why shaivism?BY SHRIDHAR TILVE

              Why should we study SHAIV DHAMM AND IT'S  DARSHANS. There are lots  of reasons behind it.

• 1 First it's the first intellectual discourse happened in INDIA whose evidences are available in all forms (SEALS TO VERNACULAR TEXTS) FLOWING from INDUS CIVILIZATION to CURRENT INDIAN CIVILIZATION.
• 2 It's still alive in INDIA and  80% INDIANS are following it in one or other form.
• 3 So called HINDU religion is derived from it.
• 4 I am born and brought up in this darshan in it.
• 5 It's the only darshan which has continuity of 10000 - 7000 years

Continuity of Indian Culture is the continuity of Shaiv Darshan or SHAIV DHAMM

• 6 It's the only darshan which is open to all Varnas, castes, tribes, religions, races, and areas. Naturally textualization is continue.
• 7 It's by birth feminist and shakti has equally  important part in creation of world. It's equally open to all women and women in this darshan from PARVTI to AKKMAHADEVI . It's the only darshan in world in which enlightened mukt is projected in form of ARDHNARINATESHWAR.
• 8 It's the only dhamma which has created four darshanas with various aspect

VAISHISHIK(spand to kan)

NYAY(samtol and equality through anthkaran)

SANKHYA(purush-prakruti 24 tatwas)

YOG(upay)

• 9 It's the only darshan in which whole family is involved i e SHANKAR-PARVATI-GANPATI-SKAND
• 10 Current INDIAN DIASPORA was initiated by this darshan through SAIBABA/SAINATH who attained MUKTI through yoga and KUNDLANI YOGA
• 11It's the only darshan which is open to untouchables also.
• 12 It's the only darshan which occure in most of the INDIAN ADIVASIS.It means it's SPREAD in MARGI,DESHI,POTI,AND JAMATI
• 13It's the only darshan whose first family executed family planning through SPIRITUAL CONTROL SANYAM. TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER.
• 14 It's the only Indian Darshan which has healthy relationship with devas , rakshas as well as asuras.
• 15 It's the only darshan in which NAGAS DRAVIDS AND ARYANS are well-assembled.
• 16 It's darshan by first enlightened person
• 17 Surprisingly it's the first darshan respected by MUSLIMS also who dance in  GANPATI festival. As it's open to all everybody is allowed and young generation of MUSLIMS is participating in it following SALMAN KHAN.  Many muslim spiritual seekers are ready to accept BHAGWAN SHIV as first prophet which is really rare scenario.

          I hope these reasons are enough for thoughtspandaning.