I went and extracted another tooth yesterday, my second. It is said that if you live till the age of 120 new teeth shall grow to replace those that had fallen. I wonder if there is any living proof of this, of course then one has to have lived that long to see it happen. What a miracle the body and mind are? The body is said to have the ability to rejuvenate itself while the mind can do wonders and at the same time if led astray bring disaster. The child's mind is growing, absorbing information from all around him/her like a sponge and they do surprise us with a word or vocabulary or a sentence using it or uttering it precisely at the right moment. When I showed a photo of the earth and enquired to my 3-year-old granddaughter if she had seen the earth, she immediately quipped, "Yes" and continued, "In another book!" I did not expect that smart answer.
It is revealed now that it was rumored and believed that the earth was flat in the early middle ages. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/busting-a-myth-about-columbus-and-a-flat-earth/2011/10/10/gIQAXszQaL_blog.html) We had earlier seen photos of the earth that were "a rendering of multiple images stitched together rather than a snapshot. (https://qz.com/458826/behold-nasas-first-image-in-decades-of-the-whole-earth/). We have not seen the earth in full view until now where images of it sent through satellites are made available to the public. We do see the moon that is pretty obvious with our naked eyes on certain days. If we see only one, we read that Yogi Ramsuratkumar saw seven moons in the sky. Similarly, we never saw our own faces and back until we see its reflection in a mirror or in still water or when someone describes us. Yet we believe that the earth and we exist. But sadly we never want to acknowledge God and his work. Has anyone ever seen God? Perhaps there are. What we common folks eventually get to see, realize and experience is his manifestations in all of his creation. Agathiyar answered a question from his devotee as to what was the true form of his, having seen him in numerous forms before. Agathiyar questioned her back, in all of these what do you experience? She answered "ஒரு உணர்வு" or a Vibration. He replied, "I am that!" He went on to list that he was in all, telling us that he was the universe, cosmos, and consciousness - the prapanjam. Coincidently Pa Vijay brings us this list of the various forms she saw him and Agathiyar's reply too in the lyrics he penned for a song for the film "Mookutti Amman".
பார்த்தேனே உயிரின் வழியேயார் கண்ணும் காணா முகமே
கல் என்று நினைத்தேன் உனையே
நீ யார் என்று சொன்னாய் மனமே தான் நீயா
எதில் நீ இருந்தாய்
எங்கோ மறைந்தாய்
உன்னை தேடி அலைந்தேன் எனக்குள்ளே தெரிந்தாய்
இது போதும் எனக்கு வேறு வரங்கள் 100 வேண்டுமா
இறைவா இதுதான் நிறைவா
உணர்ந்தேன் உனையே உனையே
மறந்தேன் எனையே எனையே
வேதங்கள் மொத்தம் ஓதி
யாகங்கள் நித்தம் செய்து
பூசிக்கும் பக்தி அதிலும் உன்னைக் காணலாம்
பசி என்று தன்முன் வந்து
கை ஏந்தி கேட்கும் போது
தன் உணவைத் தந்தால் கூட உன்னைக் காணலாம்
உன்னைக் காண பல கோடி இங்கு வாரி இறைக்கிறார்கள்
எளிதாக உன்னைச் சேர இங்கு யாரு நினைக்கிறார்கள்
அலங்காரம் அதில் நீ இல்லை
அகங்காரம் மனதில் இல்லை
துளி கள்ளம் கபடம் கலந்திடாத அன்பில் இருக்கிறாய்
உணர்ந்தேன் உனையே உனையே
மறந்தேன் எனையே எனையே
அகம் நீ ஜகம் நீ
அணுவான உலகில் அகலம் நீ
எறும்பின் இதய ஒளி நீ
களிரின் துதிக்கை கனமும் நீ
ஆயிரம் கை உன்டென்றால் நீ ஒரு கை தர கூடாதா
2000 கண் கொண்டாய் உன் ஒரு கண் என்னை பாராதா
உன்னில் சரண் அடைந்தேன்
இனி நீ கதியே.
(Source: https://www.tharunshiv.com/paarthene-mookutthi-amman-song-lyrics-with-meaning/#tlyrics)
Agathiyar pointed out that he was in the lyrics of the songs in the album we released jointly with Raagawave Production, "Agathiyar Geetham".
If the world has become habitable it is because of a process or "chemistry of life that may have begun shortly after the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, during a habitable epoch when the Universe was only 10–17 million years old," and largely because of "an extrapolation of conditions on Earth and the characteristics of the Sun and Solar System which appear favorable to life's flourishing" ("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_habitability), entailing a chained process that took place far away in space away from our eyes, nay even without our knowledge in the very first place.
If we were cured of our illness or troubles at the last port of call, it is largely because of all the prior and earlier contributions of the medical practitioners, be it allopathy or alternative treatments dished out and given to us at the numerous previous stops, entailing a chained process that took place within our body away from our eyes.
Similarly, if one's spiritual progress and advancement have borne fruit now, it is because the journey did begin way back in the past and continues to this day and shall continue henceforth just as the cosmos too hasn't stopped expanding out, expanding the soul gaining soul power or atma balam.
My friend wrote,
The age of the universe is @ 13.8 billion years. The farthest galaxy from earth is MACS 0647 JD, which is supposedly 13.26 billion lightyears away. What would it be to be there this very instant and look back at earth? The Milky Way would be the farthest observable galaxy. Nothing will be seen beyond our galaxy, in the opposite direction,as light would not have reached the observer there. But, newer galaxies will be visible beyond MACS 0647 JD.
We assume that light is the fastest, in our galaxy. How false it is. The expansion of the universe is at a rate faster than the speed of light, as we are not able to see beyond. The cosmos continues to expand at a rate faster than the speed of light. Therefore, there can be no vault limit to the vastness of the cosmos.
In the Devi Mahatmiyam, it is said that the entirety of Creation is contained on the toe nail of the Divine Mother. It is also said that the lifespan of Lord Vishnu is the time taken by Shakthi to loosen Her Hair and knot it back again.
With this background, our existence is like a small viral particle that has probably not yet been seen. Yet, what an ego we possess. The desire and ownership we claim over animate and inanimate is beyond expressions. The work of the Masters and the Divine must necessarily, be gargantuan. If only we give up our ego,or, at least have a desire to give it up, the Great Ones can really make a God out of us... inner alchemy...புடம் போட்டு புனிதன் ஆக்குவிப்பது.
We are often reminded that it would be futile to try to pinpoint the start and the end of life and to illustrate this we are often told the story of both Lord Vishnu's and Lord Brahma's futile attempt in trying to reach the feet and head of Lord Shiva respectively. Has anyone seen God? Perhaps some have. We only have begun to learn to see him in all his grandeur in his manifestation of all things. Just as our curiosity builds further in wanting to investigate this subject, Agathiyar drops a bombshell asking us of what use is knowing these secrets? Our attention is quickly diverted and brought to the present moment. We are asked to focus on our present purpose in life, all for a good reason. In simplicity lies bliss.
Stacy Brookman writes at https://medium.com/real-life-resilience/the-beauty-of-simplicity-living-a-simpler-life-ce90c89eec7, "Living simply entails stripping away the nonessential and focusing your time and energy on the things that matter the most. When you simplify, you’re left with a life filled with meaning, a life that is lived on your own terms. You have the time and space to pursue your interests and to create the life you truly desire. It is often in the most simple things that we find true happiness."