ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors present the continuity and historical presence of the consciousness framework and link it to the consciousness-based practices of the Indigenous Adi-Shaiva communities. In the Adi-Shaiva tradition, the search for proper knowledge is critical for fulfilling the purpose of human life. However, it is a fact that India’s colonial history has resulted in violent and profound disturbances to the consciousness-based framework. Until recently the 20th century, there was at least one nation supporting consciousness framework. The consciousness-based tradition has a corpus of about 100 million texts. The purpose of the entire corpus of consciousness-based knowledge system is to work toward enlightenment. The science of consciousness is valid and relevant to people even today. Global challenges may be viewed as opportunities to think and present individual truths in varying degrees.
