
by Swami Lakshmanjoo
This book, “Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism; Abhinavagupta’s Tantraloka” as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, is chapter one of the renowned 10th century philosopher saint Abhinavagupta’s voluminous masterwork. In this present volume – Chapter One – Abhinavagupta lays the groundwork for the rest of his Tantraloka, discussing the important Masters, the differentiated perception of all the means (upayas), the difference between knowledge, ignorance and liberation, and the oneness of Shiva and His energy (Shakti).