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The Vigyan Bhairav Tantra(Sanskrit:, Vijna Bhairava Tantra) is a key text of the Trschool of Kashmir Shaivism. Cast as a discourse between the god Shiva and his consort Devi or Shakti, it brief

presents 112 meditation methods or centering techniques (dharanas).[1]These include several variants of breat

awareness, concentration on various centers in the body, non-dual awareness, chanting, imagination and

visualization and contemplation through each of the senses.[2]A prerequisite to success in any of the 112 practi

is a clear understanding of which method is most suitable to the practitioner.[3]

Contents

1 The text

2 English translations and commentaries (alphabetically by title)

3 References

4 External links

The text

The text is a chapter from theRudrayamala Tantra, a Bhairava Agama. Devi, the goddess, asks Siva to revea

essence ofthe wayto realization of the highest reality. In his answer Siva describes 112 ways to enter into the

universal and transcendental state of consciousness. References to it appear throughout the literature of KashmiShaivism, indicating that it was considered to be an important text in the monistic school of Kashmir Shaiva

philosophy.

The text appeared in 1918 in the Kashmir Series of Text and Studies (KSTS).[4]The Kashmir Series publis

two volumes, one with a commentary by Kshemarajaand Shivopadhyaya and the other with a commentary, ca

Kaumadi, by Ananda Bhatta.

It was introduced to the west by Swami Lakshman Joo, whosewestern associatesincluded Miguel Serrano an

Paul Reps. The latter brought the text to wider attention by including an English translation inhispopular bookZ

Flesh, Zen Bones. Reps' translation was the subject of a voluminous commentary by Osho. Several othertranslations and commentaries have since become available.

English translations and commentaries (alphabetically by title)

(all info verified on Amazon.com, or from the websites listed, 3 December 2013)

Nothing Exists That Is Not Siva: Commentaries of the Siva-sutra, Vijnanabhairava, Gurugita, and O

Sacred Texts, by Swami Muktananda, softcover, SYDA Foundation, New York, NY, 1997, ISBN

9780911307567, out of print
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780911307567http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Repshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osho_(Bhagwan_Shree_Rajneesh)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasatihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasatihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Shaivismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaktihttp://void%280%29/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikahttp://void%280%29/http://void%280%29/http://void%280%29/http://void%280%29/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780911307567http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osho_(Bhagwan_Shree_Rajneesh)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Repshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Serranohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Lakshman_Joohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80gama_(Hinduism)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhairavahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaitahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasatihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaktihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Shaivismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit


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Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra: The Ascent, by Swami Saraswati Satyasangananda (Swami Satsangi), softco

Yoga Publications Trust/Bihar School of Yoga, 2003, 499 pgs., includes for each verse: Devanagari script, Eng

with Sanskrit pronunciation, word-by-word meaning, overall meaning, relevance of words used, and commenta

plus appendices, glossary, and index.

Tantra Yoga, le Vijnabharava Tantra, by Daniel Odier, translated from French into English by Jeanric

Meller, not in print - available at http://www.danielodier.com/english/envihnana.php

The Book of Secrets: The Science of Meditation, Volumes 1-5, by Osho (Rajneesh), softcover, St. MartGriffin, 2010, (1st edition 1972), ISBN 9780312650605, 1328 pgs., a commentary based on Paul Reps'

translation below

The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within, by Osho (Rajneesh), hardcove

St. Martin's Griffin, 1998, (1st edition 1972), ISBN 9780312180584, a commentary based on Paul Reps'

translation below

The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight, by Lorin Roche, Ph.D., softco

Sounds True, 2014 (1st edition 1994), ISBN 9781604076592, 352 pgs., purposely personal, poetic, non-

scholarly; admits that he omits or changes more 'difficult' verses.

Vigyan Bhairava Tantra - 112 Meditations for Self-Realization, by Ranjit Chaudhri, softcover, Prakash

Books, New Delhi, India, 2008, ISBN 9788172342920, republished as: 112 Meditations for Self-Realizat

2011, ISBN 9788172343712

Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization, by Swami Lakshmanjoo, edited by John Hughes, Sw

Lakshmanjoo was a Kashmiri Shaivite Master, and teacher of Paul Reps, Jaideva Singh, and Lilian Silburn,

hardcover + 7 CDs, 315 pgs., the book is a transcript of Swami Laksmanjoo's talks on the 7 CDs, A. Munshi

Manoharlal Publishers in association with Ishwar Ashram Trust, 1st Indian edition (3rd revised edition), 2011,

ISBN 9788121512381, B. Universal Shaiva Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA, 2007, 4th edition (1st edition 200

ISBN 9780981622804,

Vijnana Bhairava: The Practice of Centring Awareness, by Bettina Baumer & Sarla Kumar, commentary

Swami Lakshmanjoo, softcover, Indica Books, Veranasi, India, 2002 (republished 2007), ISBN 9788186569

or 9788186569359, highly edited version of Swami Lakshmanjoo's book with CDs above

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, by Mike Magee, 1995, not in print - available at www.shivashakti.com/vijnan.htm

commentary on Jaideva Singh's translation above

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (Chant Book), by Paramahamsa Nithyananda, softcover, 75 pgs., includes just th

verses (for chanting) without commentary, (a) eNPublishers, Karnataka, India, 2009, ISBN 9781606070635,through Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, CA

Vijnanabhairava or Divine Consciousness: A Treasury of 112 Types of Yoga, by Jaideva Singh, studen

Swami Lakshmanjoo, and a Kashmiri Shaivism scholar, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, India, 2002 (1st edition 19

ISBN 9788120808201, includes the Sanskrit, a transliteration, a translation, a commentary on the language of

verse, a commentary on the techniques, and a glossary, re-published as The Yoga of Delight, Wonder and

Astonishment, by Jaideva Singh, softcover, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 1991, ISBN

9780791410730 or 9780791410749

Vijnanabhairava or Techniques for Entering Liminal Consciousness, by Dmitri Semenov, softcover,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780791410730http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788120808201http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781606070635http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788186569351http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780981622804http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788121512381http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788172343712http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788172342920http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781604076592http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780312180584http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780312650605http://www.danielodier.com/english/envihnana.php


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Sattarka Publications, 2010, ISBN 9780578060422, 198 pgs.

Zen Flesh,Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings , by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki, Pa

Reps wasastudent of Swami Lakshmanjoo, softcover, Tuttle Publisher, 1998, ISBN 9780804831864; Anch

Books, 1989, ISBN 9780385081308; 1st edition 1957, ISBN 9780804806446. The Vigyan Bhairav Tantra

titled "Centering" in a section toward the back of the book

References1. ^Paul Reps,Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings(ISBN 0-8048-0644-6)

2. ^Osho, The Book of the Secrets, vols. 1-5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1998, ISBN 0-312-18058-6, ISBN 978-0-312

18058-4

3. ^Vijnana Bhairava The Manual for Self Realization, ed. John Hughes. Contents pp. vii-xi.

4. ^"Mutktabodha Institute" (http://www.muktabodha.org) . Retrieved 2008-02-16.

External links

Muktabodha Online Library (http://muktalib5.org/digital_library.htm) - containing many Text of the Kas

Series of Texts and Studies.

Swami Lakshmanjoo, USA (http://universalshaivafellowship.org/)

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