . pos,itiv1e ' response. lwould like to convey ,m ysincere thanks tOYOiU 'for patronizing' the trust by way of monetary and mora lassistan ce ..I also convey ,m y thanks to my ' predecessor C apt, M , K Kachroo andhis team for delivering 'the best, B u t, as there is alw ays sc ope for im provem entand expansion I wou ld like to seek YOU,T ' help, guidance and opinion in di fferentareas 'that thetrust int,ends to take up in the 'near f u t u r e . .

Priorities for 'the near future include--1 _ , ' : iTA'b' " S - ' I ~ t e : d ' 11 01.110100'ment ~o'rO'UiI f ' I t" rustt1~~" I. .. . ~ .. 1 I i r - . . - ~ ~ , . : IJ ',,'" ~ " all;:__.The proposed features of 'this site are-a) Shri Ishwar S'W8fQOP Swam i Lakshman 100 M ,aharaj , bis l ife historyb) H istory ' lo f Kashmir Shaivisrnc) Photographs - Relevantd) Ashram and, i ts a cti vi ti ese) Spiritual experiences,f) A 'b r ief resu me of Sunda y Classes held at Shrinagar Ash ram .g) Present 'member -s of the Ashram.h) Online membershipi)Downloads of publ ica t ions,j)Details of pub lication S ,i

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k) Guest book ,I) Downloads of audio and video recordings2 ! 1 !Co ntin u atio n 'o f c onstru c tion w o r k of S arita V ihar A shram .Till date o n . l . y the-structure of the Ashram complex has come up and still a

lot needs 'to be done. We intend to construct 8 "Sat sang" hall at the groundfloor wherein !\':I beautiful statue of our 'G- - Dev' shall IL ......installed This ' b ' a ' I ' 1.:!II- ,'.:' "'"' ~ ~ II! _ I~ '., .,~':' "J I r 6 ' ; - . . . . . . _ , _ ' ~ , " 'urn '.",,Jif ,ID ,U U'C I. 1 ..1 1, , : idJ l ,.'., . .' ~ .1[1', Ishall be decorated with th e latest architectural techniques,

,3 "Amriteshavar Bha i rav TempleThe T emple in front of 'the complex 1 !;t o b e completed and we s . , h , a J I tr y ou r

best to make it , C U 1 . I C of the best temples of the city.4 j i , Up gradation ofthe terrace5 :.. Plar u ar ic n in and , around th e comp lex, ' . ]Development of inner paths7 IiDevelopment of 'Library with. latest publications,II,~Inauguration of a developed medical centre for financially weaker

sectionsDeJ[ Brothers and Sisters m would therefore request y'OD ta l kindly assist

u s in eu r efforts by sparing a. ]ittle t ime lout of your preoccupied schedules togive us your valuable feedback an,dJsuggest ions in writ ing or by contactingpersonally Df.' over 'the te lep hone, I would also reques t 'you to h e ' J p , u s by providing'..material for the development of the website, Anybody having' an)f kind ofmaterial describing the features, of our 'beloved 'Guru Dev' from his childhood.to the nirvana stage and . a l so regarding his parents" Guru parampara, importantguests and personalities, his photographs, au dio and, video cassettes, lectures,Satsang, speeches etc, in short anything that will 'help' us in d e v e l o p : i n . , g ' the,proposed website,l am quite sure that with the blessings of lour Sad Guru, Mabaraj and 'b yyour guidance, assistance and valuable suggestions 'we will be successfu l in01il l lrendea vour ..

M.Yhumb l e submission to all the disciples is to contribute for t h e e abovesaid glorious cause and. for th e construct ion purpose with an open heart a'odmind"W ith w arm regards,

You r s sincerelySeils.Avtar Krisben GanjooPresident, Ishwar Ashram BhawanD , e 'l h t i' Chapter ..Sarita.Vihar, New Delhi 110'044~el. ::(R) 7:216507, 14355; .2J~,(0) 1'4j'3649~,74,:45930

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( f.'O U ND'E D ' B Y S RI I S H \ \ J < A . R SWAROOP SWAM I LAKSHMANOO MA.HARAJ )

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SrinaMa', A silr-am:I l s h / J e r Nislul . f .. n o [ 8 - . - . . . 1 'f"".. ',' ~ L , , " n r

With the Blessings of our beloved Gur udev Ishwar Swamp SwamiLakshrnan Joo Maharaj, Ishwar Ashram Trust Delhi Chapter is organizing aperforrnance by S hri A nu p Jalota, a 'maestro in vocal rendering 0- Bhajans on'the evening of 1st O ctober, 2 .001 at S iri Fen Auditorium, Asiad V illage" N ewDe I h L This event is being' o rgan is ed to raise funds for th e rema i ning constructionwork . of Ishwar Bhaw an and Amriteshwar Bairav Mandirat Sarita Vihar, New'D,elhi~

