- Iccha Shakti (Desire as Creative Power) — Shakti produces practice, not vice versa; practice is expression of shakti already operating - vs. - Implicit in all Shaiva teaching — Discipline,…
| Sources | Iccha Shakti (Desire as Creative Power) — Shakti produces practice, not vice versa; practice is expression of shakti already operating vs. Implicit in all Shaiva teaching — Discipline, sadhana, Upasana practice are presented as necessary pathways to recognition |
| Tension | If shakti produces practice, then discipline cannot be a cause of realization. Yet all teachings emphasize the necessity of practice. Either: (a) The apparent necessity of practice is a teaching expedient (we tell people to practice because they are not yet aware that shakti is moving them, and they understand causality backwards); (b) Practice is necessary because shakti works through practice (shakti and practice… |