Since 2013 we had a steady stream of seekers on the Siddha path and also some curious onlookers make their way to AVM. Agathiyar through the Nadi introduced our home to Bala Chandran. He then brought his schoolmates to first see the Nadi and later to participate in our home puja. Suren was already visiting us since 2011. And so, many became Agathiyar's devotees and started puja to the Siddhas in their respective homes too.
Tavayogi accepted our invitation and stepped into our home much earlier in 2005. In return, I accepted his invitation to visit his Kallar ashram. Later Agathiyar in my Nadi reading told me to spend several days in the company of Tavayogi at his ashram. Those were some wonderful times with him taking me on an entirely refreshing and new journey, one that he termed as the true journey. He set the path for us to follow introducing us to Kriyai and Yoga and eventually Gnana.
The year 2013 saw me and my family stand at the doorstep of his ashram again. Again he took us to several wonderful spots, this time with Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyar accompanying us. On our return home, Jnana Jothiamma paid us a visit arriving several hours after we did in Malaysia.
Acharya Gurudasan or lovingly addressed as Master Gowri from Bangalore was serving in Malaysia. After getting his acquaintance we got him to help us refine the Yoga practice that we learned from Tavayogi earlier. He taught us Kriya Yoga.
The duo Master Arunan and Master Uva have further helped enhanced our health by passing on their practical knowledge on Yoga, attending to several of us using Energy Healing, and the art of Varma.
Tavathiru Kumara Swamy, having come to the path when he was merely 8 years of age, has made numerous visits to Malaysia before the pandemic. He had come over to my home and had participated in our family puja. Without even wishing to interrupt nor intrude into our puja he sat through the puja watching it. So did he sit through our Satsang session watching us share our recent pilgrimage to India. He had carried out numerous puja, abhisegam, and yagams at temples where AVM/AUM hosted these festivities. He used to treat many devotees with herbs, give valuable advice, and help energize their homes by performing Yagam in their homes. When I was at Kallar Ashram for the Guru Puja in 2016, he invited me over to his Ashram in Anuvavi sending a couple who were devotees to fetch me. I was given the opportunity to perform libation or abhisegam to Agathiyar and was honored in public.
Another humble soul was Aiya Thiru Muthukumara Samy of Agasthiyar Jeeva Nadi Brahma Suvadi at Courtallam. He visited us in Malaysia and has received many devotees and AVM family members in his home often providing a Nadi reading for them and bringing them to the Courtallam hills for puja.
Another great and gentle soul on our local front are Siddhar practitioner Thiru Arivananthan of the Arulguru Agathiyar Arulsidhar Peedam, also known as Agathiyar Yoga Herbs Centre and officially registered as the Agathiyar Arul Shakti Peedham who has dispensed Siddha medicine and brought relief to many. He is well versed in astrology too. Thiru Arivananthan always passed me a portion of the herbs each time he prepared them. He prepared Agathiyar Kuzhambu when Agathiyar requested a couple to get it from him. He passed me a portion too. Later Agathiyar mentioned this to me telling me that the herbal concoction was to first cleanse and later strengthen the physical form.
Thiru and Thirumathi Sri Krishna of Agathiyar Universal Mission introduced us to street feeding and feeding the homeless. This dedicated couple through their charity arm "Pothihai Meals on Wheels" or "Pothihai Dharma Chakram" have fed thousands taking serving food or annadhanam as their purpose in life.
We have had the local sensation and artiste Gowri Arumugam drop by at AVM. She mooted the idea to produce an album for Agathiyar and we saw through it in 2018.
We had Khru Pedro Solana, Chief Instructor and Founder of Muay Thai Sangha Fighting Arts and Sangham Internal Arts based in Chiang Mai, Thailand drop in on us and perform libation and abhisegam to Agathiyar. He was accompanied by Master Uva. (https://agathiyarvanam.blogspot.com/2016/10/pedro-solana-and-agathiyar.html)
Even after the Whatsapp groups were dissolved, two souls kept turning up at the doorstep of AVM. Mahindran and Malar continued to serve Agathiyar with Mahindran bathing and dressing him up in majesty.
And the list goes on. To all these great souls I bow to them in gratitude. They shall always have a place in my heart as they have played a crucial role in my journey too.
Before I forget we have had very special guests too in other forms visiting our homes.
Going through my library of video footage and videos uploaded to YouTube brings fond memories. Looking back on our journey brings much delight and many memories and reminiscence.
When Tavayogi began to visit Malaysia in the past, I never missed going over to see him and spend some time in his company. He used to be invited over by existing affiliates of his Agathiyar Gnana Peedham, Kallar in Malaysia. On one of these visits, I produced my very first video compilation of him and presented it to him on my laptop at the residence of a senior devotee. He was pretty impressed. I mentioned to him that I had carried a desire to become a movie director as I was a movie buff often reading and getting to know everything regarding each movie in my school-going days. My family would get my opinion and review before they decide to watch the movies in theatres. But good sense prevailed and I chose not to pursue that as a career but instead took up engineering. The passion was rekindled with the arrival of Tavayogi. He became my star and me his fan. I began to compile videos of him and his ashram and upload them to YouTube. Fellow devotees were reminded to take photos and videos wherever they went. They helped me add on to my collection and library of videos. Suren was a frequent traveler to Kallar followed by Bala Chandran. They passed over a considerable amount of footage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Balachander contributed videos of places they went to in India too. I personally filmed many events hosted by AVM and AS too and others handle the camera when I was occupied. I take this opportunity to thank all these kind souls who traveled the journey with me.
When someone insulted my guru Supramania Swami by posting a derogatory comment that accompanied a photo of his that was shared by another friend, I decided to deactivate/ closed all my social media accounts. I lost all the earliest uploads. When I reported my action to Tavayogi, he asked me, "Why son, Let it be. Many will get to know the path." I then took to uploading whatever I had on hand again beginning from zero. Let us revisit some of these memories.
