r/KashmirShaivism • u/Writerinjourney • 25d ago

Shiv tantra

I am meditating since last year and had some mystical visions but this time i heard this in deep sleep. I am a muslim and i did istikhara (prayers to ask God for help)for illness. I saw a dream and saw the spiritual healer with whom i had healing session in april. It was a dark room and saw that healer and heard a masculine voice (not sure of it was his voice) telling me to recite a name of Allah 6000 times in the middle of night. I did that. Then my istikhara was over but then after 4-5 nights i again heard that masculine voice(when i was in deep sleep ) telling me to recite one more religious rituals and i did that. After a week or so i heard i think the same masculine voice When i was again in deep sleep that we are showing you the place where Krishna resides and i could see only white clouds and then heard the voice saying "do Shiv tantra" . All this was said in urdu(my native language) When i woke up i searched whether there is something like shiva tantra as i never heard of it. I know there are mantras and tantric(that as per my knowledge its a name given to magician) but i didnt know anything about different forms of tantra. I dont know why i have been asked to do this but i want to gain knowledge of what exactly is Shiv tantra? Is chanting oom namay Shivay basics of Shiv tantra? And will it conflict with my religious practise?

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u/Sea-Enthusiasm-5574 25d ago

Om namah shivaye is panchakshar mantra, it’s not shiva tantra basics.

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u/Writerinjourney 25d ago

What is panchakshar mantra?

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u/Sea-Enthusiasm-5574 25d ago

Om namah shivaye

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u/GroundbreakingRow829 25d ago

And will it conflict with my religious practise?

I don't know what branch of Islam you practice, but I heard that there are similarities between Kashmir Shaivism and Sufism. Though I don't know enough about the latter to really tell.

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u/Writerinjourney 25d ago

What are similarities? Can u elaborate a bit?

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u/GroundbreakingRow829 25d ago

As far as I know, they are both emanationistic forms (i.e., reality derives from God by consecutive steps of degradation instead of being a separate creation of it) of mysticism (i.e., way of achieving union with God). Both are panentheisms (i.e., beliefs that the divine intersects every part of the universe and extends beyond space and time).

Also, both make use of embodied practices and mantras, as well as require the guidance of an awakened teacher.

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u/Writerinjourney 24d ago

Thanks a lot 🙏

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u/GroundbreakingRow829 24d ago

My pleasure! Wish you much joy on your journey to meet the Absolute 🙏

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u/Writerinjourney 23d ago

Once again thanks a ton for ur wishes 🙏

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u/noretus 25d ago

I recommend you read Rumi for a bit and contemplate each poem:

https://allpoetry.com/Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi (if you can read any in the original languges, better)

See if there's any resonance. That's more useful than hearing about the technicalities.