If we are willing to be child-like and empty Erai fills us up with his knowledge. This knowledge brings us back to his home which is our home too.
A man's greatest strength is not to be influenced by others. Tavayogi tells us we are given the gift of arivu or the ability to think and decide wisely based on our own experiences, the many pieces of literature, the knowledge, the advice given and experiences of others too. Only after careful evaluation can we concur with a decision that would bring the right outcome. The problem with us is that we allow our emotions to come into our way and disrupt and disable us from making wise decisions. We allow others to influence us or our decisions too. Enmity with another, a bad experience of another, etc tarnish these relationships and leads us to evaluate the situation differently.
A man's greatest strength is not to be influenced by others. Tavayogi tells us we are given the gift of arivu or the ability to think and decide wisely based on our own experiences, the many pieces of literature, the knowledge, the advice given and experiences of others too. Only after careful evaluation can we concur with a decision that would bring the right outcome. The problem with us is that we allow our emotions to come into our way and disrupt and disable us from making wise decisions. We allow others to influence us or our decisions too. Enmity with another, a bad experience of another, etc tarnish these relationships and leads us to evaluate the situation differently.
These and many little learnings I gained as I walked the path with Tavayogi. The Siddhas made such an impact on me that there is no turning around. The Nadi reading, the passage to India, the numerous miracles abroad and later back at home, finding and the meeting my gurus, the lessons learnt, the experience gained all have had an lasting imprint on me.
Having no pain is bliss. Having no worries is bliss. Having a meal that satisfies the hunger is bliss. Having that gulp of water that quenches the thirst is bliss. Taking in that breath is a bliss. Going motion is a bliss. To doze off the moment you lay your head on the pillow is bliss. We are going through many tiny moments of bliss each moment. Yet we do not respond to these small moments of delight, looking out for the bliss outside, hoping to land it one day.
The only time we appreciate and reach out for these gifts is when we are in pain, or faced with problems that cause worries, when we go without food for days, when we are thirsting for that single drop of water, when we are gasping for that last breath, or when we can't go motion for days.
Life is a accumulation of little moments. Live this moment well. Live the next moment well too. Then you shall have a life well lived.
Having parents around is a gift. Having the family around is a gift. Having grandchildren around is a gift. Having a job is a gift. Bringing home a paycheck and food to the table is a gift. Having a good health is a gift.
Birth itself is a gift. Many souls await to be born and experience life on earth. Should not we keep the earth save then?
Just as we created plastics that brought much help and made a difference in our lives in the many fields of science, etc disposing it has become a problem. Initiatives are being taken, discoveries made to reuse and recycle it and to save the earth from becoming a dumping ground for yet another of man's invention. And so Erai comes once in a while to clear and clean the earth of trash and rubbish, bringing along with it lives and livestock. No one can speak on behave of Erai. Erai has its own mind. It is difficult for us to read the blueprint that Erai works on. Even if we are shown it it is rather difficult to comprehend it or decipher it.
Taking the path of the Siddhas we were introduced to the tools that they use to communicate with their followers. One of it is the Nadi. Reasons for things to take place and predictions are given. Some of the reason can be mind boggling. Some of the predictions might not even happen. Nothing is written in stone. It is all so fluid. It is like throwing a stone into water that causes ripples that travel some distances and depths before losing its velocity, nevertheless affecting all that comes into its path.
Each of us is given an instrument of writing when born. We can use that instrument to rewrite our fate and create a new destiny. If the tool is used wisely we can put an end to the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Most of the time we are not aware that we can rewrite our fate but rather turn to another to help rewrite it. Seeing the humongous task up ahead in changing our fate we look for someone who can expedite the reverse process without we having to place any effort, willing to pay enormously for the service.
We took the hand of Agathiyar to help us change our fate. He guided us well and we followed him to the word.
Another tool that came to us is the compositions by saints called kavasam or songs that act as a shield or force field that keeps us from harms way. Reciting these kavasams we build faith and belief that the divine cares for us.
Agathiyar tells us the sacred ash can be a panacea for all ills if taken with faith. Water that is energise by chants is a remedy for illness too. The prasad from temples brings Erai's energy to our homes.
As Avvai says,
ஆறிடும் மேடும் மடுவும் போலாம் செல்வம் மாறிடும் ஏறிடும் மா நிலத்தீர் சோறிடும் தண்ணீரும் வாரும் தருமமே சார்பாக உண்ணீர்மை வீறும் உயர்ந்து
ஆறு வரும் வழியில் உண்டாகும் மேடும் பள்ளம் போல நம்முடைய செல்வம் ஒருநாள் அதிகமாகும் அல்லது குறையும். பூமியில் வாழும் மனிதர்களே இதை உணர்ந்து உங்களிடம் செல்வம் இருக்கும் போதே பசி என்று வந்தவருக்கு அன்னம் இடுங்கள், தாகம் என்று வந்தவருக்கு தண்ணீர் கொடுங்கள். நீங்கள் செய்த தர்மம் உங்களின் தலை காக்கும். அதுவே உங்கள் உயிர் உயரும் உபாயம் ஆகும்.
ஆறிடும் மேடும் மடுவும் போலாம் செல்வம் மாறிடும் ஏறிடும் மா நிலத்தீர் சோறிடும் தண்ணீரும் வாரும் தருமமே சார்பாக உண்ணீர்மை வீறும் உயர்ந்து
ஆறு வரும் வழியில் உண்டாகும் மேடும் பள்ளம் போல நம்முடைய செல்வம் ஒருநாள் அதிகமாகும் அல்லது குறையும். பூமியில் வாழும் மனிதர்களே இதை உணர்ந்து உங்களிடம் செல்வம் இருக்கும் போதே பசி என்று வந்தவருக்கு அன்னம் இடுங்கள், தாகம் என்று வந்தவருக்கு தண்ணீர் கொடுங்கள். நீங்கள் செய்த தர்மம் உங்களின் தலை காக்கும். அதுவே உங்கள் உயிர் உயரும் உபாயம் ஆகும்.
Avvai calls upon us to feed the hungry and quench the thirst of those who come with thirst while we still have the material resources to do so, for our assets will dwindle by day.