Introduction:
This page covers the teachings of the Guru in the form of Kashmir Shaivisim school of Sanatana Dharma (more commonly known as Hinduism.)
The core of Kashmir Shaivisim is that there is nothing that is not God. This of course, includes you: you just had to forget in order to incarnate. Everything is the play of the Divine, and the goal of the play is to realize and embody this Truth.
Sanatana Dharma is Sanskrit for “The Eternal Way”. It always has been “the way” and it always will be – so long as the play of the Divine in individuation continues. For the worldly minded, the Vedas, which are the key text of Sanatana Dharma, date back at least 20,000 years. As noted by several scholars in India…
“Summarizing some representative estimates of the date of the Vedas, a Vedic scholar, the late Balashaheb Hardas of Nagpur, pointed out – in a public lecture series in the 1950’s in Pune – that Pundit Patankar of Rajapur believes the Vedas to be 21,000 years ancient on the basis of astronomy. Another scholar, Me. Lele, put the figure at 40,000 years. Pundit Sudhakar Dwivedi estimates the Vedas to be 54,000 years ancient. Pundit Krishnashastri Godbole added another 18,000 years to that figure. Another scholar, Pundit Dinath Chulet believed the age of the Vedas to be 150,000 years.” (Knapp 13)
Kashmir Shaivisim relies on a combination of Hindu sources for its teachings and practices. It pulls from the wisdom of the Vedas which assist in explaining and understanding the universe. It pulls from the mysticism of the Tantras, which give us Shaktipat and assistance in understanding the experiencing of this Truth directly and consciously within ourselves. It has its own texts as well, like the Shiva Sutras, which help in explaining the nature of this synthesis and what seekers will derive from it.
Citation:
Knapp, Stephen. Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Existance. 1st. Detroit: The World Relief Network, 2000. 13. Print.
Guru Kripa:
Guru Kripa, which also known as Guru’s Grace, is the divine power of God which brings moksha (liberation) to an individual seeker. Guru Kripa is the primary responsibility of the Guru’s physical body which functions as a channel for the Grace bestowing power of God. It flows naturally and easily from the Guru at all times to help seekers attain enlightenment and liberation. As water can only flow downhill and fire may only rise into the air so Guru’s Grace flows constantly to the seeker. It is the inner condition of the seeker’s mind, alone, which is responsible for whether Grace is met primarily with blockage or receptivity.
Seekers must possess self-control, the spirit of enquiry, contentment, and the desire to be free
from Samsara (the cycle of death and rebirth). Additionally, the seeker must keep the company of the Guru. These are the requirements for a seeker to attain liberation. Seekers must see God through the form and personality of the Guru, and they must be sincere in their longing for enlightenment and liberation. From here everything else will come naturally, and when the seeker is ready they will undoubtedly receive.
A seeker who is ready is evident to all to see, they act as a student of the Guru, they bring goodness to the name of their Guru and conduct their life appropriately. All their actions are performed without attachment. Always focusing on the eternal they do meditation and japa, they practice the Yamas and Niyamas effortlessly. They are kind to all and they walk and bathe in the light of knowledge of the Guru’s teachings. They do all this and more as second nature, these are the traits of one who is truly ready for liberation. Those who wish for liberation should cultivate these traits and make themselves capable of receiving the Guru’s Grace.
There is nothing that is not God. Even in the depths of prarabdha karma (i.e karma in course) that even "enlightened beings" have to live through before Maha Samadhi..........that infinity that we can't talk about because it is so great like trying to pour the ocean into a tea cup, remember that as the karma in course, as it spirals down to finally dropping the body.............GOD.......is still part of the lila.
In the deepest sense nothing ever really happened! God without second...ONE with no seams....There is nothing that is not God.
Proto Shiva (Pasupati):
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Ice Meditating Shiva
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Father of the Universe
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Shiva Worshiping Shiva
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Lingam
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Cosmic Shiva
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Shiva Sunrise
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Red Nataraj
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