In Gavin Flood´s book "Introduction to Hinduism" (1996), the author states that Kashmir Shaivism is virtually extinct. OK Boomer. The book was clearly published before the Internet Age. I sometimes get the impression that Kashmir Shaivism (or Non-Dual Shaiva Tantra) is *the* dominant form of Hinduism on-line?! At least among White Americans, LOL. It may still be all dead and gone in the actual Kashmir Valley...
This Amerikwan cyber-dominance may explain why ChatGPT constantly promotes this peculiar form of spirituality. Everything I tell it, it tries to relate somehow someway to Kashmir Shaivism. When it´s not busy trying to convert me to Zen Buddhism and "sit in Zazen", Zen seemingly being the default position of this system when it comes to matters spiritual. I didn´t realize "sitting in Zazen" was *that* popular in *Silicon* Valley!
Dude.
So I was amused when Gemini recently proposed that my private religious speculations sound like a synthesis between Gaudiya Vaishnavism (think Hare Krishna) and Aurobindo´s Integral Yoga?! It doesn´t but I´ll keep that in mind just in case.
I know, I know, I suffer from main character syndrome. Whatever.
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