Re: which form of Shaivism do you practice?
Dear shays,
The Chinmaya mission will teach you a particular school of thought called Advaita Vedanta as you move forward in your course. I will personally advise you that you stick to one philosophy as Shaivism and its various schools could potentially use different terminologies and confuse you. I mean to say that when ultimately you want to learn Advaita vedanta then it is much better to move ahead with Advaita vedanata thought. That said you should definitely check out various scriptures which represent Shiva. Shiva Sutras of vasugupta tell a lot about Shiva and Jiva. It is a very nice work. if you are interested in various leelas or divine plays of Shiva then Vayu Puran or Shiva Puran can be of help. But from what I perceive, Chinmaya Mission actually asks you to chose Shiva as your Ista-devata and not as a God as depicted in Shaivism.
If you still want to know about Shaivism which gives a lot emphasis on Jnana Yoga, then Nath tradition of sri Gorakshnath can be very enlightening for you. Apart from nath sampradaya, shaiva siddhanta which respected EM ji follows is also a very good school. My regrets and apologies if my reply has not been helpful to you.
When the light has risen, there is no day, no night, neither existence nor non-existence; Siva alone is there. That is the eternal, the adorable light of Savitri, - and the ancient wisdom proceeded thence (Svetasvatara Upanishad IV-18). :)
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