The Five Acts of Shiva: Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, Concealment, and Grace
The Five Acts of Shiva In Trika Tantra, Shiva is not understood as a passive, distant, inactive Absolute. Shiva is pure consciousness, but this consciousness is alive. It shines, knows, creates, sustains, withdraws, conceals, and reveals. In Kashmir Shaivism, the Supreme is not merely a witness standing outside the universe. The universe itself is the […]
Bramhacharya and Vajroli Mudra (Thunderbolt Attitude)
Bramhacharya and Vajroli Mudra (Thunderbolt Attitude) The word Brahmacharya actually translates as ‘behaviour which leads to Brahman’. Brahman is thought of as ‘the creator’ in Hinduism and Yogic terms, so what we’re basically talking about here is behaviour which leads us towards ‘the divine’ or ‘higher power’. Brahmacharya means to walk or abide in the […]