No one shall understand the internal changes and transformation taking place unless they too come to experience it after going through the four phases of Sariyai, Kriyai, Yogam, and Gnanam, not even the devotees, aspirants, seekers, teachers, masters, gurus, Siddha practitioners, Siddha physicians, yoga practitioners, and well-read academicians, speakers, and self-taught gurus. Ramalinga Adigal sings that only God knows his position, dilemma, pain, and bliss. One has to be in the spot to know it and handle these energies. Hence we must gain the grace of the Siddhas in this journey of turning the body from gross into subtle and light. Moving away from Sariyai where we depend on others and middlemen, priests, and monks to carry out rituals for us to begin to carry them out by ourselves in Kriyai, we bridge both worlds where henceforth the Siddhas begin to turn their attention on us. They begin to communicate with us and guide us on the journey, bringing us to realize the existence of a whole new world, realm, plane, and dimension of theirs. Bringing us into the next phase of Yoga they bring us to realize another whole new world within. Now the actual journey of transformation begins whereby bodily changes take place within without any clue to oneself or others. They come by to reveal these changes and guide us further. Eventually, they bring us to the state of a Siddha too. Mission accomplished.
So we see a scarcity in the number of literature and information surrounding this internal journey and transformation compared to the extensive amount of information on the external journey including pilgrimages, puja, and yoga. It is by holding the hands of the Siddhas that one can travel safely along the terrain without slipping and hurting oneself. The Siddhas who at times let it be and have us learn a lesson from our false moves, at other times warn us of impending dangers. One has to take heed of the signs. One has to be fully aware at all times.
I am glad that Tavayogi and Agathiyar brought me to carry out rituals including libation to his statue and lighting the Homam, adding on to my existing practice and conduct of home puja. With Yoga came another flight into another world that of the subtle Prana. This was the much-awaited breakthrough into another phase and a journey within to realize the Soul. Agathiyar then came to dish out Gnana and bring an entirely different view, perspective, and understanding to this world and its happenings breaking every hold we had on it previously. We changed clothes and appearance hence looking odd to others who have yet to traverse the path and arrive here. We are the odd ones out. We appear as lunatics. We appear as anti-social elements. As for us there is no turning back. We have to travel ahead and further. It is an endless journey of exploration that according to Ramalinga Adigal cannot be defined by words after the 23rd stage. There is indeed a long way to go.