Many such videos were brought down by me later as I was informed the BMG or songs used to accompany these videos were copyrighted. So was my first video of Tavayogi that included a BMG that I used from the famed Sitarist Ravi Shankar's album "The Essential Ravi Shankar". These days YouTube allows us to retain them but the revenue from advertisements goes to the original copyright owners of the music tracks. Hence I included this clip in a recent video that I uploaded. Watch it from 5 minutes on.
You might have noticed advertisements appear on my channel and videos now since I started monetizing them too.
Subsequently, Tavayogi and Mataji would pass on videos and DVDs of their annual festival held in conjunction with Agathiyar's Jayanthi. I uploaded them too.
When Agathiyar spelled out his Moola Mantra in my Nadi reading I wanted to share it. Coincidently I came across Pradeep Swaminathan's composition of Avvai's "Vinayagar Agaval". A portion of his musical composition seemed suited to my rendition of the mantra and pleasant to the ears. Hence I used it and uploaded the mantra.
Upon the arrival of Agathiyar in the form of a bronze statue, I began to carry out puja and its accompanying rituals both at home and in the homes of fellow devotees who invited Him over. I began to share them too with the intent to bring others to carry them out too showing them that it was indeed a simple affair.
When Tavayogi was in Malaysia for the first World Conference on Siddha Philosophy in 2007 we stole some moment to bring him to the Arul Oli Mandram in Ipoh to speak to devotees of Saint Raghavendra who had gathered there. At this venue, Tavayogi for the very first time revealed the history of Saint Jeganathar to us referring to his paper that was carried in the publication of his society at his hometown in Tiruppur where he who was known as T.K.Thangaraj used to conduct puja to the Siddhas with fellow devotees. Jeganathar was the guru of Chitramuthu Adigal. Arul Oli Mandram was built in honor of Chitramuthu Adigal. Tavayogi happens to be a student of Chitramuthu Adigal. I posted the recording that was made that day too.
The irony is that when we brought Tavayogi to Saint Jeganathar's samadhi temple in Tapah in 2016, the temple head passed an audio CD telling us that a Swami had narrated the history of Jeganathar and the temple. When asked to play, we were all surprised to hear Tavayogi speak. It was rather candid to see that they had downloaded the audio from my YouTube channel and produced the CD.
When Tavayogi showed us several Yoga Asanas and pranayama techniques we recorded these for our reference. I uploaded this too so that it would reach a wider audience.
When I made the acquaintance of Mrs. Menon of Kerala, who was known later as Jnana Jothiamma, having migrated to the USA and whenever she was in India she would send me more video footage of temples and Siddha abodes she visited. These enriched my existing library of footage. I compiled and uploaded some of them.
When I visited Kallar Ashram for the second time with my family accompanying me in 2013 I recorded our movements and uploaded them too.
When I saw the precious moment and opportunity to learn from Master Gowri who is known as Acharya Gurudasan in the Kriya Yoga circle, the finer points of Yoga, I documented his teachings for our reference. These were uploaded too for the benefit of like-minded practitioners of Yoga.
Whenever someone who has a good story to tell turns up at my home I direct my camera towards them. I uploaded these interviews too.
When I saw that my children and several devotees who turned up at AVM for prayers had a good voice I got them to sing bhajans and recorded them.
Then we arranged a day where we gathered them together to showcase their talents.
When Tavayogi was with Mataji in Malaysia in 2016, we arranged to have Agathiyar puja conducted in the homes of devotees throughout their stay. We conducted Yagam in temples too. These too were compiled and uploaded.
After many years one day I decided to upload my Nadi readings for the benefit of others. My intention was to help strengthen the faith of devotees of Agathiyar and in his Nadi revelations as of recent it has come under attack by various quarters. The Nadi worked for me and many among us. I took it upon myself to bring back the faith in this medium of communication between man and the Siddhas.
Just like Paladin who is played by Richard Boone in the television series of the sixties "Have Gun – Will Travel", traveled with a multiple number of weapons, but never opted to use them but instead settles for fistfights, I traveled with my camera and at the very first opportunity I have I get the film rolling to capture these moments. As my wife says and refers to a song "Oru Muraithan Oru Muraithan" from the movie "Dhavamai Dhavamirunthu", indeed some moments come by but once.
Although the Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia and Amudha Surabhi Whatsapp group have been dissolved we still maintain touch over the phone with several others. In the course of our conversation, we tend to reflect and recall the subtle teachings and teachings by example by Tavayogi. Although he took to the stage and professed and spread the teachings of the Siddhas, it was in the quieter moments with him that we learned the subtle and inner meanings of these teachings. It was through following him on those brief and short walks that he revealed a thing or two and his opinion and observations. Of course, when we traveled with him on longer journeys he had more time to dispense them. Most of what he told us in private did not make sense then. Today we understand his statements having traveled the distance and gaining these experiences. we have come to agree that it is only after experiencing can we understand better these teachings.
Today as we sit back and reflect on the journey we are proud and are full of gratitude to him for coming into our lives as a guru, a beacon, a father, a tutor, and a role model. I believe what he set out to accomplish has seen its fruit and results as he had mentioned this while my family and I were with him at his Kallar ashram in 2013, and again when he was visiting the AVM families in Malaysia in 2016. If my first guru Supramania Swami of Tiruvannamalai lit the flame of devotion and bakti to the guru in physical form as seen by his love for his gurus including Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Tavayogi lit the flame of devotion and bakti solely to Agathiyar. Never for a moment did he allow us to turn this attention towards him and worship him instead. He led us to the source himself rather than remain forever a medium for us to engage with Agathiyar. Never shall I find another guru like them. Hence my search stopped the moment he showed us to Agathiyar and withdrew himself into the shadows. We grew up on the path without any interference. He gave us the freedom to further enhance the path, and to modernize it to suit present times. Later Lord Muruga acknowledged in the Nadi that we shall do things differently. Initially, we were wondering how was it to be different. Soon we could relate the changes we brought to the approach and worship of them.
