Kashmiri Shaiva philosophy is associated with Shiva Tantra, which is considered a very superior philosophy. This principle developed in Kashmir, so it is called Kashmiri Shaivism. This is an ancient philosophy, in which you are asked to forget your misleading physical identity and to consider yourself as Shiva. This philosophy is based on the principle of ‘Shivoham’ i.e. ‘I am Shiva’.
According to Sanatan Dharma, Lord Shiva has given knowledge of Tantra Shastra. There are many aspects of Tantra Shastra and in most of them many forms of mother power are worshiped, which is also called Shakta Tantraism. But in Kashmiri Shaivism, Shiva is worshiped by keeping it at the center. Kashmiri Shaivism believes that Shiva can only be reached through Shakti because Shakti is the only door.
It is also called Kashmir Shaivism, Shaiv Darshan, Spand Darshan, Trimbak Darshan, Kashmir Shaivism etc. Kashmir Shaivism is a group of Tantric traditions associated with Shiva, which developed in Kashmir by several tantric and monotheistic religious groups between around 700 – 1100 AD. At that time Kashmir was considered to be the center of intellectual and spiritual life. Some people consider Vasugupta the founder of Kashmir Shaivism. The Shiva Sutra of Vasugupta is an important yoga book, which is the basis of the Trik system of Kashmir Shaivism. Kashmir Shaivism remained suppressed and hidden for many centuries and only a few yogis practiced it. Swami Laxman helped revive scholars of Kashmir Shaivism during the 20th century. His contribution inspired the new generation to practice it.
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Kashmiri Shaivism is a spiritual practice in which Shiva is kept in the center and it is believed that all the things in the world are part of the pure consciousness of Shiva. This means that through whatever we do, we represent the consciousness of Shiva. You can also say that according to this philosophy, in a way you are Shiva. Kashmiri Shaivism believes that if you tell any other identity of your own, then you are surrounded by ignorance, that is, if you tell your identity with your name, work or any quality, then you are ignorant because you are not seeing your true nature Are getting All these things are not your identity, but your consciousness is your identity and this consciousness is associated with Shiva. Kashmiri Shaivism states that when you can identity Shiva yourself, why are you forgetting yourself among these identities. This philosophy inspires you to believe in the existence of ‘Shivoham’ i.e. ‘I am Shiva’.
Kashmiri Shaivism teaches you to connect your conscience with that supreme power i.e. Shiva. In this, you are given guidance to understand your real identity. Kashmir Shaivism is also influenced by many Indian philosophers and spiritual traditions, including Patanjali’s yoga formulas and ideas of yoga, as yoga and meditation play an important role in connecting the person to the internal self. According to Kashmiri Shaivism, to be united with Shiva, you must first purify your conscience and then take refuge in a guru who can bring you out of the darkness of ignorance. In Kashmir Shaivism, Sahaj Samadhi is called liberation, that is, the state of salvation and it is known as the attainment of unwavering joy and consciousness while living a normal life.
