A TRUE GURU

We are told a true guru comes when the disciple is ready. A true guru watches his disciple exhaust all his desires before making his appearance and confronting him - reminding him of their past relationship. A true guru works to raise his student to a state of bliss that is unimaginable. A true guru will elevate all his students to his level and rejoice in seeing them surpass him.

To help attain this state the guru scans the disciples past and works on his karma slowly molding him into first, a better person, then a divine person, then a Siddha. The guru will not rest on his laurels but looks for avenues where his disciples can work to bring others too out of lives turmoil and chaos to a state of bliss, peace and tranquility. A true guru does not stop at that but works from behind the curtain in the subtle form to elevate the many genuine seekers.

There were days when we went out seeking the Siddhas. There were many moments when we sat in awe and listened on to stories about how Agathiyar appeared to his devotees. There were many hours of joy derived in reading Velayudham Karthikeyan Aiya's blog Sitthan Arul and the published works of the late Hanumathdasan Aiya's "Nadi Sollum Kathaigal".

Then bringing us to his abodes in India to witness his many leelas or plays take place, soon he performed them on our shores too. We became witness to many of these amazing happenings and miracles take place among us in our home ground.

Although we came with a blueprint where all things conform to and act accordingly to what is laid out, adjustments were made accordingly to our intentions and prayers. Although our lives were fated to take its course according to this blueprint the power of prayers did bring about miracles and changes according to our hearts desires. Although our lives seemed to follow this blueprint Erai had given us the key to unlock and make changes to this blueprint through the medium of prayers and the efforts put towards bringing this change. 

Erai brought hope to us to change our destiny. While the effects of our past actions were modified to a certain extent through prayers, we understood that the future is solely in our hands. We determine our tomorrow. How we live today determines the next day and the days to come. How we live this live determines the next. The most compassionate Erai can go further in even giving us the key to end this cycle of death and birth. Although this is a rare achievement but it is not one that is impossible. Many saints have attested to it. We await that day and opportunity to follow suite with an eager heart and open hands. 

Today we can safely attest to the fact that prayers can move the hearts and souls of people. Prayers can mellow even the toughest heart. Prayers can move mountains. With a clear thought, determined effort and aspiration coupled with Erai's blessings, changes began to take place immediately for some and over time for others depending on the intensity of the prayers and the obstacles that confronted them or the magnitude of the desires.

Agathiyar has stood along us throughout our journey. As the year comes to an end, and as Siddha Heartbeat recaps the past years happenings at AVM and its associated teams Agathiyar Universal Mission, Thondu Seivom and Amudha Surabhi, it brings us great joy to see that much has been realized in accordance to Agathiyar's directives. That is Agathiyar. This is what he has done for us.

We look forward to another blissful year under the watchful eyes and guidance of our Guru Agathiyar.

WHEN THE GATES OF HEAVEN OPEN

Looking at my thumb print, the Nadi reader traced it to several bundles of the Podhu Kaandam from the pile of Nadis or Olai Suvadi, ancient predictions scripted on dried palm leaves that were preserved and cared for by a particular community in India, that he had with him at that period in time. As we both sat together to go through a tedious process of eliminating others leaves from each bundle through a series of questions and answers we finally came to agree on a particular piece of dried palm leave that had sufficient information about me to garner a complete reading later that was a testimony that it was written for me many thousands of years ago by a sage known as Agathiyar. 

That is how my life was revealed to me. It was amazing. I sat spellbound. I listened attentively trying to comprehend the language used. But although being a Malaysian Tamilian, I still needed some assistance from the the Nadi Nool Aasan Sentilkumar and Sivabalan, who brought them in from India and accommodated them, and translated the readings if necessary. 

Paying homage to Lord Vinayagar the Rishi began the revelation for a son of his. He described the nature of the thumbprint and revealed the positions of all the planets at the time of my birth. Amazing. If in conventional methods of astrology, a precise calculation is done based on one's date of birth and time, to determine the positions of the planets before it is drawn out and charted, here a mere thumbprint and the Rishis knowledge sufficed to give us the planetary chart at the time of birth.

With this knowledge the Rishi went on to describe my nature, character, my family, my career and predicted my future. He revealed the reason for me taking birth and all that I was going through. He brought me a remedy and solution to come out of my dilemma asking me to look into the Karma Kaandam too. He continued predicting my future.

Next he guided me through the Santhi Parikaara or Karma Kaandam that is retrieved based on certain secret codes placed in the Podhu Kaandam. The Rishi spoke about my past lives and the things I did and how it has affected the results and quality of my life in this present birth. But the most compassionate father gave me a balm to sooth the wound in the form of remedies. These can vary from person to person; from the simplest as in lighting a lamp or a difficult (and life endangering) task of stopping the act of animal sacrifice in the midst of the act.

The Theecha Kaandam is referred to based on the secret codes again in the Podhu Kaandam too. Here Agathiyar speaks about subtle matters and the other realm and shows means to protect oneself from the negative forces and their effects. He brings in worship of deities and gods and goddesses to address the situation hence removing the malefic effects of the dark side.

For a selected few, I am told there exist the Gnana Kaandam that charts their spiritual path. I was one blessed soul to have the reader pick it up, with access to this oracle given only after he conducted a short puja that instant. This Nadi reveals the karma that forms a veil and prevents one from attaining spiritual progress. It identifies and proposes remedies to remove the existing obstacles and hindrances on the path and practices.

For those who have put in the necessary work in working towards attaining liberation in the past lives, the guru in the current life is shown to them. Some yogic practices are thrown in to help quick-start the spiritual journey from thereon. 

