Just when I thought that I had no further purpose here, days ago Thavathiru Kumara Swamigal of the Sri Agathiyar Ashram at Periya Thadagam, Coimbatore made a surprise visit to my home. He surprised us who have seen a phase of abstinence from all forms of worship, rituals, charity, and Yogam as directed by Agathiyar himself since 2019, relay a directive from Agathiyar to carry out a Velvi and Siddhar Puja and a Yagam in a local temple within this year. I immediately conveyed the message to the caretakers of Agathiyar's Sannadhi and eagerly await their response. Do I see a revival and resurrection of the past glory of Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM)? I do not know what Agathiyar, known to play games with us, has up his sleeves this time. We shall wait and see.
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If I had begun to compile songs of praise to the Siddhas for my use during my home puja in the beginning years of my search, which later served many others too, Agathiyar who came to guide us further doing Kriya or puja, rituals, charity, and Yoga, later wanted me to share the transformation within with others willing to take a walk with the Siddhas too.
Just as a home is lifeless without its occupants, matter and this body is lifeless without the soul. All these go towards awakening the soul or rather releasing our souls kept captive by our egos and individuality.
So much hype has gone into the Siddha way that many are seen as saviors. The truth is no one can save us except ourselves. Yes, the mother feeds her breastmilk to the child. The father cares for all their needs. Many come along to educate us. Finally, for some, a guru comes along to show the way within to know the self. Yes, although we are so dependent on others for our existence and survival, all these change when we then discover for ourselves the self. The self is very ordinary to begin with. We remain normal though we begin to let go of our hold on all things slowly and begin to recognize and trust the divine more and more. We stop accumulating be it material wealth or knowledge. We begin to empty ourselves of the years of trash that we have come to store both in the mind and the physical body. We are at peace with the self. The ego makes peace with the self and makes way for the self to dictate henceforth. No external guru is required henceforth for our soul or Atma becomes our own guru.