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 […]
Time and Space in Trika Shaivism
Time and Space in Trika Shaivism In ordinary life, time and space feel absolute. We live by hours, days, memories, plans, aging, distance, location, and direction. We say, “I am here,” “that is there,” “this happened in the past,” and “that will happen in the future.” The human mind naturally experiences life through time and […]