Just as I was saddened and confused when Thavathiru Rengaraja Desigar refused to bless me telling me that in coming and arriving there itself was a blessing, when I visited him at Ongakarakudil in 2003, and just as I was saddened and confused when Tavayogi instead of appreciating my note of thanks upon him gracing my home the very first time in 2005, shattered me by telling me that I was living in Maya, I was saddened and confused when Agathiyar recently cooped up his divine play so that I could come to terms with my Ego and let it go. Agathiyar in telling me to lose my false identification with my Ego, is asking me to see only the Self that is One.
In revealing to us that he was Silence itself, Agathiyar has brought us to the teachings of Bhagawan Ramana. Bhagawan Ramana says that the highest form of grace is Silence. He says that it is also the highest spiritual instruction. Ramana in speaking about Sankara who revealed his real state of silence, appearing as Dakshanamurthi to grant peace to the great ascetics, asks "When even the ancient teacher Dakshanamurthi revealed IT through speechless eloquence how could any other convey IT by speech?" hence shutting us all up. Hence the reason for me to want to end this blog several days ago finishing off with the following.
We have given so many forms and names to Agathiyar. This Karthigai Deepam has revealed his true form to us. After knowing his true form there is nothing further to write. Hence this brings an end to this epic of writing this blog. Thank you for following it, readers.
Ramana says that the guru comes only to tell us that god is within and to dive within and realize him. He adds that grace too is within us. All that is necessary is to know its existence in us.
"Mouna is the utmost eloquence. Because the person remains in his essential nature, he can call up any power into play whenever it is necessary. That is the highest Siddhi" says Ramana.
Agathiyar who had brought us from the phase of activity beginning in 2002 and speech since 2013, had me go within in 2019, observing only my thoughts, and now has brought me to observe Mouna. Ramana says that Silence that is ever speaking is interrupted by speech. Now I understand why Agathiyar kept telling us that he was always speaking to us. He envelops everyone in Silence. Just as Agathiyar said that he was the Silence and that it benefitted everyone, Ramana says the same that it benefited the whole of mankind. Ramana refers to silence as "Heart to Heart Talk".
We are told that Silence is the highest form of initiation for there must be the subject-object relationship established in the other Dikshas.
From a village idiot, we rise up to be a Gnani. Agathiyar in asking us to move away from the body, mind, and even Gnanam, echoes Ramana's words, "That is why the Self is said to be beyond knowledge and ignorance."
(Bhagawan Ramana's teachings based on Bhavan's Book University's "Erase the Ego", 1963.)