Creative energy Quote by Balajinnatha Pandita
““The Shaivism of Kashmir teaches a system of yoga that leads to the highest level of Self-realization and yields a revelation of the innermost secrets of the nature of the Self. In the practice of this yoga, the student is able to pass beyond the various levels of susupti and turya that we have been describing and finally to become immersed in the blissful experience of the Self as one with Absolute Consciousness. The student of Kashmir Shaivism discovers that what others experience as the void is actually pulsating with divine creative energy and that this creative energy is their very essence. Further, these practitioners experience everyone (pramatr) and everything (prameya) as the Absolute Lord, endowed with infinite divine potency and joyfully manifesting the whole universe. They see everything as His divine play, and recognize that everything is actually He. This totally monistic view of the world was termed “immediate non-dualism” (pratyaksadvaita) by Narasimhagupta, father of the famous eleventh-century philosopher, Abhinavagupta. Immediate non-dualism sees total unity even in mundane perceptions. Those who live in this state of unity do actually see monism with their eyes and feel it through all their senses. — B. N. Pandit, Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism (3rd ed., 2008), p. xvii-xviii””
About This Quote
Source Book: Specific Principles of Kashmir Shaivism, 3rd ed., 2008, B. N. Pandit
Kashmir Shaivism presents a non‑dual yoga that dissolves ordinary consciousness into a blissful unity with Absolute Consciousness, seeing all existence as divine play.
In simple terms: Unity with divine consciousness.
Practice yoga to experience non‑dual unity.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- meditation
- ritual worship
- philosophical study
- creative expression
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Can you perceive the divine in everyday moments?
- How does recognizing unity affect your actions?
The abstract nature of “immediate non‑dualism” may be difficult to grasp without experiential practice.