ccording to Kashmiri Shaivism, Shiva is the one, indivisible, eternal, ultimate, absolute self, the highest reality, infinite consciousness and a state of unfettered freedom. He is the self of all animate and inanimate beings, who is both immanent and transcendent. He is also the changeless, subjective reality underlying the universe from which everything ensues and into which everything dissolves. He is the absolute, supreme lord, beyond which there is nothing else. Kashmiri Shaivism does not emphasize the need for devotional worship of Shiva as a personal god for self-realization. The relationship between Shiva and the individual soul is not that of a servant and master but of equality and essential identity. Devotional worship may be suitable for certain types of personalities but is comparatively inferior to the devotional approach of surrender and trust prescribed for the most promising and advanced seekers.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:49:52 +0000
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