When I was posted back to the HQ after some 8 years working at a Naval base in a coastal town, I came across a group at the food stall that I frequented, as I had no other choice for my vegetarian meals, who would spread out the local daily newspaper and pass remarks, mostly negative, on what was printed each day. When I returned after some 5 years working at an Air Force base, the same group, minus some who had passed on and had new recruits now, were still gazing at the daily and passing comments. It seemed as if time had frozen. I walked up to them and asked if they never changed in the five years I was gone. I told them to quit coffee shop talk and stand for election and bring the changes they spoke about through parliament and walked away. Some time back a man who was bitterly talking about current issues to the foreman followed him as he moved over to attend to my car. He began to drag me into his conversation too. I asked him to stop. I told him that he would have vomited what he did then at breakfast, the night before, the day before, and in all the months and years. I asked him to speak about his family and experiences instead. He remained silent. There was nothing to say. We are all carrying excess baggage and selling our outdated wares to others day in and out. The wise on the other hand began to document their unique experiences for the benefit of others who come along. We have so many autobiographies and biographies of prominent figures who changed the world. There are many life-changing books written by authors sharing their experiences.
I remember in the days of my search back then when I was called to the path through a Nadi reading, where every holy man or learned man would swear that the answers were with them but would refuse to divulge them keeping them close to their hearts and bringing them to their graves, it frustrated me. One wonders if they ever knew. Then came along Tavayogi in 2005 who set me walking the path along with him. He got me to speak about the Siddhas whom I barely knew as a new kid on the block back then in 2007. Agathiyar since then has asked me to share my internal transformation with my readers. If Ramalinga Adigal did not share his experiences we would not have the Arutpa in our hands today. So is it with the other saints. If the Nayanmars did not share their experiences we would not have the Thevaram and Thiruvasagam in our hands today. If the Rishis did not share the secrets we would not have the Vedas today. Supramania Swami told me he even has to leave behind the merits gained from his 40 years of austerities, Tavam, and Tapas. I was blessed to receive them. Don't keep your knowledge and experiences with you and bring them to your grave. Let someone benefit from it. Life is all about sharing. Right from the sharing of chromosomes and DNA to sharing food, love, and compassion, one has to give. It is because Agathiyar gave us his breath that we are still standing. Ask all those in whom Agathiyar blew and breathed his breath and revived them. The least we could give is to share whatever joy we have been blessed with. As a reader and devotee said, this shall initiate the search for another to know more and experience what was shared, I take this moment to thank all those who had shared their experiences with us in the past. They could have initiated another to follow in their footsteps or take the first step towards bigger things. It sure did change mine. A book that I read in 1977 while in college that taught me to say "No", Yogananda Paramahansa's "An Autobiography of a Yogi" which introduced me to Godmen in 1994, and the Nadi written by the Siddhas that I read in 2002 changed my life 360 degrees.
Imagine if God did not share his wealth. Ramalinga Adigal lists all that God has shared with him. Each time we come together Agathiyar has asked us to share our experiences and hold a healthy debate. He tells us that even the Siddhas when they come together shared their findings and held debates. Those who frequent AVM will know. It is from the churning of the ocean that you get the Amirtam, Amrita, nectar, or elixir. I believe this blog would not have such a good following if it was flawed in its contents. Thank you readers.
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