Spanda ("vibration"): a key concept of Kashmir 's Shaivism according to which the ultimate Reality itself "quivers," that is, is inherently creative rather than static (as conceived in Advaita Vedanta).
Spanda Sutras (Spanda Karika) - text composed by the sage Vasugupta as a commentary on the Shiva Sutras
Spanda System - school of Kashmir Shaivism that teaches realization through concentration on "nonmoving movement" ...
the flow of the Spanda principle that takes place between any two things, two thoughts, two steps, two observations, etc.
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Wheel Pose.
This ultimate spiritual state is NOT to be attained after death or in another dimension of Reality, but HERE and NOW - "Only liberation in this life (JIVANMUKTI) is authentic liberation" SPANDA PRADIPIKA.
Within a seed (bija) is the potentiality of manifestation, and Om was the sound of the initial spandana (vibration) out of which the whole cosmos was manifested.
When the period of Pralaya is over, Spanda or vibration takes place in this equilibrium, because the hidden Jivas want to enjoy the fruits of their actions.
Texts from the Kashmir Shaivite tradition include the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta, the Spanda Karikas of Vasugupta, the Prataybhijnahridayam, and the Vijnana Bhairava.
is a non-sexual practice to devote to Siva and Shakti. By a flowing Siva-Dance (Tandava) the body gets sensual. That makes consciousness dive into total perception of actual nows. Spanda (vibration) a school of Shaivism is base of vinyasa yoga ...
Therefore it is told that the whole universe came from the "Humkara" or Sound of Iswara. Om is the fast "spandana" or vibration of the Sound from which the whole creation took place. "In the beginning there was Word and Word was power" it is told.
we need to contract -- to hold on tight; but this is in reality an old dysfunctional modality driven by negatively afflicted emotions that eventually has to melt through functional yoga practice eventually being resolved in divine pulsation (spanda) ...
 See also: Spiritual, Spirit, Yoga, Energy, Meditation
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