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Śiva Sūtra: Awareness, Śakti, and Liberation

Probably composed in the ninth century CE, the Śiva Sūtra unfolds three paths to the recognition of free awareness in 77 aphorisms.

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Pale and deep-blue geometric wooden shapes rise diagonally across a dark-blue background, with a red square at their centre.

Śiva Sūtra 1: Śiva's Direct Path

The first section presents freedom as direct recognition of one's own Śiva-nature and interprets bondage, turya, śakti, and mantra from that perspective.

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A symmetrical row of dark wooden squares is framed by colourful diamonds and triangles on a dark-blue background.

Śiva Sūtra 2: The Path of Śakti

The second section opens awareness through mantra, focused effort, the guidance of a guru, and recognition of the powers of sound.

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Dark geometric wooden shapes form a foundation from which teal and orange shapes rise.

Śiva Sūtra 3: The Path of the Limited Individual

The third section begins with body, breath, senses, and action, showing how freedom may be recognized and sustained within ordinary experience.

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