Tantraloka Of all the philosophical system emanating from the east Kashmir Shaivism stands alone in its subtle elucidation of the theory and practice of spirituality. Aptly labeled ‘the mystical geography of awareness’, the agamas(1) of Shaivism describe in microscopic detail the development of human consciousness from the grosses state of ignorance to the subtlest state of universal God consciousness. Drawing… Read more →
Category: Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta
ABHINAVAGUPTA lived in Kashmir about the end of the tenth and beginning of eleventh centuries A.D. A versatile genius he injected new meaning into Shaiva Philosophy. As an original thinker he shattered to pieces the established belief which laid heavy emphasis on caste and gender restrictions in relation to spiritual practice. He took to task those philosophical systems which held… Read more →