T h ..Anup Jalota Mus i ca l Concert w ill be p receded by a bri,r!fmg on IshwarAshram.Trust activities and future prog ams, talk by eminent speakers IonK ashm ir S haivisrn , lau nehing of an Ishw ar A shram [T ru st W e b Site and a video!CD documentary on Shri Swami Lakshmanjoo Maharaj,

At devotees are requested to participate in the event, for which" icketswill also be available w ith Shri .A~K :~G anjoo President, Delhi Chapter. (Tel,Off.745 12 894 /7 2 41 81 .5 R es. 72,16.5071'74,35 '523)~

Devoteesmay also contribute in raising of fu nds for the event throughcontribution n the form of sponsorship of the a .ove even t, 't hr ough . p la cementof advertisement in our Souvenir being published for the event or t hmu.ghpure' -ase/selling of tickets ..We ook forward to wide participation from allmembers,

SdI -Sm t . ,Anina Dhar

OrganiserP h . 9 J 6 3 8 7 2 1 3

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S - H - - " : l T A . R " A'SH RA' "M - T 'U :S~I .. , yyn_',,- "'_ ,: ..~'.\'. _' ',., :,:'' ( FO 'UNDEiD sv SR I mS,HWAR SWAROOp l SWAM ] LAKSHM.AN JOO M :A :HARA J )H etJdQ Dic" :} ' 1 J ' I 1 , e r Nt s h a I~P . 0 1 B r a i nS ri , u lR Q ; r ~ 1Y U U ' 2 J

A dmira:i st'u, ~iL \ ,eQfJjce;',2 . lAolunder Na.[l '{!r.C anal Ro ad. JamJflu -, J,B'(JJ'} t 5Te l. " 555755

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Ref,No~ [ATDlajmcAOlT o 'Sub ~Musical Concert by Sh. Anup Jalota ...Call for Sponsorship/

Advertisement etc.Dear sn,Ishwar Ashram rust is a spiritual and cul tural organizati on managedby some of the most di stinguished 'per, ons who are the followers of the

Swami Lakshmanjoo Raina" a I iritual a leader from Kashmir and thelast doyen of Kashmir Shaivism. The Tru. t , has created, centers formeditation and learning, ,j , Srinagar and Jammu where it organizeslectures, teaching classes, courses as .well as social welfare programs,One such center is in an a, vancee sta e of completion at Sarita Vihar,N 'Olh"'ew ' " e _ ,:l,~

The new ceruer is in .ended to be the focal 'point of spiritual andcultural education for all who wi " , 'h to learn", medi tate ; and get relief fromth e stresses of modern life i r respect ive of ca te, cree and colou r. TheTrust also intends to undertake so ial work/welfare activities 'm eant forU , P I - iftment of th e p oore r section of society,

To partially meet the CO~t of further works required in bui lding theabove center, the Ishwar Ashram ' rust is orga uzing a performance byShri Anup Jalota, a maestro in vocal rendering of Bhajans Io n Ist October2 001 . at S ir i Fort Auditorium, N ew Delhi a' 6.00 p.rn. It is, hoped thatwith 'the help of your esteemed organi: ation th e Ishwar Ashram Trust'will, be able to create an island of peace and learningwithin the hus leand, bu stle of the Metropolis ~The trust will welcome your contribution in,the form of sponsorship of the above event, through placement of

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advertisement in our Souvenir being published to r the' event or throughpurchase of tickets f()cyour staffJ client (see enclosed Form). We lookfo rward to any assistance t h ! G 1 1 you r organization can provede,RI~gal7ds.~

SdI - Sd/~ 8",J'W~(A. K. IG.a'l jU)1P resi .dent; De.l l l i Ckapre'FPh ..,; O Il - 74528.94'

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fS ~ o ' Dhar)TrusteeP :h .: 0 12 4 - 6 3 ' , 8 ' 7 2 ' 1 j

Yes! ! 'we wll,u' ld like to contr ibu. te towards the building a/the Centre l~fLeQrninglo f Ishwar Ash ra m Tru st In file fo llo ' .in wayl:

TIC IN'THES EL EC TB D H,Q Xooo

NO. Of' FRSEPASSES

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AM.OUNT( J'N RUPEE S2 0 r ......L-l..1II .~11~ Sponsorship1.,5 __akh1.0.L kh

.2 ~ Advert isememI I I Souvenir (8..sinxll in )Back Cover (Col.our) 30 ThousandInside Cover (Colour) 20 ThousandFull Pag (Colour) 10 ThousandFu ll Page (B& 'W )} 5 T hou s,anHalf page (Co~our) 5ThousandHalf page (8&W) 3 'Thousand

3" Purchase' of .1 0 1T i ck ets , f or Musical Concert500 each3 00 each

D 5D 40 20 20 20 '2010N ,B r' . .. . of,Organ"sation

Address,

Phone .No/sF ax N o/sEmai~ AddressName of Contact Person I I ~ Ii'IIi iI,.'. I..... I I I I i i 1M I I I ! I I ! i !i iii I I 11 1 ,. 111 I!, Iii i I I I I I I - Ii I t II! !Ii!Ii I Iii IiiIii ! ) I IiAuah or ised Signatu re , .~. .0" ~ ~ ~ ~~ , , & ,. . , . - . "'L ,' ~ ~~, ~ iIl , ~ ..

