Ruzbeh Bharucha who receives messages from Shirdi Sai through channelling, tells us that sitting in silence and getting connected with the cosmic energy heals the causal body which in turn heals the physical body. P.Karthikeyan writes that "the Siddhas believed body's health conditions directly depend on the ratio of cosmic elements in our body. They believed that diseases are indicative of imbalance of these elements and can be cured by correcting the imbalance judiciously." Dr Krishnan once told me that the body has the ability to heal itself.
Agathiyar told me the reason for my acute back pain the first time I had to endure for some 2 1/2 years, was due to an imbalance in the three doshas - kapa, vata and pitta. The next time I had it, it went away within weeks. The third time I succumbed to it Sage Dhanvantari told me vata was in excess. The last time I had it Agathiyar told me it had to do with the breath gone wrong. As said, the medical test did not show any problems in me. The problems in the physical body are related directly to the other invisible bodies that we are said to have. The illness originates in these bodies. Heal these and we regain our health. This is where the people of the past civilizations turn towards the sky and the spirits for guidance and healing. The stroke of the feather of a peacock is said to heal the causal body as observed by Ruzbeh. We were gifted to see it work a miracle in my case, healing my back pain.
Although the Siddhas see the world from a different perspective, they do ask us to seek modern treatment and medicine for some specific cases as in mending a bone fracture and several minor and major operations for my daughter and wife respectively. In another instance, he asked my daughter to seek a Siddha remedy as modern medicine would not work. As for me, Agathiyar told me to seek Siddha medicines for the modern laboratory tests and examination would not detect anything. As for my other daughter, both Agathiyar and Tirumular came to her bedside and healed her, raising her platelet count.
Just as Osho, Ramana, and Tavayogi had different solutions for different devotees, Agathiyar too customizes his guidance accordingly. For one who had all the time, he brings him to commissioned his statue and to perform libation or abhisegam and light the sacred fire or homam and sends his devotees over to join him in joint prayers or kutu pratanai. For another who was always on the run, hardly finding time to do an elaborate puja, he is asked to join any full moon or pornami puja done elsewhere. For a householder, he is asked to distribute his time between carrying out his responsibility to his family and spending the rests of his time in contemplating Erai. Some are made to totally devout their time in his service and service to mankind full time. Just as there are the paths of sariyai, kriyai, yogam, and gnana, he provides for diversity in our lives. Life would be a bore if there were only good guys, only one path, only one method, only on practice etc. Agathiyar has given us the freedom to experiment in life, often learning from mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. Through making mistakes and learning from it, we progress towards the light.
I always asked myself if the Siddhas were our ancestors. The Chinese too pray to their ancestors and the numerous deities. They observe the new moon and full moon days too. They are steeped in customs and traditions too just as we are. Life is colourful because of culture and tradition. Take away both, life would be boring. Festivals bring the community together. It brings people away from the four walls of their homes into the open, to mingle with society.
I have always asked myself why nothing is written about the Siddha's personal lives and the society of that time too? While the learned and some new age gurus chose to see, interpret and translate the myths, legends and stories of Gods and Goddesses, the Rishis, the Munis and Siddhas along philosophical lines, the Siddhas who documented their life's in the form of songs, speak about Agathiyar living with the Gods and Goddesses. Agathiyar did walk the earth. So have the rests of the Gods and Goddesses, Devas, Rishis, Munis and Siddhas.
Although the Siddhas see the world from a different perspective, they do ask us to seek modern treatment and medicine for some specific cases as in mending a bone fracture and several minor and major operations for my daughter and wife respectively. In another instance, he asked my daughter to seek a Siddha remedy as modern medicine would not work. As for me, Agathiyar told me to seek Siddha medicines for the modern laboratory tests and examination would not detect anything. As for my other daughter, both Agathiyar and Tirumular came to her bedside and healed her, raising her platelet count.
Just as Osho, Ramana, and Tavayogi had different solutions for different devotees, Agathiyar too customizes his guidance accordingly. For one who had all the time, he brings him to commissioned his statue and to perform libation or abhisegam and light the sacred fire or homam and sends his devotees over to join him in joint prayers or kutu pratanai. For another who was always on the run, hardly finding time to do an elaborate puja, he is asked to join any full moon or pornami puja done elsewhere. For a householder, he is asked to distribute his time between carrying out his responsibility to his family and spending the rests of his time in contemplating Erai. Some are made to totally devout their time in his service and service to mankind full time. Just as there are the paths of sariyai, kriyai, yogam, and gnana, he provides for diversity in our lives. Life would be a bore if there were only good guys, only one path, only one method, only on practice etc. Agathiyar has given us the freedom to experiment in life, often learning from mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. Through making mistakes and learning from it, we progress towards the light.
I always asked myself if the Siddhas were our ancestors. The Chinese too pray to their ancestors and the numerous deities. They observe the new moon and full moon days too. They are steeped in customs and traditions too just as we are. Life is colourful because of culture and tradition. Take away both, life would be boring. Festivals bring the community together. It brings people away from the four walls of their homes into the open, to mingle with society.
I have always asked myself why nothing is written about the Siddha's personal lives and the society of that time too? While the learned and some new age gurus chose to see, interpret and translate the myths, legends and stories of Gods and Goddesses, the Rishis, the Munis and Siddhas along philosophical lines, the Siddhas who documented their life's in the form of songs, speak about Agathiyar living with the Gods and Goddesses. Agathiyar did walk the earth. So have the rests of the Gods and Goddesses, Devas, Rishis, Munis and Siddhas.