Greetings to all,

I'm currently reading Patanjali's Yogasutra with Vyāsa bhashya. While reading it, it appears to me that the ethic of a Darshana is deeply connected to its metaphysics (here Samkhya). Ethic is, in some sense, a consequence of metaphysical assumptions.

My question may seem rather naive, but what are the ethics of Trika Shaivism? Or should I say, how does the specificity of Trika metaphysics affect ethics?

In Samkhya, the Self (Purusha) must be separated from the world of multiplicity (Prakriti). In this way, the yogi disengages from thoughts, emotions, matter and so on. This is transposed into ethics through detached behavior, which manifests itself concretely in non-violence, moderation, generosity and so on. And many other Darshanas share this detached vision of ethics.

But in Trika, we don't reject the world of multiplicity, we affirm that it is itself the play of the great Self: Siva. Does this major metaphysical difference have an impact on the ethics of Shaiva practitioners?

I see a lot of development on metaphysics or formal practices, but less on ethics. Do you have any thoughts on this?

Thank you in advance