Astro Foorumi

   spanda   m. throbbing , throb , quiver , pulse , tremor , vibration , motion , activity Ka1v. Ra1jat. BhP. ; N. of a S3aiva wk. by Abhinava-gupta.

http://www.koausa.org/Saints/Abhinavagupta/article1.html

Meni ihon kanan lihalle kun luin tuota: monin paikoin silkkaa kvanttifysiikkaa!

Yogic Powers

There are eight great Yogic powers explained in Shastras as follows:

The first is the superhuman power of becoming as small as an atom;
The second is the Yogic power of increasing the size of one's own body at will;

The third is the supernatural power of assuming excessive lightness at will;

The fourth is the superhuman power of obtaining anything desired;

The fifth is the Yogic power of attaining irresistible will;

The sixth is the superhuman power of commanding the whole world;

The seventh Yogic power is to fascinate the whole universe; and

The eighth is to possess unrestrained will viz. whatever he wills comes true.

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In Malinivijayotara Shastra six great signs of spiritual advancement are explained as follows:

The Six Signs

(1) Unswerving devotional attachment to Shiva;
(2) Full attainment of Mantra Siddhi;
(3) Attainment of controlling power over all the five elements;
(4) Capacity to accomplish the desired end;
(5) Mastery over the whole science of rhetorics and poetics; and
(6) The sudden dawning of the knowledge of all the Shastras.

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Abhinavagupta says that Krama deals with space and time. He explains that actually there is no space. When one deals with forms, the space appears. When one is established in formless state of being, for him there is no space. In the same way when there is something to be done, then only the existence of time shines and when you have nothing to do, then time has no existence.

Tuo selittäisi sen miksi "onnistuneen" 20 minsan syvämeditaatiosession kesto voi tuntua vain muutamalta minsalta?

Explaining the Spanda system, Abhinavagupta says that it is that movement which actually is no movement. Spanda makes us realise that whatever is in movement actually is established in unmoved point. So although everything seems moving actually it is not moving at all.

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