Kashmir Shavism Cosmology...

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The Chart of Cosmology according to Kashmir Shavism

SPECIAL FEATURES

 

PARAM SHIVA

a) Supreme self of Pure consciousness surveys itself.

b) It is transcendental and extra cosmic reality.

c) This pure SUN of consciousness called Param Shiva has

non-relational and immediate awareness of I. 'I' and 'the other'

aspects of consciousness are in indistinguishable unity.

 

SHIVA

a) SHIVA is the changeless principle of all changes.

b) By its shining everything else shines.

c) Inter-cosmic, Immanent Reality, supporting dynamic energy in the

background.

d) Container of everything.

 

SHAKTI

a) The dynamic energy aspect of Shiva as his I-conciousness.

b) If Shiva is the container, what is contained therein is his Shakti.

c) The sovereign Power to create.

d) Absolute bliss is her essential nature.

 

SADASHIVA (God's Avataras)

a) The Sadashiva has power of the will to create.

b) In its experience as 'I' am this. The 'other' side, i.e., the

universe to be, is quite hazy.

 

ISHWARA (Guru,s)

a) The power of knowledge is prominent here as 'the other' side of

'this am I' consciousness is quite distinct.

 

SHUDDHAVIDYA (Masters of Wisdom, Rishis)

a) The power of assuming every form.

b) 'I' and the 'other' are quite distinct and prominent but 'this' is

still felt as part of the self.

 

MAYA

a) The principe of delimitation; contracting infinite into finite.

b) The make-believe power of Nature, excluding 'the other' side of

experience from the 'I' side of universal experience.

c) Maya draws a veil over the self owing to which he forgets his self.

The five products of Maya are (i) Kala (ii) Vidya (iii) Raga (iv) Kaal

(v) Niyati.

 

PURUSHA and PRAKRITI (Human and other being souls)

Shiva under the influence of Maya and her Kanchukas loses his

universal nature, and becomes a limited individual soul. Subjective

side of Shiva under the influence of Maya is Purusha and its objective

side is Prakriti.

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Commentary:

Purusha (Atman) is the liberated soul on this Erth:)))

Thats we are.... very small liberated soul....)

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