We set out to learn from Tavayogi the means, methods, and practices and put them into practice immediately. Today we can safely let go of those and move on to much bigger things as they lay the path ahead of us. When Tavayogi stepped on our shores, observing our dependence on bakti and temple worship he wanted us to move to gnana. So he shared the four-fold path to gnana with us. Bringing us from Sariyai that came with us by following our parents and society, he introduced to us Kriyai that was seen as exclusive to the priestly kingdom. He encouraged us to engage in simple forms of fire rituals or Homam in our homes and later exposed us to much bigger Yagna or Yagam in temples and in public. Soon Agathiyar brought a stop to these too and have us revisit Tavayogi's teachings on Yoga asanas and pranayama. Holding on to the breath he brought us to go within. Coupled by their blessings we have seen much progress as acknowledged by them. But the battle to master the body, self, and mind is not over they tell us. Even if we fall short of attaining whatever they aspire for us in this birth we shall leave with a sense of satisfaction that our interest and the small steps we took in walking the path has been rewarding.
The teachings of the Siddhas can be summarized and understood through the following ensemble of videos and his speech at Agathiyar's Jayanthi at his Kallar ashram many years back, coupled by the powerful lyrics of songs that were written for the Tamil cinema and a couple of devotional tracks including a track from our own "Agathiyar Geetham".
We thank the producers of the audio albums and movies for such marvelous and meaningful and soulful compositions. We just could not resist using them to accompany the messages of the Siddhas given through Tavayogi.
It is very amazing when I look back at how Agathiyar moves the chess pieces when we come to his path, begin to worship him, and are willing to let him have an upper hand in all matters. This attitude and resolve will eventually lead to a state of total surrender as we figure out for ourselves and realize that he is the grandmaster.
This does not mean that we do not work nor lay down our tools in carrying out our daily chores and fulfilling our responsibilities. This does not mean that we wait for things to happen magically. Rather we see his mysterious hands in aligning and moving things his way, often in many subtle ways, and at times pretty obvious ways so that we see success in our "joint ventures" since he is a partner to it too now. These actions do not accumulate karma for he has a hand in it too.
When I met Tavayogi in Malaysia for the very first time I mentioned to him that Agathiyar had asked me to come to the path of worship to the Siddhas some three years earlier in my very first general or Podhu Kaandam of my Nadi reading. He was delighted and told me to frequent his local chapter of his Agathiyar Gnana Peedham that he had come to officiate at Batu Caves. He also told me to read the chapter on my Gnana Kaandam from the Nadi pertaining to the spiritual path. When I told him that I did not know of any Nadi readers and that it was timely too that I read the Nadi again as instructed by Agathiyar to come back after three years, he pointed me to Nadi Guru T.Ramesh who apparently was in Malaysia then.
After getting an appointment with him, Ramesh read my Aasi Kaandam instead. Agathiyar told me to get an initiation from Tavayogi the same night. I was surprised. When I left to see Tavayogi immediately he too was surprised because he had already initiated me, my wife, and another six seekers the same day I met him for the first time. He initiated me now one to one. In the reading on 15 August 2005, Agathiyar had mentioned the local Peedham where I shall learn further about the worship of Siddhas just as Tavayogi had told me on our initial meeting. But a surprise was in store for me. After I took heed of the Nadi reading and saw Tavayogi the same night without postponing the initiation to the following day or another moment or completely ignore his message, the reading was mysteriously erased just as we see in Bruce Geller's "Mission: Impossible" television and movie series. I only realized this when I reached home and played the audio recording on tape before going to sleep. After the introduction that lasted some 2 minutes the audio recording tapered into a hiss and what remained was the noise of an audiotape. I called up Ramesh immediately and pointed out that the recording was erased. He was taken aback informing that he had done a trial run to ascertain that it recorded. He asked me to drop by three days later. Agathiyar now referred to the erased reading and redirected me directly to Kallar Ashram rather than the local affiliate. And thus began my association with Tavayogi and his Kallar ashram.
When Suren planned an itinerary jointly with Jnana Jothiamma on the other side of the Indian ocean, planning to make several stops at numerous temples of fame, Agathiyar redirected him to Kallar and later the Pothigai hills instead. That was the time a Krishnan had posted news of a hike up the Pothigai hills to get the blessings of Agathiyar. I passed Suren the message who was now in Kallar. He brought the matter to Tavayogi who gave him his blessings to follow the group and passed him a pamphlet that a devotee who had returned from Pothigai had passed to Tavayogi. Suren saw himself follow the group hiking up the Pothigai hills to meet Agathiyar. Agathiyar later told Suren in the Jeeva Nadi reading read by Tavayogi that he had derailed his original plan and instead brought him to his abode at the peak of Pothigai hills.
When I planned to bring my family to Agasthiyampalli as our first stop after alighting at Trichy airport Tavayogi told me that it was a long journey and that it would be nightfall by the time we arrive at his Kallar ashram. I told him that I really wished to bring them to Agathiyar's temple at Agasthiyampalli that was the very first temple built by King Kuberan for Agathiyar at the beginning of the present Kali Yuga. Another important reason was that it was the very first spot where Agathiyar showered his grace by opening his left eye to watch us in his worn-out granite statue that had lost most of its details. This was also the exact image he made me commission a bronze statue of his to be done at Swamimalai and brought over to my home in Malaysia. So I thought that my family should see the original at Agasthiyampalli. But when I stepped on the Indian soil I changed my mind and instead opted to listen to my guru's words. We surprised Tavayogi at his Kallar ashram that evening instead of heading for Agasthyampalli. We could see his delight and cheer in seeing us at his ashram - arriving early! My love for the guru made me change my mind that day.