Moving 3 years forward I report to Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal whom I meet in Malaysia that I was asked to come back for a reading in three years time and that the time was right. Tavayogi casually points me to Nadi Nool Aasan Ramesh. Hence my journey takes another leap forward with the coming of both Tavayogi and Ramesh into my life. Tavayogi leads me on the path of the Siddhas and Ramesh with his penchant and talent for nadi reading, he becomes the medium for further revelations from the Siddhas.

Agathiyar has used every tool and person available with whom I crossed path with to deliver his divine message: Dr Krishnan who made me aware of the existence of the nadi in 1996; Thayalan who was instructed to deliver the mantra that came mysteriously to me in 2001; Muralitharan who spoke about his experience in seeing the nadi (in 2000) to me in 2002 and arranging a nadi reading for me; Sentil and Sivabalan who brought this amazing gift of the Siddhas across the seas to our shore; meeting and coming face to face with my very first guru in the flesh, Supramania Swami of Thiruvanamalai in 2003 ; and meeting Tavayogi in Malaysia in 2005 and coming to the path of the Siddhas.

Indeed an amazing series of unexpected events that brought me to where I am today.

This mystical journey took on new forms and trends, throwing in punches and blows to the face at moments when I least expected and bringing extreme bliss and calm at other times. Everyday and every moment was a day and moment of learning and discovery, the Siddhas pointing out and instilling in me that there was a whole wide world out their to be discovered. Agathiyar just gave us what was required for the moment never revealing more then we could digest for the moment.

Teaching through the nadi and the guru and learning from the numerous experiences of fellow seekers on the path enriched my understanding of this huge wide ocean that is the Siddha path. Agathiyar brought me to new horizons, bringing me to involve directly with rituals and worship, and throwing on the role of a blogger and lyricists too. Together with the wonderful souls he sent to AVM we took up several new tasks given to us to help uplift the spirit that included feeding and performing charity. He brought in masters in their own fields to teach us techniques and practices that enhanced both our health and spirit.

Walking the path he brought us to worship his idol, reminding us to give it the form and energy by chanting his name. He came into the idol, opening his eyes for the world to see. He listened and fulfilled the wishes of those who came seeking him. Soon he came into our hearts and soul. He conquered our spirits. He made us one of his. He branched out to other places through the many souls who came, saw and were conquered by AVM Agathiyar. These devotees brought home his thoughts, rituals and puja extending it to their family and friends. Today Agathiyar has simultaneously uplifted all of us at AVM to another level of understanding that goes beyond idol worship and rituals, yet reminding us to continue performing it. He has brought us to seek answers and solutions, our wants and needs, and desires directly from the universe and consciousness. He has repeatedly said that he was the consciousness and is in the prapanjam and that the prapanjam is in him. So it is only appropriate that we ask him for all our wants without having to go through any middleman or medium. He has opened up the sky to us. He listens from every nook and corner, watching over us every moment.

What else could one ask for?

GURU PUJA VIZHA 2018

Agathiyar's ashrams, temples and devotees are geared up to celebrate his Jayanthi and Guru Puja on 4 January 2018. Tavathiru Kumara Sivakattu Swamigal will lead the puja at his ashram the Sri Agathiyar Ashramam at the base of the Murugan temple at Anuvavi, Coimbatore.

Meanwhile Thiru Shankar and his team will celebrate the event in a big way at the Sri Agasthiyar (Sri Kumbamunivar) temple at the Arulmigu Sri Athi Kumbeswarar Alayam in Kumbakonam.

Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal will head the festivities as usual at his Sri Agathiyar Gnana Peedham Thirukovil at Kallar.

A WALK IN THE WOODS

The AVM family took a long walk in the woods, a portion of the Malaysian rain-forest at the Air Hitam Forest Reserve (Height: 233m GPS Coordinates: 3.024687, 101.629745) that has been reserved for studies by the local University Putra Malaysia, yesterday. We were led by two experienced hikers from AVM, Perarulalan and Balamurugan who have scaled the heights of Mount Kinabalu, Gunung Tahan and several other peaks with Balamurugan having trekked to Kailash too. We at AVM are indeed blessed to have Agathiyar bring together great souls who are themselves exponents in their own fields to share their knowledge and experience with us.

Next on the agenda is a hike cum dip in a waterfall at the same woods.

ANNADHANAM

Bala Chandran Gunasekaran's family distributed pastries and drinks to the homeless last night - a wonderful thought and gesture shared by the entire family.

THE LOVE OF A GURU

He came into our homes and our hearts. He brought love with him. He opened our hearts. He brought us out of our cocoon into the world. He showed us another world - his world - a world filled with miracles, amazement, joy and bliss. All he asked of us was to surrender unto him. Once we surrendered he took hold of us. It was then all his doing. We were mere witnesses. He amazes us everyday. He teaches us in subtle ways not through a discourse but through everyday living. He apprehends us if we deviate. He praises us for a job well done. He shows ways to burn out our karma. He allows us to exhaust our desires. Once done with our desires he starts working on us. He brings us to do his work on this plane. We become apostles of him. That is the Guru. That is Agathiyar.

Download the lyrics of Agathiyar Satakam at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xh0An1Bib3mxEo84VBl6oiY9frlp-orZ/view

MORE ANNADHANAM

Thondu Seivom headed by Balachandran distributed pastries, drinks and toiletries sponsored by Amuthasurabi last night to the homeless on the streets of Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Sri Pambatti Siddhar & Sri Korakkar Siddhar Jayanthi.