KASHMIR SHAIVISM
The rishis of all the Sat darsanas of India proclaimed their darsana to be the highest. So,from the Carvakas ( rank materialists) to the bhakts of Vishnu, and till the pragmatic Samkhyavadis and the mystic yogis, right upto the superb Atma jnana of Vedantins, everyone sincerely believed they have reached the ultimate.
Eventually Advaita vedanta was generally accepted as the last word,
Till the Kashmiri Rishi turned up with His vouchsafed revelation of Kashmir Shaiv Darsana. And here's the genius: He upheld Advait vedanta as the third highest, and accorded second highest position to his own darsana.
When asked what was the highest, he smiled and said "Lord Shiva, of course. He always knows and gives the highest ever known hitherto, but the moment He gives us that darsana, it becomes the second highest, leaving Him to think of the next . "
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