When my second daughter was given a long list of remedies or parikaram to be undertaken both in Malaysia and India after reading her Nadi, we carried out the ones to be done locally. As for those in India, I decided to call Tavayogi. He listened and replied that it was not necessary. I remained silent for several moments pondering whom should I listen to? Agathiyar or Tavayogi? Seeing my silence Tavayogi must have sensed my hesitance and wondering as to what to do. He continued after those moments of silence telling me to go ahead with the parikarams if it would satisfy me. I finally decided that my guru shall take care of my daughter's fate and destiny and opted to listen to my guru's words. I never proceeded with the parikarams. My daughter has since come under the watchful eyes of Agathiyar and Tavayogi. Recently Agathiyar pointed out that she would receive some good news as she ends her final semester at a local university. True to his words she has received an offer to participate in a student exchange program between her university and another in South Korea. Although this brought us much joy the current pandemic hovers over the realization of this possibility much like a dark cloud. We shall have to wait and see if it goes through.
Study nature, and you will come to marvel at the divine creator and his mysterious hand in all things. Having created he stood aside to let the natural law take its course.
The Siddhas lived close to nature having experimented on them the various techniques and findings. Agathiyar tells us that whatever teachings he passed on to us is a result of findings and practices carried out in their lives and that proved to be worthy of mention and that had brought extensive results in bringing about advancement to the physical body and the soul. Having said that Tavayogi always tells us not to take their words for granted even if it came from the Siddhas. He asked us to live it and put it to test. So when he wrote in his book "Atma Darisanam" that if we time our breathing, an ordinary healthy man would breathe 25 to 30 times in a minute or in 60 seconds while the sick would need to breathe more often in a minute, and the Yogis would breathe less, 15 to 18 times a minute, I timed mine and was pleased to see the results.
And so today I fully understand why Tavayogi took me on a pilgrimage of a different kind, breaking away from the norm. If I had made a pilgrimage of temples to facilitate my carrying out the parikaram or remedies in 2003, this time around in 2005 he led me to caves and samadhis of the Siddhas. I am glad I was shown these places before the public was restricted by the authorities as in the Kallar hills, the hills of Kutrallam and Kalyana Theertam, and before things got modified or changed or lost their identity or originality. He was pretty surprised to find out upon our arrival at a cave that was known as Agathiyar's Cave during his years of meditating there was now denoted as Auvaiyaar's Cave. He was sad to see a portion of the cave used as a store for large cooking utensils. Similarly, on my recent visit in 2016 to the cave of another Siddha that Tavayogi took me to, I was surprised to see paintings of the particular Siddha being worshiped and oil lamps littered all around. On the local front, it saddens me to watch videos of a cave where I had the most amazing experience there when I was with my family and was shown around by the temple priest and his aid. Certain quarters have begun to place statues of prominent Siddhas in an otherwise most serene place where the Siddhas are known to be meditating even in present times. On another visit, I was sad to see a busload of visitors noisily make their way into the cave just as I made my way out. Either they did not know the significance of the place or were not bothered to uphold a sense of respect. Agathiyar has reminded us many a time to maintain silence in these places sacred to the Siddhas, be it their samadhis or meditation spots, refraining from even the urge to sing their praises, chant their mantras, or light lamps, and perform other rituals. These rituals although required in temples where the energy has to be boosted and maintained regularly through rituals and prayers are not required at the abodes of the Siddhas. He snubs us asking us who are we to give them power or sakti when they are absorbed in samadhi meditation having attained and gained all the power from their years of tapas. We are asked to make ourselves available and absorb the prevailing energies in these places and return refreshed and refueled. Today I pretty well understand why Tavayogi just sat down and went into meditation at all the caves, abodes, and temples of the Siddhas we visited.
Currently, Siddha enthusiasts and individuals with vested interests are capitalizing on the increased interest in the Siddhas shown by the public. They and several institutions cash in on the sudden rise in interest of the public towards the Siddhas. Sadly most bring either a shallow or distorted account of the lives and places of these Siddhas.
Recently I was sent a link to an episode by a TV channel. Although I leave after watching just a few minutes into these videos most of the time for none of these episodes could hold and sustain my attention for long, I sat through watching this particular episode as I knew the ashram head pretty well. I was rather surprised to see the ashram head who we knew very well being portrayed as and made out to be an Aghori and his ashram made to seem mysterious. There was no mystery either surrounding the man or his ashram. In truth, he is the most gentle of souls and the most down-to-earth person, having come to worship Agathiyar he was merely 8 years of age. I had been to his ashram and was showered with love and kindness and honored at the end of the day besides having an opportunity to participate in their rituals. When I was at Kallar Ashram for the Guru Puja in 2016, he invited me over to his ashram sending a couple who were devotees to fetch me. I was given the opportunity to perform libation or abhisegam to Agathiyar and was honored in public. He himself has made numerous visits to Malaysia before the pandemic. He visits AVM whenever he is in town. He had carried out numerous puja, abhisegam, and yagams at temples where AVM/AUM hosted these festivities. He had come over to my home and had participated in our family puja. Without even wishing to interrupt nor intrude into our puja he sat through the puja watching it. So did he sit through our Satsang session watching us share our experiences during our pilgrimage to India in 2016. He used to treat many devotees with herbs, give valuable advice, and help energize their homes by performing Yagam in their homes. We still talk over Whatsapp. It was rather absurd that the episode carried narration and visuals in a rather annoying and frightening way but not his interview.