Note: PI. ase enc lo se D 'D lPO /Chequ e in the name of Ishwar A shram T ru st.Payu bl. at New Delhi

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I S IHWAR ,ASHRAM TRUST(F OU ,N DE D BY SRI IS ,HWAR SWARQ( )P SWAM [ L AK SH .M A N J OO MA HARAJ )D I'~'LBIA S ' H R A - 'I c' M ': R S p . 'O C v - w T 'O i l i 8 ' AI,D'...,,&, V - - :1rUR ' ~w D ~ E L R I~ ,:', I'~ _"- .. ~~ : ~.-~, ... ~" ,I, "-~an II..~I ~,.L'J1lI.. -~', . I

spected Gum Brothers & " Sisters,I, am happy I to inform you that with th e consent of S ec retar y T ru stee,I~~ Raina, ,Sh., S.P~Dhar (T:rustee) and, P res ident Delh i c ha pte r S 'h~A,~K~~OOIit , h as 'b ee n dec id ed to have 1 3 website oflsbwar A shr am Trust on ,i.nlemel.be benefit of devotees of Sw am i Lakshm an Joo M ahara] to propagate his

red message,The proposed website shall have th e f aUow i ng featuresnamely Introduct ion

History of K ashm ir S haiv ism , Swamiji's '.r ie f li fe sketch, publications of'th,est Books available on Shaivism On-line MALINI edition, the, only quarterly,al 'O D Kashmir Shaivism, online subseripnon, audio, video cassettesilable, activities of trust, Finaacial Annual Reports", events/calendar of~vities, list of members/life members, online new membersh ip, p'ho'togalJ,el)!Swamiji, spiritual experiences, Slwam.iji~sl lectures 010meditation, yoga and,be" ~l . n g . la ,v e g e ' t a r t a n . etc-',',_.- ... , - - ~The proposed website shall be launched on 1S i t . October, 2001 for the

votees in th e pr-oposed program to be held at S iri F ort Auditorium, Ne'w Delhi6 p~m~

I . ' h e . r e b : y request all gum 'brothers &. sisters tiD give. in wr i.ti ng thei r' v al u ab ler-~' .estions and also nec es sa ry d a ta , in the shape of Swamiji's rare photographs,r inen material , aUld io lv ideo cassettes etc" 'C sam e shall be returned ,to ..heDeemed with'~n c ine: m onth " Th e nam of th e contributor wi .11 be writtenongwith his contribution on the proposed website.

If

YOUljS sincerelySdiDevinder MunshiCo-or dinato (Website Project)H . N o" 82 1, Pocket- ,S '2 (FF)Chittranjan Park, New Delhi-IsTeL : 64S 1802 l


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IS ,H W AR ASH RAM TRU ST.H~adQAke:tsl lher- N i' M t', ,,_ 1 0 . Bro.in!S r ll1 'a ga r - /0,0021

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The General 810dy of th e Ishwar Ashram and some Trus members mettoday in 'the A shram prem ises to condole the untimely demise of th e d augh te r-i.n...aw' of Shri Mohan Lal Wattal (Trustee, I E A~T~)at Srinagar, on 9th ofMay,2 00 11 . i, in her prime age~

All the devot es and disciples of Shri Swami Ii. M,aharaj prayed for theupliftment of'her soul, They also felt extremely sony tor the ill-luck fallen O'Dthe family,

It was resolved tbat these sentiments be conveyed to Mr..Waltal and hisfamily w ith the prayer that, Ishwar SWaIOOP SWlari l i ji M',aharaj may shower HisC .'nicest, blessings on the departed sou'] and ,give courage to th ..family to bearthis tragedy,

The Trust, the devotees and the disciple of Ih ar Swaroop SwamiLakshrnan '00Maharaj, 'who had assembled in the Ashram for Sunday Poojaon 15th of July 2001 were shocked 0 learn about the sudden de ' . ise of ShriA~N,~Dhar.

Immediately after the prayers, they assembled in the meeting (Yajnashala)hall along with some ofthe Trustees who were present at Jammu" and. prayed toGu r u Maharaj, to ' bestow courage to the berieved family and shower b liss to thedeparted S , IO U ] . , They remembered ow Swamiji ~ah,a ra j wou ld , occasionallyr-elate as to how much lie 'would feel. h a p p y to e with the deceased and hisfamily whenever He would spent some days with [hem during the

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