A Selection of Shiva Sutras

Shambhavopaya (The Way of Shiva)

• Shiva Sutra 1.1: चैतन्यमात्मा (Consciousness is the Self)
• Shiva Sutra 1.2: ज्ञानं बन्धः (Knowledge is bondage)
• Shiva Sutra 1.5: उद्यमो भैरवः (Exertion is Bhairava)
• Shiva Sutra 1.8: ज्ञानं जाग्रत् (Knowledge is the waking state)
• Shiva Sutra 1.9: स्वप्नो विकल्पाः (Dreaming consists of thought constructs)
• Shiva Sutra 1.10: अविवेको मायासौषुप्तम् (Deep sleep is Maya, the lack of discernment)
• Shiva Sutra 1.11: त्रितयभोक्ता वीरेशः (The experiencer of the three states is the Lord of the Heroes)
• Shiva Sutra 1.14: दृश्यं शरीरम् (All things are the body)
• Shiva Sutra 1.17: वितर्क आत्मज्ञानम् (Reflection is the knowledge of the Self)
• Shiva Sutra 1.18: लोकानन्दः समाधिसुखम् (The joy of the world is the bliss of Samadhi)

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Shaktopaya (The Way of Knowledge)

• Shiva Sutra 2.1: चित्तं मन्त्रः (The mind is Mantra)
• Shiva Sutra 2.2: प्रयत्नः साधकः (Exertion is the means)
• Shiva Sutra 2.6: गुरुरुपायः (The Guru is the means)
• Shiva Sutra 2.8: शरीरं हविः (The body is the sacrificial offering)
• Shiva Sutra 2.9: ज्ञानमन्नम् (Knowledge is the food)

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Anavopaya (The Way of the Individual)

• Shiva Sutra 3.9: नर्तक आत्मा (The Self is the dancer)
• Shiva Sutra 3.10: रङ्गोऽन्तरात्मा (The inner Self is the stage)
• Shiva Sutra 3.11: प्रेक्षकाणीन्द्रियाणि (The senses are the spectators)
• Shiva Sutra 3.12: धीवशात्सत्त्वसिद्धिः (The pure state is achieved by the power of the intellect)
• Shiva Sutra 3.13: सिद्धः स्वतन्त्रभावः (Freedom is achieved)
• Shiva Sutra 3.23: प्राणसमाचारे समदर्शनम् (The practice of breath produces an equal vision)
• Shiva Sutra 3.34: सुखदुःखयोर्बहिर्मननम् (Happiness and sadness become external)
• Shiva Sutra 3.40: चित्तस्थितिवच्छरीरकरणबाह्येषु (The mind’s stability leads to the body’s stability)
• Shiva Sutra 3.27: शरीरवृत्तिर्व्रतम् (The activity of the body is the vow)
• Shiva Sutra 3.28: कथा जपः (Conversation is the recitation of mantra)
• Shiva Sutra 3.31: स्वशक्तिप्रचयोऽस्य विश्वम् (The universe is the aggregate of his powers)