On the other extreme, a clear act of manipulation was seen in a video that I saw sometime back. The interviewer practically stuffed words into the poor lady's mouth hardly giving her an opportunity to speak her mind. With the intent to popularize his guru he led her to accept that it was his guru she saw.
This has convinced me that my words of caution to Jnana Jothiamma in the past to stay away from media of any sort, does hold water. This word of caution might surprise you coming from one who has a brother who is a journalist and a daughter in the final semester of studying Mass Media. There is always avenue for misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the subject discussed, written, and depicted if one is not careful to listen, understand, and convey the message either in writing or in visual form. Hence, the reason I snubbed a medical person studying the field of psychosis for his curiosity and inquisitiveness in wanting to know how Agathiyar spoke to us. He had relentlessly tried to pursue me and finally caught up with me at a temple function for Agathiyar. If I had relented to speak to him further that day, he would have made me his subject of study finally driving his predetermined hypothetical proposition or statement to prove that it was all a hallucination. I told him to walk the path just as I did to know the facts rather than interview me as his subject as I knew one who is convinced that it's all hallucination needs to be convinced otherwise. Otherwise, he ends up refuting later just because it does not please his standing, notion, opinion, study and finding on the matter. Neither is it my job to correct others.
I saw a video interview given by a spiritual leader some time back where he had all the reasons to get annoyed at the interviewer on the subject of Yoga. It was obvious that he was not knowledgeable about the subject but yet assigned to do the interview. On being asked, he admitted to both. Neither was he practicing Yoga nor did he do his homework in researching about the subject before coming on stage. On the other hand, we have seen many professional media journalists who read about the subject or person to be interviewed before standing before the camera. The former is a far cry from the latter.
In a recent coverage of a local temple, a devotee having watched the episode pointed out to me that excepts of the narration on the Siddha were taken from this blog post. I came to watch it later and it all sounded familiar. I had no qualms about sharing but was dismayed and disappointed at the content of the series. The information given was too brief and at times had nothing related to the Siddhas although the series was supposed to be about them. I had expected more.
Similarly, I had been passed links to many videos on Siddhas that I had to end watching within minutes. They caused more fear towards the Siddhas rather than help nurture love for them, their teachings, and bring them to their path. No wonder people had a wrong perception of the Siddhas when I came to worship them and follow their path and teachings. It still continues.
Only when the journalist, interviewer, reporter, YouTuber, Vlogger, host, or any other person for that matter begins to walk the path and follow it shall he have the feel, experience, and knowledge to understand the underlying truth and report "As It Is" without sensationalizing it or being misinformed. One has to shift through the myth, legend, and hearsay to arrive at the truth. One has to be convinced of the truth. Only then can he come up with a commendable presentation on the Siddhas. When my brother sent a fellow journalist over to interview the Nadi reader whom I frequented, she was so mesmerized with the secret of the Nadi that she went back to him to have a reading for herself and her family.
We have a responsibility to society just as we are responsible for the family. As the practice of reading has depreciated and audio and visual has taken their place we are duty-bound to give true and authentic content. Let us not mislead others. An eight-part series on the life and times of Sargurunathar and the book "Tamil Mannin Thanthai" by Gnana Bharathi should serve as a yardstick for a well researched and documented video and book respectively.
When Tavayogi asked me to talk about the Siddhas in the initial years of his visits to Malaysia, I replied to him how could I when I have no knowledge about them. When he asked me to do the same recently during his visit in 2016, I told him that it would be akin to the blind leading the blind. But Agathiyar has persistently made me write the blog even as I decided to stop writing several times. He gives me the subjects and even the words and sentences. I only have to capture them and note them immediately lest it is forgotten. I guess he wants certain things to be told and passed on to those keen to know. I shall remain his humble servant and tool if it serves a greater purpose. Thank you, dear Lord.
I am no authority on the Siddhas. Neither am I a spokesman for them. What I share on these pages is my journey in trying to understand and comprehend the ways of the Siddhas as they begin to interact in my life and those close to me. Occasionally a friend and devotee would share their experiences too that I post too for the benefit of readers and seekers on the path.
A friend shared the following,
One of the events that is to take place when one reaches a particular level in his/her sadhana is சக்தி நிபாதம் .... The descent of Grace. How do we know if such has taken place? It is obvious, isn't it, that the Guru appears.
One should be blessed to have a guru look over his shoulders. My friend has Krishnaveni Amma who passes him messages in his meditation. He shares some beautiful thoughts.
In so far that duality exists, the external worship will exist, as will the many pilgrimages. However, when one resides totally in the seventh stage, after transcending the six chakras, the differentiation will vanish, like the siddhas. Maybe that is the secret of "The Seventh Heaven". சித்தம் தெளிந்தவன் சித்தன். The siddhas come down to the sixth to look after and guide Creation.
He shared another pearl that was shared to him. It is another wonderful composition by Isaikavi Ramanan posted on his fb with a translation given by him too.
மார்கழிப் பனித்துளிகள் 25 : ஜனவரி 9, 2021
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என்னென்று தெரியாமலே, அன்று என்னெஞ்சை நானிழந்தேன் ஏனென்று புரியாமலே, ஒரு வானெங்கும் நான்மிதந்தேன்
என்கண்கள் வழியே நான்கொள்ளை போனேன் எல்லோரும் காண சிறுபிள்ளை ஆனேன் கண்முன்பு ஏதும் காணேன்! (என்னென்று)
பொன்போன்ற மேனி தீயோடும் கண்கள் புனலாடும் சடைமீது பூப்போன்ற நிலவு வினையஞ்சும் சூலம் விளையாடும் நாகம் நல்லோர்க்கும் தீயோர்க்கும் நடுவான பாதம்
கண்பார்க்க முடியாமல் கால்களில் வீழ்ந்தேன் கண்ணாரக் காணவே மெல்லநான் நிமிர்ந்தேன் கண்பார்க்க முடியாமல் கால்களில் வீழ்ந்தேன்
Thiru and Thirumathi Sri Krishna of Agathiyar Universal Mission who have brought relief to many hungry souls through their charity arm "Pothihai Meals on Wheels" or "Pothihai Dharma Chakram", having fed thousands, and taking up the greatest service of distributing food or annadhanam as their purpose in life, spend some time sharing with us on how they came to Agathiyar.
