Reflections on Malini and Shaivism

by Swami Lakshman Joo Maharaj

   I am happy that my devotees have succeeded in brining out the first issue of the Malini despite difficulties.  This opens an oppurtunity of enlarging the scope of Shaiva studies.

   There is a real case for consideration of Kashmir Shaivism, the spirit of the present age being conducive to the appreciation of all such attempts as are made to know the truth of things.  Kashmir Shaivism is basically an enquiry into the truth of human experience. It is a venture at discovering permanence in changefullness and universality in individuality. It, therefore, affirms the spirit of moder science.  Studied in the right way, Kashmir Shaivism is bound to revel its utility and charm to the modern mind.

     Kashmir Shaivism is one of the systems of Indian Spiritual thought; there is a purposeful uniqueness in its outlook. Here one is not required to strive for the attainment of universal consciousness as it is already there, but the difficulty is that there is lack of awareness because of which one feels its absence : once there is awareness there is no question of forgetting one's true nature

     I thank the present contributors and pray that all lovers of spiritual thought and sanskrit scholars may enrich the publication in future by their valuable contributions.

Swami Lakshman Joo

June, 1970