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any Kashmir Shaivites here?
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that's okay, I'm trying Sambhavopaya at the moment, it reminds me a bit of Zen 'Shikantaza' method
Poeticus
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...it would still be theistic, as per my evaluation.
Philomath
Sadhaka
How's that going for you? It seems kinda difficult
It's not bad. I do have bad days where I can't concentrate at all but overall it's okay. A few years ago when I started getting interested in spirituality I did zen and there's a method called Shikantaza, it's a bit similar to that
.So, so far, you're the only KS here lol ^^
Philomath
Sadhaka
It's not bad. I do have bad days where I can't concentrate at all but overall it's okay. A few years ago when I started getting interested in spirituality I did zen and there's a method called Shikantaza, it's a bit similar to that
So, so far, you're the only KS here lol ^^
I think there's at least one other person but they don't regularly use this site.
Sb1995
Om Sai Ram
From where in Kashmir? My father was born and raised in Srinagar. Yourself???
Jaskaran Singh
Divosūnupriyaḥ
Uhh, yeah...
tasya svāmī saṃsāravṛttivighaṭanamahābhīmaḥ।
bhairava iti gurubhirimairanvarthaiḥ saṃstutaḥ śāstre॥1.100॥
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Jaskaran Singh
Divosūnupriyaḥ
That swAmI who is the great fearful one strives to connect with [or free] those who [presently] exist in saMsAra. By the anvartham-s (meanings/evidences) of the guru-s [and] in the shAstra-s, this kAlabhairava is praised .meaning?
NobodyYouKnow
Misanthropist
Thank you so much, MV.मैत्रावरुणिः;3645585 said:
I have been trying to say exactly the same thing ever since I arrived here....now, you have said it...Advaita is Theistic, up until the point of Moksha, when Brahman is actually realised.
As for Kashmir Shaivism...
I guess that I am one, well, pretty close to it anyway.
My religion is Agama Hindu Dharma and I am a 'Balinese Hindu', but it is very close, and I think that Sage Markandeya came from a similar background...
Apart from being a 'Balinese Hindu', I also study the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (my main scripture), identify with the Trika School of philosophy, read the works of Swami Lakshmanjoo, worship Lord Bhairava as God/Brahman and identify with the Pashupati school as well.
I don't know enough about Kashmiri Shaivism to actually be an authority on it, or even give discourse on it. I am still a novice...still learning about it all..I can answer basic questions about it though.
Om Namah Shivaya
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Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
My great grandfather came from Srinagar and settled in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Married a girl from Shupiyan (Zoonmali
). My maternal grandmother's family hailed from Sopore. We have/had our ancestral house near Ganpatyar temple (a small lane to the right of the temple and opposite it). Went there in 80's. Bishweshwar Nath Reu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Rivu - That is my grandfather)
You see, that is my problem, I have realized Brahman and have achieved nirvana/moksha/enlightenment, that is why I am atheistic.
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I'm not a Kashmir Shaivite myself, but I am looking into studying it; as well as Advaita Vedanta and some Vaishnavite schools.
I did identify as a Hindu before, but I ended up drifting away. I'm not yet 100% sure If I'll go back to practicing it yet, but I am going to give it serious study.
I did identify as a Hindu before, but I ended up drifting away. I'm not yet 100% sure If I'll go back to practicing it yet, but I am going to give it serious study.
NobodyYouKnow
Misanthropist
That is something you are going to have to work out for yourself. Nobody can tell you this.
Om Namah Shivaya
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
^^ That. Nobody else can do it. For example, am I Rama's friend or servant or son or father or Rama himself? Only I can establish the relationship.
"You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I,'" (John 14:28).
For example, am I Rama's friend or servant or son or father or Rama himself? Only I can establish the relationship."You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I,'" (John 14:28).
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I think it was me who created this universe, with me I mean ME, I am me, you and everybody else, so yes I say I am Shiva, the one
thanks for the answers btw