Shaivism or Shiva Tradition

The same can best be described as Hari (Sanskrit: हरि) means he who attracts all things to Himself. It refers to the one who removes darkness and illusion, God who removes all obstacles to spiritual progress, and Shiva Tradition comes from the word Harah (Sanskrit: हर:), all destroyer.

Shaivism, or Saivism, is perhaps one of the most famous Hindu cults. It embraces numerous religious practices, although all settle on three standards: pati. Or God; pasu, or individual soul; and pasa, or bonds that bind the spirit to earthly existence. The point of Shaivites is to free their spirits of servitude and accomplish shivata, the "nature of Shiva." They accomplish this through ascetic practices and penances, emphasizing yoga and renunciation. Numerous Shaivites become wandering sadhus or hold men. Shiavites mark their foreheads with three horizontal marks addressing the three aspects of Shiva.

Shiva Tradition is very interesting for the following reason, that why I have a great love for it:

1. Here, they have personified the ideas of ultimate reality and spirit as Shiva.

2. We don't know Shiva as much attractive as this colorful golden approach as other gods. Here this guy, you know, just covered in ashes, wearing nothing, renounce all these external showmanship.

3. Ritual stuff keeping to the minimum. See, this is a different way, a different approach to Darius' spirituality.

Ardhnareshwar

4. But this aspect that I love personally, I must admit my own bias, is in Shaiva tradition with this marvelous idea of Ardhnareshwar. Here is the first time you see women kind, sharing equal stature as males. And you will never see Shiva and Parvati, where Parvati is massaging Shiva's feet. See, elevated women to an equal level.

5. Another aspect is the kind that comes close to what I believe in is the idea that if you are a Shiva devote, you can go to a Shiva temple, you can fold your hands, look at the image of Shiva, and happily chant Shivoham – Shivoham (Sanskrit: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम्।1।), meaning 'I am essentially Shiva.' Four people will lift you and chuck you out if you try to do that in a Vishnu temple. You can't say you are Vishnu. They will say, 'you are nobody' but a servant of Vishnu.

See the different variations of spirituality, the Shiva Tradition.

Again, the same issue will come. The cosmologies would say, 'What now?' 'How did Shiva create the world?'. The Natraj, this marvelous image of Shiva, the dance of Shiva, is a beautiful dance, the Tandav or the Hrudaya. It talks about how Shiva is the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer of the universe – The Cycle of Life and Death. Philosophically cosmologies might not like this idea because of the idea of the Big Bang. Big crunch appears to request familiarity with Shiva tradition. So, they relate, but they still feel it as philosophy. You can't say this. A person named Shiva came in and said, 'Hello! I'm going to start you off.' You get challenged and will get knocked off. We are in the firing line of the philosopher.

One must be open to challenges, analytical challenges. So, here is a short list of this unique feature in Shiva Tradition, an endearing aspect of Hindu tradition or spirituality.