Vasugupta
Sacred works
- Śiva SūtrasSeventy-seven aphorisms that begin "consciousness is the Self" and set out three ways to it: through Śiva, by sudden recognition; through Śakti, by working with the mind; and for the individual, through body, breath and mantra.In Recognition
- SpandakārikāFifty-three verses on spanda, the subtle pulse of consciousness: the same awareness moves through waking, dream and sleep and never leaves its own nature, and to catch it in a moment of surprise or joy is to find Śiva.In Recognition