The Stanzas on Vibration
(October 1992)
The SpandaKarika with Four Commentaries: The SpandaSamdoha by Ksemaraja, The SpandaVrtti by Kallatabhatta, The SpandaVivrti by Rajanaka Rama, The SpandaPradipika by Bhagavadutpala Mark S. G. Dyczkowski - Translation and introduction by
This is a wonderful continuation of his previous work, The Doctrine of Vibration. Through this book, general readers can go to the original sources. Rajmani Tigunait
In his Doctrine of Vibration, the author presents a synthesis of Kashmir Shaivisman overview with Spanda as the central theme. Spanda is the vibratory dynamism of the absolute consciousness. In this book the author focuse...(Read More)
The Aphorisms of Siva
(May 1992)
The Siva Sutra with Bhaskara's Commentary, the Varttika Mark S. G. Dyczkowski - Translated and annotated by Paul E. Muller-Ortega - Foreword by
The Shiva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta by Shiva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta. The Shiva Sutra is the most important scripture in the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. As a book on yoga, it explains the nature and cause of bondage and the means to liberation from bondage.
The Yoga of Vibration and Divine Pulsation
(December 1991)
A Translation of the Spanda Karika with Ksemaraja's Commentary, the Spanda Nirnaya Jaideva Singh - Author Mark S. G. Dyczkowski - With Paul E. Muller-Ortega - Foreword by
Spanda is the vibratory dynamism of the absolute consciousness. In the first section of his commentary, Ksja presents spanda as identical with the essential self of each person. The second section presents a methodology that allows access to the world of spanda yoga. The third section describes the spiritual powers attained by the realization of spanda.
Through modern physics, we have grown accustomed to thinking of physical reality as wa...(Read More)
This book serves as an introductory study of Tantric Saivism in its original scriptural sources. It traces the features and content of the canon of the SAaiva Tantras, making use of many unpublished manuscripts from Kashmiri Saiva authors.
The book is also an introduction to the literature of the Kubjikamata. As Kundalini, Kubjika is worshipped as the Goddess who is curled up and sleeping, waiting to be awakened. The author explores her pla...(Read More)
The Doctrine of Vibration
(November 1987)
An Analysis of the Doctrines and Practices Associated with Kashmir Shaivism Mark S. G. Dyczkowski - Author
Cutting across distinctions of schools and types, the author explains the central feature of Kashmir Shaivism: the creative pulse of the all pervasive Consciousness called SAiva. This is also the central theme of the Hindu Tantras, and Dyczkowski provides new insight into the most literate and extensive interpretations of the Tantras.
"This is a serious, scholarly and personally committed approach to a highly significant topic. It makes ac...(Read More)