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6 The three fundamental states of consciousness Dvaita Bhedabheda Dvaitadvaita
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9 The transcendental triad - partrika
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Wikidata item 10 The types of Trika schools
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12 The three impurities Teachers (Acharyas) [show]
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iva, akti and Au [ edit ]
According to the Trika Darsana there are three essential realities: [3]
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1. The Supreme Transcendent - iva
2. The Supreme Creative Energy, immanent in creation - akti
3. The Spiritual Atom , the limited atom or individual - au (sometimes nara - man)
Anu is a microcosm, a complete image, on a reduced scale, of the macrocosm, and in permanent
resonance on multiple levels with the macrocosm (universe). The resonance (link) between the
microcosm and the macrocosm is Sakti , the only one who can help Anu recover his lost knowledge -
that he is one with Siva . This is all possible because of the completely free will of Siva - Svatantrya
Sakti.

The akti trinity [ edit ]

Trika is also reflected in the akti trinity:[4]

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1. par-akti - the supreme energy, existing in transcendence

2. parpara akti - the supreme-unsupreme akti, existing both in transcendence and immanence
3. apar akti - the unsupreme energy, existing in immanence

The trinity of energies of will, knowledge and power of action

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Any action of any being, including God , is subject to three fundamental energies:[5]
1. Icch akti - the energy of will. This energy appears in the beginning of any action or process.
2. Jna akti - the energy of knowledge, by which the action is clearly expressed first in mind,
before it is put into action.
3. Kriy akti - the energy of action

The trinity of knowledge [ edit ]

1. Pramatri - the one observing, the subject
2. Pramana - the modalities of knowledge
3. Prameya - the known object

In Trika Tantra when pramatri, pramana and prameya become one, the true nature of the world is
discovered. This state of nonduality is how God (Siva ) and perfect yogis experience the world.

The three fundamental states of consciousness [ edit ]

1. jgrat - waking state
2. svapna - dreaming
3. suupti - dreamless sleep

Besides these three there is another state which has no name (turya - the fourth) because it is
indescribable. This fourth state is that of perfect fusion of pramatri, pramana and prameya, also known
as superconsciouness, pervading the other three states and existing also outside them.[6]

The three-fold spiritual path [ edit ]

1. mbhavopya - the path of Shiva, the divine path; unstoppable spiritual aspiration is the
characteristic of this short and difficult spiritual path
2. ktopya - the path of the Divine Energy, the path of akti, the intermediary path; here the yogi
must be able to perfectly control his emotions and thoughts and merge his consciousness with one
or more Divine Energies, akti
3. avopya the individual path, accessible to the limited beings (au); here the aspirant must
strive to awaken his soul by working with his intellect (buddhi ), subtle breath (prana ), physical
body (deha) or exterior objects such as yantras or the picture of an authentic master. [7][8]

The three levels of the Vk (speech) [ edit ]

1. payanti - subtle speech, undifferentiated speech, intuitive language, the seeing word (in the heart)
2. madhyam - mental speech, intermediate speech (in the mind)
3. vaikhar - spoken speech (exterior) [3]

The transcendental triad - partrika [ edit ]

1. praka (or cit, iva) - luminosity
2. vimara (or spanda ) - dynamism
3. smarasya - homogeneous bliss [9]

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The types of Trika schools [ edit ]

1. abhedha - non dualism (Kashmir Shaivism)
2. bhedbheda - qualified non dualism
3. bheda - dualism (Saivgama)

Triad of God, world and the soul [ edit ]

This triad is identical to iva, akti and Au.[3]
1. pati - master, lord,iva
2. pa - bondage, the three mala
3. pau - bonded, animal, the limited soul, jivatman

The three impurities [ edit ]

Mala means impurity, bondage or poison. The three impurities are responsible for the limitation of the
divine condition. When they are transcended, the limited being becomes liberated.[10]
1. avamala - being incomplete, non-full
2. my mala - limitation in knowledge, avidy, illusion
3. krma mala - limitation in the power of action, wrong identification of the author of action with
the limited self instead of iva

See also [ edit ]

Aa, the four spheres of reality
Kashmir Shaivism
Swami Lakshman Joo

Notes [ edit ]
1. ^ Flood, Gavin. D. 2006. The Tantric Body. P.62 6. ^ Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme,
2. ^ Flood, Gavin. D. 2003. The Blackwell Swami Lakshman Jee, pag. 73
Companion to Hinduism. P.213 7. ^ The Trika aivism of Kashmir, Moti Lal
3. ^ a b c The Trika aivism of Kashmir, Moti Lal Pandit, pag. 16
Pandit, pag. 13 8. ^ Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme,
4. ^ The Trika aivism of Kashmir, Moti Lal Swami Lakshman Jee, pag. 33
Pandit, pag. 17 9. ^ The Trika aivism of Kashmir, Moti Lal
5. ^ The Trika aivism of Kashmir, Moti Lal Pandit, pp. 4
Pandit, pag. 14 10. ^ Kashmir Shaivism, The Secret Supreme,
Swami Lakshman Jee, pag. 47

External links [ edit ]

http://www.universalshaivafellowship.org/

Categories : Kashmir Shaivism Hindu philosophical concepts Spiritual faculties

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