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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 Vedânta) ...
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- Spanda - term that defines the Supreme Divine Creative Vibration. - Pratyabhijna - term that refers to the direct recognition of the divine essence. Search WWW Search siva sakti.com ...
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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.
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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.
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' He notes, however, that the Yoga Vasishtha calls it spanda- shakti, which he translates as 'vibratory force'.
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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 (JIVAN MUKTI) is authentic liberation" SPANDA PRADIPIKA.
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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.
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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) ...
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See also: Spiritual, Spirit, Yoga, Energy, Meditation

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