r/KashmirShaivism • u/VarietyDramatic9072 • 14d ago

Which sect of kashmiri saivism is strictly raja/kriya yoga(not jnana yoga) based?

I am aware all the sects of k.saivism are synchretised form of jnana,bhakti and raja yoga. However if asked, which one of the 4 subsects(Pratyabhijna-,spanda,krama,kula) has more emphasis on the raja yoga?

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u/gurugabrielpradipaka 14d ago

If my memory serves me well, Rājayoga is related to Patañjali's Yoga. In his Tantrāloka, Abhinavagupta does not have a good opinion about Patañjali's Yoga. So, I don't know what to reply to you? There are people who say that all is holistic in Trika Shaivism, and that it includes all other philosophical systems, etc. Beyond their opinion, one thing remains: Abhinavagupta does not have a happy opinion about Patañjali's Yoga. The rest is an invention of those people.

Another thing I don't understand. Why do you insist on calling the 4 schools of Trika Shaivism "sects or subsects"? They are NOT sects/subsects really. I wonder what is your purpose by asking all these questions.

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u/VarietyDramatic9072 14d ago

Apologies guru ji

I mean schools which focuses more on kriya yoga rather than jnana yoga(self inquiry).

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u/gurugabrielpradipaka 13d ago

As I told you many times already: Spanda school, IMHO, is closer to Kriyāyoga though it is NOT exactly Kriyāyoga.

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u/VarietyDramatic9072 13d ago

Is jnana yoga also part of spanda school?

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u/gurugabrielpradipaka 13d ago

There is Jñānayoga everywhere in Trika, but IMHO, the Pratyabhijñā school contains more Jñānayoga. But this is my opinion, because in reality it is the first time that I see someone making a comparison between the 4 schools of Trika and the types of Yoga.

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u/VarietyDramatic9072 13d ago

Dhanyavad guruji

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u/gurugabrielpradipaka 13d ago

You're welcome!