Trika
Trika is a concept of Kashmir Shaivism, meaning triad. This is the name of Kashmir Shaivism was known before the nineteenth century, because the concept of the triad is manifested in many ways and at many levels within the philosophical system.
The list of major triads of the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism is extensive:
Shiva, Shakti and Anu
After Kashmir Shaivism there are three major realities:
Anu is a microcosm, a complete reduced image of the macrocosm, and on many levels in permanent resonance with the macrocosm (universe). The resonant connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm is the Shakti that can help as only the Anu to regain his lost knowledge - that it is one with Shiva. This is all possible because of the totally free will ( svātantrya ) of Shiva.
The Shakti Trinity
Trika is also reflected in the Shakti - trinity:
The Trinity of the energies of the will, the knowledge and power of action
Any act of a being God is included in the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism subject of three fundamental energies:
The Trinity of Knowledge
The three levels of the word ( Vak )
The transcendent triad - ready America
Triad of God, the world and the soul
This triad is identical with Shiva, Shakti and Anu.
The three impurities
Mala means impurity, bondage or poison. The three impurities ( the Maya ) are responsible for the limitation of the divine state. If they are transcended the limited nature is freed.
For this, the Kashmiri Shaivism distinguishes the four major spheres ( anda ) reality:
Shakti anda is the first stage of creation, the pure infinite creation because at this level the divine nature is not obscured by Shiva, and it represents a state of diversity in unity. The divine power of the Shakti go gradually from the Ananda Shakti (bliss ) for the Iccha Shakti ( the power of the will ), Jñana Shakti ( the power of action ) where the basis for the dual creation created ( the power of knowledge ) and Kriya Shakti will. At this stage, the duality is only a concept - there is no real division or limitation.
Anda Maya lets the divine nature and the purity of Lost
Prakriti anda describes the world as it is perceived by the human consciousness. It contains the Shakti of the individual soul ( Purusha ): Prakriti - tattva, the intellect ( Buddhi - Tattva ), the I ( ahamkara tattva ), the sensory -related mind ( Manas - tattva ), the five sense organs ( Jñānendriya ), the five organs of action ( Karmendriya ), the five subtle essences ( Tanmatra ), and finally the four physical elements ( Mahabhuta ): akasa - tattva, Vayu Tattva -, Tejas - Tattva and Jala Tattva.
Prithvi anda is the end point of creation - the solid matter that contains only one Tattva.
In Kashmir Shaivism the true nature of the world is discovered by one-ment, if pramatri, pramana and Prameya become one. This state of non-duality is like God ( Shiva) and also the condition in the perfect yogis experience the world.
The three fundamental states of consciousness
There is also another called ( Turiya - the fourth ) because he is not writable. This fourth state is the perfect merger or unification of pramatri, pramana and Prameya, also known as super-consciousness, which includes the other states and leaves behind.