The Doctrine of Vibration: An Analysis of the Doctrines and Practices Associated with Kashmir Shaivism
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Book Overview
Cutting across distinctions of schools and types, the author explains the central feature of Kashmir Shaivism: the creative pulse of the all pervasive Consciousness called SAiva. This is also the central theme of the Hindu Tantras, and Dyczkowski provides new insight into the most literate and extensive interpretations of the Tantras.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0887064329
ISBN13:9780887064326
Release Date:November 1987
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Length:308 Pages
Weight:1.17 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Kashmir Shaivism
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
If you're interested in a reliable, deeply appreciative, non-sectarian study of one of the major teachings of Kashmiri Hindu tantra, you can't do better than this. Scholarly but readable. Not for someone who doesn't want to be intellectually stimulated. Anyone interested in mysticism should know about this branch of Indian religion.
advanced for students of yoga, tantra, buddhism,hinduism (esp siva.)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
a must read for advanced students who need intro to saivism, spanda yoga, and such highest of disciplines for self-awareness development. excellent text for history of and clarity of teachings. top level study.
A Rich Revelation of Spiritual Insights
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
If I could have only one book to read the rest of my life, this would be it. Not only is it a rich and revealing exposition of the doctrine of vibration of Kashmir Shaivism--the most comprehensive and internally coherent non-dualistic ontology I've ever encountered, it introduces the reader to the many paths by which this ontology can be realized in one's life. As another reviewer stated, this is a book for the advanced student. Those who have only a theoretical background in Asian and/or Western thought will read the words, but have no real sense of the Reality they refer to. But seasoned spiritual practitioners will find countless rewarding insights in this text. I originally bought the book about 10 years ago, having only a slight acquaintance with Kashmir Shaivism. Since that time I have read it at least half a dozen times. With each reading I continue to be astounded at the depth and breadth of Dyczkowski's grasp of this school of spiritual wisdom. I can only assume from what he's written that he really knows, at an embodied level, what it means to walk the "path of liberation."
excellent for the advanced student
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
When I bought this book I have never heared of Dyczkowski and I have been very positively suprised about the quality of his understanding. He succeds explaining in a very concise manner "matters" that almost escape explications. I You are so fortunate as to experience Silence (No-thought) from time to time and would like to have some indications about the deeper misteries of our lifesource, this is an exellent book for you.
The superlative Kashmir Shaivist school of nondual awareness
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Ancient Kashmir was a source for both Buddhist and Hindu spirituality and learning. Many of the metaphors of the nondual awareness school were handed down to our present day through generations of mystics and scholars and provide an extraordinarily rich source for meditative expansion and stabilization. The root guru of Adi Da Samraj was Swami Muktananda, who in turn was a product of the Kashmir Shaivist school of nondual awareness. The richness of the terminology, derived from the ancient Sanskrit, is remarkable for both it's clarity and depth. These teachings are readily accessible in meditative absorption, and are a wonderful adjunct in the development, expansion, and assimilation of transcendental awareness.
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