When Jnana Jothiamma was making headway in the Siddha circle with many coming to know her as she began visiting many places and temples associated with the Siddhas I cautioned her about talking to the media. When Tavayogi was interviewed by a TV station he stopped short of revealing the secrets of the Nadi.
When we asked Agathiyar in the Nadi on his origin he told us these were closely guarded secrets but due to his love for us divulged a bit with the condition that the Nadi Nool Aasan or Nadi reader does not attempt to interpret, translate nor explain further its contents.
Agathiyar in his "Gnana Saitanyam" in explaining the "Suzhumunai" and its location adds that the Siddhas had hidden this from the knowledge of the public eye and that it is made known through the guru to only his children who have come to know Sivam.
தானென்ற அகாரமதே விந்துவாகும் சாதனை உகாரமதே நாதமாகும் வானென்ற சுழினையதே மகாரமாகும் மைந்தனே இதை மறைத்தார் சித்தரெல்லாம்
தேனென்ற குருகாட்டத் தெரியுமல்லால் சிவம் அறியாப் பாவிகட்குத் தெரியாதப்பா நானென்ற சிவயோக மார்க்கந் தன்னை நன்மை உள பிள்ளைகட்குச் சொன்னேன் பாரே!
Why the secrecy in revealing or in talking to the general public or the media then? The subject and their teachings could be misunderstood, misinterpreted, exaggerated, or its gist or substance lost in translation or narration or worst still ridiculed and made fun of. Furthermore, in asking us to read the Tirumanthiram or any other sacred text for the matter he added that we only read the original text and not the explanation that followed.
When I came to follow the path I was cautioned by fellow followers that the Siddha path leads to internal feuds and troubles and families breaking up. As I began to see the beauty in the path of the Siddhas and their teachings, I took it upon myself to prove these skeptics wrong. Taking the cue from Tavayogi to have me bring my family too into the path, we began our home puja with my wife and two daughters assisting. This went a long way in bringing recognition. When we visited Kallar Ashram in 2013, we were given the honor to sing songs of praises before Agathiyar at Kallar Ashram. When the AVM family participated in the Kallar annual fest or Vizha and the opening of the new Kallar Peedham/Ashram and temple some 2 kilometers away from the old Ashram in 2016, we were given the honor to sing the songs of praises during the Yagam. What else would a devotee want?
The Siddha teachings and their medium of communication, the Nadi too have sadly been subjected to all the above abuse. After coming to the Nadi and seeing results I was saddened to come across negative perception, opinion, and coverage of the Nadi on the net. While many sought the Nadi for guidance it is unfortunate that the Nadi of the Siddhas has been ridiculed by an equal sector of the public too. Many have sought the Nadi out just to prove that the readings were made up and to expose its readers as frauds. Some had made it their purpose in life to belittle and berate the Siddhas. I took it upon myself to correct the wrong perception. The Nadi worked for me. Although I had always considered my Nadi readings as private and that it was the divine speaking to me on matters solely for my upliftment, I thought that I should reveal the readings minus certain chapters that I thought this blog was not the right forum to disclose, to bring back and instill faith in the medium.
Soon I realized that I had a purpose in coming here with the coming of Agathiyar's devotees and aspirants chosen by Agathiyar who had the potential to become a Siddha. He sent them over to my home to participate in our home puja. I saw that he was using me and my home as a venue for his children to converge and learn the path together with me. As we journeyed together, I shared all that I was told and taught with them. The puja and the rituals I saw and learned from Tavayogi of Kallar Ashram became a template for them too. Soon they visited Kallar Ashram and learned from the man himself the finer points of worship of Siddhas.
Taking the cue from Tavayogi to spread the words of Agathiyar and with Agathiyar himself endorsing this in his Nadi readings, I took to writing, expanding my personal website Indian Heartbeat to blogging. Thus this saw the birth of this blog Siddha Heartbeat. Soon Agathiyar began to refer his devotees to this blog too. I was surprised to be told by a reader from Pune, India, who emailed me that Agathiyar had recommended that she read this blog when she went for a Nadi reading.
Hi sir. Thanks for a very enlightening post from none other than the great sage agasthiar. I really prayed to him to tell me about the working of karma and he replied through your post!I am thankful to both of you.
I went for another nadi reading. Again agasthiar told me that u r (the blog) the solution to all my problems. He advised me to read your blog regularly and pray regularly. He said u r (the blog) the one to answer all my questions. When I asked the doubts in my mind he said that I should ask them to u (the blog) as told in earlier reading.
Again Agathiyar had directed a devotee who came around to AVM, to read the blog to know further about the soul. Soon he started to prescribe the blog to his devotees for answers to their queries and confusion. This is all new to me too. I am equally baffled. We can only watch in awe and amazement at how he goes about his work in bringing more souls to Lord Shiva's feet by using us as tools and mediums.
Agathiyar acknowledges that many truths have gone into hiding. What is been said, followed and spread is false. But he "lets it be" never interfering with the master plan or divine play as long as there is no harm to lives. Maya has to take its course. Those who see through this curtain of Maya or illusion survive to cross over to save ground.
How far is there truth in the proverbs that are commonplace among us these days? We shall be surprised after watching the following video.
