Oh Parasakti, as you express your nature unceasingly in the upward and downward breaths, be aware of the originating points between the breaths and reach perfection.
If at all we have to choose among the meditation techniques, if somebody asks me, Master there are millions of meditation techniques, which one will you prescribe, for anybody? If there is going to be a tsunami and all books are washed away, and if all books were to disappear and if only one technique can be kept alive, if God gives me the choice, I'll keep this technique alive. This technique is so beautiful. Except this technique if the whole spiritual literature, if all the techniques are taken away from the planet Earth, even then Planet Earth can survive. It can have spiritual growth and it can have enlightened masters with this single technique. Except for this one Sutra, if God takes away all spiritual literature, all meditation techniques from the planet Earth and if suddenly overnight everything is over, gone, even if that happens, we will be able to produce enlightened masters on the Planet Earth with this single technique.
According to my experience, this is the technique that created millions and millions of enlightened masters. No other technique has helped so many millions of people like this technique did. The whole of Asia including China, Thailand, Japan, Sri Lanka and other countries became enlightened with this single technique.
Buddha uses this same technique in the name of Vipassanā. Whether it is Upāsanā or Vipassanā is not material. Upāsanā means 'sitting with the God', Vipassanā means 'sitting with yourself'. Whether it is Vipassanā or Upāsanā the technique is one and the same because You are God! Sitting with yourself or sitting with God is one and the same. When you don't trust yourself, you sit with God. When you trust yourself, you sit with yourself, that's all. If you trust God, it is called Upāsanā, if you trust your own Self, it is called Vipassanā, that's all.
But this single technique has liberated millions of people. This is the one and only technique that Buddha promoted. The whole basis for Buddhism is just this one technique, the first technique of Shiva. The first line of Shiva is the whole essence of Buddhism. The whole of Asia produced so many millions of enlightened masters only based on this single technique.
The whole basis for Tibetan Buddhism is this one technique. Throughout Tibet, if you travel, you will hear only about this one technique. No other country has spent so much energy, done so much research, like Tibet, in the field of Consciousness. If at all Tibet is brought back to its original glory and given the freedom of the spiritual research and development and it can contribute to the Planet Earth so much. It has so much spiritual wealth to contribute to the rest of the world.
Let's enter into the technique. This experience may dawn. He starts with the word, beautiful word, 'Parasakti'. Parasakti is the ultimate energy. She is the one who created everything, who has everything and is able to share, who is having and who is able to share.
There's a big difference between a Mystic and a Master. A Mystic is a person who achieved the experience of truth. A Master is a person who has not only achieved the experience but who in addition can share that technology to experience it with others. Here, Shiva is addressing Devi as 'Parasakti', who is radiating enlightenment. Not only had she experienced it, she could share it with others. This book is of an enlightened master speaking to another enlightened master. That is why this book is the essence of enlightenment. Not even a single word is an unnecessary word. To tell you honestly, all other scriptures like the Brahma Sutra, Yoga Sutra and the Gita can all be edited, but not the Shiva Sutras.
When I spoke on the Yoga Sutras, I spoke only on 10 verses because the essence of the book is in 10 verses. When I spoke on the Brahma Sutra, I spoke only on 3 verses because the essence of the book is in these three verses. Brahma Sutra has got 550 sutras, I chose only three and spoke on that. Gita has got 700 slokas, I chose only 120 and spoke on that. Again Yoga Sutra has got 196 sutras, I spoke only on 10 to 12, essence. But when I decided to speak on Shiva Sutra, I am not able to remove a single word. I'm going to speak on all 112 sutras. Because I'm not able to edit, I'm not able to take out something saying that this is the juice or this is the essence, No! Every single word is essence. You can't edit a single word.
Now I'm going to speak on all 112 sutras, simply because, I can't edit. Shiva has spoken and he has expressed with minimum words the ultimate truth. You can't edit further. Now, let's start: