Fathers
of the Kashmir Monistic Saiva Thought, who
flourished in the valley from ninth to thirteenth
century A.D., were erudite scholars and eminent
saints. They recorded what they practised and
accomplished thereby. Later, there were
interruptions in this line of thought. and it was
mostly the ritualistic faith that kept the
tradition alive. After Sivopadyaya, the eighteenth
century scholar-saint who wrote commentaries and
books of the kind, there appeared saints of the
order during nineteenth century. But they, only
taught the lore and made no use of pen. Early
twentieth century saw the Kashmir of past glory
blessed with a son who, not only practised and
lived this wonderful philosophy-the Trika Saiva of
Kashmir named Pratyabhijna Darsana-but also
disseminated its postulates by teaching and
writing among the seekers of Truth in the country
and among those from foreign lands.
A
luminary of the first magnitude on the spiritual
firmament of modern times, Lakshmana Raina was
born at Namchibal in Srinagar (Kashmir) on May 9,
1907. He showed signs of spiritual fertility from
his very birth. Finding the child far too
precocious, his noble, god-fearing and devout
parents put him in the tutorage of Swami Rama, who
had been their family priest, and saint of high
order in the tradition of the refined Tantric
Monism of Kashmir known as the Trika
system. From his early childhood Lala Saab cast a
spell not only over his parents and relatives but
also on Swami Rama. At sixteen, however, the boy
was ripe enough for being initiated by Swami
Mahtab Kak, who had been commissioned by his
illustrious preceptor just betore entering
mahasamadhi, when the promising Laksmana was only
seven years old. The enterprising and well- to-do
parents could not prevail upon the young boy, to
enter the life of a householder or even to take up
a job.
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from the founder of Shaiva system, Vasugupta who,
as revealed to him in a dream, found SIVASUTRAS,
(he later authored), inscribed on a rock called
SHANKER PAL (Shankar's rock) in the forest in the
lap of the sacred Mahadev mountain, through
Kallata Bhatt, Somananada, Utpaladeva and that
profound thinker, Abhinavgupta, down to Swami
Ramji and Swami Lakshman Joo, in our own times, an
attempt, and a successful one at that, has been
made at intelligent synthesis of all that is
abiding, universal and enduring in VEDANTA,
SANKHYA, NYAYA, VAISHESHIKA, VAISHNAVA and SHAKTA
and even in Buddhist teachings. >>>
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Swami Laxman Joo
Fathers
of the Kashmir Monistic Saiva Thought, who
flourished in the valley from ninth to thirteenth
century A.D., were erudite scholars and eminent
saints. They recorded what they practised and
accomplished thereby. Later, there were
interruptions in this line of thought. and it was
mostly the ritualistic faith that kept the
tradition alive. After Sivopadyaya, the eighteenth
century scholar-saint who wrote commentaries and
books of the kind, there appeared saints of the
order during nineteenth century. But they, only
taught the lore and made no use of pen.
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Shiv
Sutras
Shiva Sutras are
believed to be a Rahasyagama Sastrasangraha or Sivopanisat
Sangraha a compendium containing secret doctrine revealed by
Lord Shiva. It is stated that once Srikanthanatha, an
incarnation of Lord Shiva, appeared before sage Vasugupta in a
dream and directed him that the secret doctrines inscribed on a
particular rock on the Mahadeva mountain, about 18 kms., away
from Srinagar, ... >>>
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Kashmir
Shaivism Website
Swami Lakshman Joo's official website. >>>
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