Just as the proverbs have been mistaken, and misinterpreted, religious practices too have been derailed and given a new form. For instance, we learn from devotees the truth about many matters. When once upon a time Amavasai or New moon coincided with Deepavali the ancestors were worshipped with prayers and food, these days it has become a norm to pray to them on the eve or on the day of Deepavali. What is made worst is that cooked meat is served to them. In truth, we came to know that only certain selected vegetables are served to the dead and consumed by family and relatives on Amavasai. There were two known instances of the dead been revived mysteriously, coming alive after being proclaimed dead. In both cases, the person who was assumed dead woke up to vomit these vegetables that were served to them. Mind you these cooked vegetables were not stuffed into the mouth of the corpse but served on a banana leaf. Looks like they ate them on their journey after leaving the body and vomited them as they reentered their body. Both grannies lived to a prime old age. One lost the ability to speak and see though while the other remained quiet as before not revealing anything of the soul's journey.
Many devotees and friends pass me links to videos and materials on the Siddhas. I can hardly watch for more than a minute. The narration drives you off. The script is misleading. The visuals and footage frighten you rather than draw you to the path. A much-awaited change from the norm on the saints that were dished out by production companies came by way of the 8 part series on the life and times of Sri Sargurunathar of Ooty. Kudos to the producers of this series.
Agathiyar in his "Agasthiyar Gnanam" has some strong words in the form of reminders. Bringing them to light, he guides humanity on the right way of living.
So how do we filter the truth from the false? Agathiyar tells us to go within and to focus on the Suzhumunai and all shall be revealed. Going within is the way now to explore and understand; to let go of our hold on all things false, and to come to terms with a new understanding of God's world and all upon it and beyond it.
26. காணாமல் அலைந்தோர்கள் கோடா கோடி காரணத்தை யறிந்தோர்கள் கோடா கோடி; வீணாகப் புலம்பினதா லறியப் போமோ? விஞ்ஞானம் பேசுவதும் ஏதுக்காகும்? கோணாமற் சுழுமுனையில் மனத்தை வைத்துக் குருபாத மிருநான்கில் நாலைச் சேர்த்து நாணாம லொருநினைவாய்க் காக்கும் போது நாலுமெட்டு மொன்றாகும் நாட்டி யூதே;
28. பாரப்பா உதயத்தில் எழுந்தி ருந்து பதறாமற் சுழுமுனையில் மனத்தை வைத்துக் காரப்பா பரிதிமதி யிரண்டு மாறிக் கருவான சுழுமுனையில் உதிக்கும் போது தேரப்பா அண்ணாக்குள் நின்று கொண்டு தியங்காமற் சுழுமுனைக்குள் ளடங்கும் பாரு; சீரப்பா பதினாறில் எட்டும் நான்கும் சிதறாமல் மூன்றும் ஒன்றாய்ச் சேர்ந்து போமே.
(Source: https://siththarial.blogspot.com/)
We can now understand why Jnana Jothiamma was refrained from being active on social media as she ventured deeper into the path. Agathiyar told her that her tapas would be disturbed and derailed. She stopped all forms of communicating, maintaining only emails, and left that too eventually. We understand why Tavayogi shunned away from going into the details of the Jeeva Nadi. We understand why the Siddhas were cautious about revealing more than what the student could digest at any one time.
After calling us to His path through a Nadi reading; sending us on a pilgrimage of temples to perform remedies for our past faults or karma; having us serve Him as a servant would, singing His praises, and worshiping Him, He had us perform His puja every Thursday, that was a day auspicious to the worship of gurus, on Full moon, and New moon days besides other auspicious days. He sent a guru in the physical form to officially initiate us into His path. The guru laid the bridge for us to connect with Him. The guru led us on an actual journey, walking the bridge, into the forest and hills seeking out His abodes "getting our feet wet". The guru led us on performing rituals, "getting our hands into the fire pit" in bringing Him over to our abodes. The guru got us to bend our rigid torso to the rhythm of Yoga asanas. The guru brought us to take notice of "the dance of life" - our breath. The guru in us opened our hearts to bring forth compassion towards other humans, animals, and plants, initiating us to carry out charity. Only after that did He show us his 5 tenets for humanity written and presented at the Tamil Sangam of the past, which revealed man's purpose in taking birth. It brought delight in us that we had followed and had fulfilled these tenets unknowingly.
After 18 years of adhering to the above, he brought an abrupt stop to all these. There was no reason to read the Nadi anymore as he began to speak through his devotees. There was no reason to carry out remedies as the most compassionate father took care of our past errors and mistakes. There was no reason to patronize temples as he had moved into our homes and our hearts making it a temple. There was no reason to seek Him out as he had come to live within. There was no reason to chant mantras or conduct rituals as they were going on silently within. There was no reason to carry out charity as the merits of these deeds had come as an armor to us. As for the rituals he had us commit to carrying his annual vizha or fest only once a year that coincides with the day of Thaipusam. But just to please a couple of devotees he had them come around once a week to bathe and dress his murthi or statue at AVM. Even before the pandemic came to force us to stay indoors He had made us stay indoors. He closed the two WhatsApp groups Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) and its charity arm Amudha Surabhi (AS) but retained only the registered society Persatuan Teman Setia (PTS) to continue with its regular charitable programs. Not wanting to disrupt them in any way, He promised that others shall come to man the helm.
He now had us go within. He had us take the tools in Yoga and practice going within. To those who found it hard to let go of their hold on all the beautiful things that came with His worship, the regular gatherings, the chat, the group prayers, the satsang, the food, etc he reminded them too of their purpose now. For those, we were concerned about others left stranded in the midst of the journey He pointed out that one has to keep up and keep close to the guide or lose his way or be prepared to be left behind. They have to catch up and keep pace. The guide too is reminded to carry on without stopping or waiting for others to catch up for his journey then shall stall. I remember now how I used to run behind Tavayogi trying to catch up on him as he made quick paces through the jungle tracks and steps never for a moment looking back to check if I was following. Tavayogi was like a man possessed. But today I understand pretty well his urgency and the need to be focused on the path.
