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Karika 11

तमधिष्ठातृभावेन स्वभावमवलोकयन् स्मयमान इवास्ते यस् तस्येयं कुसृतिः कुतः

He who, abiding as the ruling Subject, observes his own essential nature, remains as if astonished; for such a one, from where could this deceit arise? This verse points to the moment of recognizing oneself not as the limited object of…

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A contemplative reading in the spirit of the Kashmir Shaivism (Spanda — the doctrine of vibration) tradition — an aid to reflection, not a substitute for a living teacher or the classical commentaries.

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