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Contemplations from the 18 th lesson on the Shiva sutras. Sutra 17: MOHAJAYAD ANANTABHOGAT SAHAJAVIDYAJAYAH. Victory be to the bold aspirant who treads the noble path to non-attachment. May they know the rewards of Joy, Ease and Wisdom.   In this week’s Sutra, Shiva is mining the same rich seam as last week for more precious, truthful ore; and that abundant seam is the fabled spiritual hazard known to Yogis far and wide as attachment. Here Shiva revisits the topic in order to underscore just how critical it is for the aspirant to have a firm grasp on the subject (pun fully intended). He’s driving home the fundamental importance of this most central of themes, so none of us is under any illusions as to its place as THE chief obstacle on the long and winding road to spiritual freedom, and its higher role as Master Instructor and Liberator in Disguise (see Sutra 16 MOHAVARANATSIDDHIH). Having shown us previously how to take a different perspective on the sticky probl...

Contemplations from the 17th lesson on the Shiva Sutras.  Sutra 16: MOHAVARANATSIDDHIH  The perfection of the aspirant is discovered through a veil of attachment.  This week’s Sutra has an intriguing ring to it, and its aroma is redolent with an air of almost mischievous paradox. So what is Shiva, in full dancing, prancing and chancing mode, tantalising our noodles (minds) with this time?  Surely attachment is a no-no… a spiritual cul de sac strewn with the wreckage of many a fragile human heart? Don’t all the teachings in all the wisdom traditions tell us so?! Surely attachment deserves its reputation as the very bondage of the soul, the DIY prison cell that incarcerates us all, the direct cause of ALL our suffering and the staunch limitation on every aspect of our lives… the ruthless killer of all joy, no less!!?? Yes this is true. Attachment can and does cause our lives to shut down and darken quicker than a branch of Blockbuster Video; so what is Th...

Contemplations from the 16 th lesson on the Shiva Sutras. Sutra 15: VIDYASAMHARE TADUTTHASVAPNADASANAM Where knowledge of our True Self is forgotten ; at that very point, dreaming begins. What is The True Teacher all about with this Sutra? Shiva is saying that we should become alert to the fact that when we forget our True nature, from there we will start to daydream. He urges us to realise that at the point when we lose connection with our Truth, there arises a necessity to start creating a false alternative; a fantasy or daydream to occupy the ever voracious imagination. Shiva says that when we understand this we should break the spell and WAKE UP!   We must understand this process and take back the energy being lost in these vapid, impotent, mental meanderings. Stop daydreaming along the way through life and snap back to reality, to what is, here and now. Lazy daydreaming has become habitual, but it’s empty and it’s a waste of our precious time and energy. B...

Contemplations from the 15 th lesson on the Shiva Sutras. Sutra 14: SARIRAM HAVIH Let your body be an oblation to the fire of God Consciousness – Be an offering to life rather than a demand on Life. This week’s pearl of wisdom for our inner engineering sees Shiva invite us to try on a new and splendid item of transformative regalia just to see how it fits us. This time the one true teacher, Lord Shiva, is pointing to a nuanced change in the approach to life, of the aspirant on the path. He’s indicating a shift which, while maybe only slight at its source, can have far reaching and astronomical ramifications as it plays out energetically and exponentially into the Universe at large. In this Sutra, Shiva is asking us to consider the qualitative and tangible differences, felt from an internal point of view, when each thought, word and deed is made an offering to Life rather than being a demand on Life. He’s suggesting that we turn inwards once more, and this time experi...