Monday, 21 October 2024

A DOOR INTO THE NEW WORLD

My daughter writes further,

Calling back to the Agent of Asgard comic series I have shared about before, Loki rebrands himself from the 'God of Mischief and Chaos' into the 'God of Stories'. Had it not been for him causing trouble and havoc wherever he went, other heroes would not have risen to the occasion to fight him and build their legacy. He made it his duty to protect these stories, without which the universe would not exist. In the process, he also took charge of his own story. As the current universe comes to an end during Ragnarok (the Norse version of the last battle of the Kali Yuga, which would bring about the rebirth of Asgard, or Satya Yuga), Loki declares he needs a break from the destruction of the universe and decides to skip ahead to the reborn universe. He brings along the stories of the Avengers and Asgardian Gods, as well as his best friend, so that he can release them into the young universe, and that they may continue to exist there too. He time-jumps by simply drawing a door labeled 'Next' and walking right through it. And thus, the comic series abruptly ends on a cliffhanger.

Does this story not ring a bell? Do we not see some similarities between our Puranas and the worlds beyond. It is all about a door. We have arches to indicate the entrance to a compound, a park, a village, a temple, etc that divides space. Space that is vast and beyond is segmented into portions by building compound walls and having an arch. So too does the homes or offices have a door to enter into and leave. Just like we adorn different clothing for the season, adorned different roles in life, the moment we walk through an arch or door into another space we are transformed as we meet different people and tune in with their lives. Ramlinga Adigal too is said to have in his final days walked into a room and had the door shut. All these years we were made to believe that he had disappeared having us believe that the door was opened and what met the eyes was an empty room. A grandson of one living right next door to the hut Ramalinga Adigal had pitched during his stay at Methukuppam says otherwise. One had yet to enter the hut for all means to do so ended in failure. For all we know Ramalinga Adigal may not have disappeared into thin air. He might be in Samadhi sitting in this room to this day. 

Our body besides the many pores in the skin has nine openings. It is compartmentalized too just as a home. Just as a fish or a frog only knows its world we too are limited by the body and its faculties. Yogi Ramsuratkumar in passing says that he could do more in the subtle world. Agathiyar tells us that Tavayogi was not available to lead us as he did while alive as he had chores to carry out in their world. Supramania Swami who closed up the window of his hut from where he had a beautiful view of Arunachala Hill, told me that he could not see it for it was then a fiery hill. He mentioned having seen Siddhas, Munis, and Rishis, going about their chores. 

The world is not what we have been led to believe and see. There is much more. Just as my daughter, her children, and I were preparing to leave after the Yoga session at AVM yesterday morning, I walked into the prayer room of Mahindren and stood before his altar thanking Agathiyar for a wonderful day and session, Agathiyar immediately materialized through Mahindren standing at the doorway and gave such a wonderful laugh asking if I was overjoyed. Indeed I was. Agathiyar sensed my joy and came immediately. It is as if there is no longer a divide between the two worlds. There are no longer bridges that span the worlds and that need to be crossed over. It is an instantaneous manifestation of the divine energies taking the existing forms of people we know and around us at these moments to deliver their message.