The Wisdom of Kashmir Shaivism

In the summer of 1987 Swamiji began compiling what he con-sidered to be the most important verses (?lokas) from the variousscriptures (??stras) that he had studied throughout his life. Althoughthese verses are primarily from Kashmir Shaivite sources Swamijialso included verses from Ved?ntic texts such as the Yoga V?si?tha andthe R?m?ya?a. Every Sunday he would reveal the meaning of one ortwo of these verses to his devotees in Kashmir.The following year Swamiji traveled to Nepal with his nephew Inder Krishen Raina to meet with John and Denise Hughes andtheir two children with the express intent of sharing these importantverses with them. He gave daily lectures translating and explainingthe essence of these verses. We are eternally grateful to John for hisvigilance in recording Swamiji's revelation of these special verses.During one of Swamiji's lectures John asked him why he had com-piled these different verses. Swamiji replied I compiled these ?lo-kas with the intention of sharing them with you. When asked aboutthe references for these verses Swamiji said It is not for research. Itis for your daily recitation. Maybe sometime you will experience thesestages. Treat it as another independent book for your recitation. It willbe helpful to you in s?dhana (contemplative practice).