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 […]
Pratyabhijñā — The Trika Path of Recognition
Pratyabhijñā: The Trika Path of Recognition In Trika Tantra, the highest truth is not something newly created. It is not something imported from outside. It is not a spiritual identity that the seeker must manufacture through effort. There is “God” somewhere beyond. The highest truth is already present as your own deepest awareness. But because […]