All About Bharatiya Sanatana Dharmam otherwise known as Hinduism : 20 - Swami Sivananda.
========================================================================= Friday, 14 Jul 2023 05:30 Chapter-13. Hindu Philosophy-III ( 1. SAIVA SIDDHANTA AND 2.SAKTAISM) 2.The Sakti Yoga Philosophy Post-20. ======================================================================== The Sakti Yoga Philosophy 1.Introduction: In this system of Sakti Yoga philosophy, Siva is omnipresent, impersonal and inactive. He is pure consciousness. Sakti is dynamic. Siva and Sakti are related as Prakasa and Vimarsa. Sakti or Vimarsa is the power that is latent in the pure consciousness. Vimarsa gives rise to the world of distinctions. Siva is Chit, Sakti is Chidrupini. Brahma, Vishnu and Siva do their functions of creation, preservation and destruction in obedience to Sakti. Sakti is endowed with Ichha (will), Jnana (knowledge) and Kriya (action). Siva and Sakti are one. Sakti-Tattva and Siva-Tattva are inseparable. Siva is always with Sakti. 2.Siva-Tattva and Sakti- Tattva: The creative aspect of the