Fifteen Verses of Wisdom :- TODAY I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT A SHORT text entitled “Fifteen Verses of Wisdom” (bodhapancadasika) by Abhinavagupta, the great master of all aspects of Kashmir Saivism. These fifteen verses provide a brief exposition, & capture the essence, of the dpctrine of Kashmir Saivism. 1. The brilliance of the One Being’s light does not vanish in external light or in darkness because all light & darkness resides in the supreme light of God Consciousness. The light of a candle is outshined by the light of the sun but the radiance of that One Being’s light is not outshined by external light or overshadowed by darkness. This is becaues all external light & darkness reside in that Supreme light of Consciousness. 2. This Being is colled Lord Siva. He is the nature & existence of all being. The external objective world is the expansion of His Energy & it is filled with the glamour of the glory of God Consciousness. This One Being of infinite light is called Lord Siva & the external collection which makes up the objective is His Energy (sakti). The external world is nothing more than the expansion of His Encrgy. It is not separate from His Energy. This Energy is filled with the radiance of the gloey of God Consciousness. And so we see that Lord Siva is the Energy holder, & the universal state of the objective field is His Energy, His Sakti. Satya:- Satya means truth, both objective & internal. By objective truth I do not mean truth that willcreate destruction or animosity. Truth should spresd peace & tranquility. So the truth should be spoken also not lie, as it is a weakness & a sin. You should act to avoid uttering those truths that will only create problems. Here Lord Krisna is telling us that those who are established in this form of honesty will achieve whatever they need or want. He teaches us, thereform, that the Lord protects those who are truly honest by them completely. (Bhagavad Gita) [SRI SATGURU PUBLICATIONA]