"One's own thoughts is one's world. What a person thinks is what he becomes - that is the eternal mystery. If the mind dwells within the supreme Self, One enjoys undying happiness." - Maitri Upanishad
The following quotations from the ancient Shaivite and Vedic scriptures are based on the ancient true path of the Siddha (enlightened liberated yogi) lineage and philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism and Vedanta that, I personally believe, has close similarity with the Taoist and Buddhist tantric philosophy and psychology of liberation. Kashmir Shaivism is a nondual philosophy that recognizes the entire universe as a manifestation of Shiva, as the play of His divine conscious energy, Shakti, or Chiti. In Shaivism, Supreme Shiva (Paramashiva) is the all-pervasive supreme Reality, the unmoving, transcedent divine Consciousness. In the Hindu trinity, Shiva, or the Self, is the aspect of God as the destroyer of ignorance.
May the following quotations from the ancient Shaivite and Vedic scriptures lead you to further additional Kundalini Shakti (Qi) exploration, study, chanting, mantra-repetition, selfless service, satsang, spending time in the company of saints and practice of the Guru principle and their basic centering meditation techniques to purify the mind and break the chain of inner words
that will eventually assist you in your spiritual journey and liberation, as the practices have assisted me greatly as a long-time Yoga and Qigong practitioner, toward love, transformation, spontaneous healing and personal freedom through Self-realization or Realization of Buddha nature. Siddha Guru Baba Muktananda writes, "The universe is a garden for us to roam with
love. It is not intended as a source of attachment, jealousy, hatred, or anxiety. These only destroy our equanimity. Give up all desires. If something comes, let it come; if something goes, let it go. It is all Shiva's play. This is not a mere
universe; it is the image of Him. Knowing it as Shiva, love it. Meditate on the awareness that all conscious beings as well as inert matter are Shiva. Having the knowledge of Shiva, understand that the world is the embodiment of Him."
"It is to attain the bliss of samadhi that we should meditate, that we should have our Kundalini awakened by the grace of a master. We do not meditate to attain God, because we have already attained Him. We meditate so that we can become aware of God manifest within us."
And this is why he always tells everyone, "Meditate on your Self, honor your Self, understand your Self, worship your Self, for God dwells within you as you."
"Ignorance is the root cause of all suffering. It is also the forgetfulness of one's own Self." - Shankaracharya, Aparokshanubhuti, 17
Lokananda samadhi sukham - "The bliss of the world is the ecstasy of samadhi." - Shiva Sutras, I, 18
"Moksa or liberation is nothing else but the awareness of one's true nature." - Abhinavagupta, Tantra I, p. 192
"Neither reject anything, nor accept, abide in your essential Self which is an Eternal presence." Abhinavagupta, Anuttarastika, 2
"Why do you look for Him only in churches or mosques? Do you not see His creation? Where does He not abide? The whole universe made by Him recites His tale." - Sarmad
"He is the real Guru Who can reveal the form of the formless before your eyes; who teaches the simple path, without rites or ceremonies; Who does not make you close your doors, and hold your breath, and renounce the world;
Who makes you perceive the Supreme Spirit whenever the mind attaches itself; Who teaches you to be still in the midst of all your activities. Fearless, always immersed in bliss, he keeps the spirit of yoga in the midst of enjoyments." - Kabir
"Like oil in sesame seeds, butter in cream, water in the river bed, fire in tinder, the Self dwells within. Realize that Self through meditation." - Shvetashvatara Upanishad
"Just by repeating the Name, that which cannot be understood will be understood. Just by repeating the Name, that which cannot be seen will be seen." - Jnaneshwar Maharaj
"Contemplate Kundalini, Who is supreme Consciousness, who plays from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, Who shines like a flash of lightning, Who is fine as the fiber of the lotus stalk, Who has the brilliant radiance of countless suns, Who is
a shaft of light as cool as hundreds of nectarian moonbeams." - Shri Vidya Antar Yaga
"One's own thoughts is one's world. What a person thinks is what he becomes - that is the eternal mystery. If the mind dwells within the supreme Self, One enjoys undying happiness." - Maitri Upanishad
"Yoga is the stilling of the vrittis [modifications] of the mind." - Patanjali Yoga Sutras, I, 2
"Smaller than the smallest, greater than the greatest. This Self forever dwells in the hearts of all. A person freed from desire, with mind and senses purified, Beholds the glory of the Self and is without sorrows." - Katha Upanishad
"He who continually perceives this entire universe as a sport of the universal Consciousness is truly Self-realized beyond any doubt; he is liberated in this body." - Vasuguptacharya, Spanda Shastra
"There is neither bondage nor liberation for me. Bondage and liberation frighten only those who are ignorant of their essential nature. The universe appears as a reflection in the intellect like the image of the sun in water." - Vijnana Bhairava, 135
"O my blessed beloved, awake! Why do you sleep in ignorance." - Kabir
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
Baba Muktananda says, "Chanting the divine name is the most sublime way to develop inner love. The divine lover pursues God through his divine name."
"Chant the mantra with great feeling. Chant with all your heart and the bliss will come. No negativities can withstand the bliss of the Lord's name."
The joy of his samadhi is bliss for the whole universe. - Shiva Sutra 1.18
Whatever joy he feels while he is in samadhi is said to be the insertion of bliss for the whole universe. This yogi doesn't have to do anything. He only has to remain in samadhi and he will carry the whole universe into that supreme bliss.
According to Kashmir Shaivism teachings found in the Vijnana Bhairava, when a yogi resides with full awareness in the state of subjectivity, with the full joy of experiencing his own nature (camatkara), this is said to be the joy of his samadhi (mystical rapture).
There is another explanation of this sutra given by masters and that is, "Whenever this yogi, who is always residing in his own self (svatmarama), is introverted and established in his own self, then he naturally enjoys the bliss of samadhi. Anyone who sees this and thinks that this yogi is enjoying the bliss of samadhi will, at that very moment, also enter into samadhi. This is just like seeing a cobra not from distance, but face to face.
When you see a cobra and it bites you, you will be filled with the poison of that cobra. In the same way, when you observe a yogi who is established in the joy of samadhi and you understand that he is experiencing the joy of this samadhi, you will at once also relish the joy of samadhi. This reveals how this bliss is bestowed on the whole world.
The following quotations from the ancient Shaivite and Vedic scriptures are based on the ancient true path of the Siddha (enlightened liberated yogi) lineage and philosophy of 
May the following quotations from the ancient Shaivite and Vedic scriptures lead you to further additional Kundalini Shakti (Qi) exploration, study, chanting, mantra-repetition, selfless service, satsang, spending time in the company of saints and practice of the Guru principle and their basic centering meditation techniques to purify the mind and break the chain of inner words
that will eventually assist you in your spiritual journey and liberation, as the practices have assisted me greatly as a long-time Yoga and Qigong practitioner, toward love, transformation, spontaneous healing and personal freedom through Self-realization or Realization of Buddha nature. Siddha Guru Baba Muktananda writes, "The universe is a garden for us to roam with
love. It is not intended as a source of attachment, jealousy, hatred, or anxiety. These only destroy our equanimity. Give up all desires. If something comes, let it come; if something goes, let it go. It is all Shiva's play. This is not a mere
universe; it is the image of Him. Knowing it as Shiva, love it. Meditate on the awareness that all conscious beings as well as inert matter are Shiva. Having the knowledge of Shiva, understand that the world is the embodiment of Him."