He tells us that as we journey further the path narrows eventually allowing only one to trespass at any one time as opposed to the path of Bakti or devotion where people converge in large numbers all year round. It shall be a solo journey.
Time and again we are reminded of what we are to do, to stay focus on why we came, and on our purpose here. When we tend to be led astray and begin to invest in the happenings around us He comes strongly to remind each individual of his purpose in coming here. Amidst all the prophesies dished out these days about the world coming to an end that we have been hearing from back then, some purportedly foretold by the Siddhas too, causing fear, uneasiness, and uncertainty, Agathiyar comes to tell us to keep to what we were tasked to do and never concern about those for it is Lord Siva's Leela and gameplay. To another devotee who was visibly disturbed by happenings in another group, He came on with some strong words telling him to be focused on his purpose even if the world was to end. He reminded me through my three-year-old granddaughter to take stock of my life and not "harass her". I used to disturb her when she watches her favorite cartoon "Masha and the Bear" telling her that I had seen this numerous times. She replies casually, "Go away. I want to watch." Then one day I uttered the same. She immediately became stressed out and told me, "You take care of your life; I shall take care of mine. (நீ உன் வாழ்க்கையை பார்; நான் என் வாழ்க்கையை பார்க்கிறேன்)". That stunned me. I knew then that Agathiyar was telling me to mind my business and do what I came to do. Having done charity in the past, even if we see an opportunity to do some good these days the opportunity slips from our hands. The opportunity is now given to another to do some good just as He reminded us that others will come this way to carry on these good deeds. For instance, as I was waiting for my wife to finish her appointment with the doctor, a saw this old man whom I had seen numerous times in my daughter's neighborhood, leaving the hospital grounds. He was old and was hunched. He always had a bandage wrapped over his right leg and carried a bag. I thought of asking him to wait a while, while my wife completed her checkup. I could then send him home. Just at that moment a car stops and the good samaritan after asking the old man some questions picks him up, keeping asking him if he knew his way back home. Just a couple of days back after I had my tooth extracted, as I drove out of the car park, I saw another man, his leg in a cast and walking with the aid of crutches, I stopped my car alongside. Before I could alight, there was a long queue of cars piling up. I had to move.
Today a devotee reminded me of staying focused on our purpose when she sent in something she had read. I had already written about this some time back. But as the reminder was pertinent to our cause and timely I shall share her sharing and revisit my earlier post on it. This is an episode from Sadhu Om's life with Bhagawan Ramana.
நடராஜன் என்பவர் பகவான் ரமணரின் பக்தர். அவர் முதன்முறை அண்ணாமலைக்கு வந்தபோது பகவான் ரமணரின் அருட்காட்சி கிடைத்தது. அதன் ஈர்ப்பினால் மறுமுறையும் அண்ணாமலைக்கு வந்தார். விடியற்காலையில் எழுந்தவர், மலை மேல் சென்று ஏகாந்தத்தில் திளைத்திருந்தார். அவ்வப்போது தோன்றிய உணர்வுகளை கவிதையாக எழுதிக் கொண்டிருந்தார். நேரம் போனதே தெரியவில்லை. ஏழு கவிதைகளை எழுதி முடித்த பின் தான் உணர்ந்தார், ஆச்ரமத்தில் காலை உணவுக்கான நேரம் கடந்து விட்டது என்பதை. உடனடியாக ஆச்ரமத்திற்கு விரைந்தார்.
அங்கே எல்லோரும் உணவு உண்டு விட்டு ஒருவர் பின் ஒருவராக வெளியே வந்து கொண்டிருந்தனர். அதனால் நடராஜன் தயக்கத்துடன் ஒதுங்கி நின்றார். அங்கிருந்தவர்களில் ஒருவர், “ஏன் இங்கேயே நிற்கிறீர்கள் உள்ளே இலை போடப்பட்டு உங்களுக்கு உணவு தயாராக இருக்கிறது.. பகவான் சாப்பிட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார். உள்ளே செல்லுங்கள்” என்றார்.
நடராஜன் உள்ளே சென்றார். பகவான் சாப்பிட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்தார். நடராஜனுக்கும் இலை போடப்பட்டிருந்தது. சாப்பிடுமாறு அங்குள்ளோர் வலியுறுத்தவே கூச்சத்துடன் அமர்ந்து உண்ண ஆரம்பித்தார்.
சிறிது நேரத்தில் உணவை உண்டு விட்டு கை சுத்தம் செய்வதற்காக பகவான் எழுந்தார்.
பகவான் எழுந்து நிற்கும்போது தாம் அமர்ந்திருப்பது சரியன்று என்று நினைத்தார் நடராஜன். அதே சமயம் இலையிலிருந்து எழுந்தால் மீண்டும் அமர்ந்து உண்பது நியதிப்படி சரியல்ல என்றும் எண்ணியதால் இருக்கையிலிருந்து சற்றே எழுந்திருப்பது போல் தன் உடலை உயர்த்தினார்.
அதைப் பார்த்த பகவான், “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்று சொல்லி விட்டு நகர்ந்தார். ”சாப்பிடுவதற்காக வந்த நீ சாப்பிடு. அதை விட்டு விட்டு இந்த மாதிரி எல்லாம் எழுந்து நின்று எனக்கு மரியாதை செய்ய வேண்டியதில்லை” என்று பகவான் சொன்னதாக உணர்ந்தார், நடராஜன். ஆகவே மீண்டும் சரியாக இலை முன் அமர்ந்து உண்ண ஆரம்பித்தார். அதே சமயம் பகவானையே பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார். சமையற்கூட வாசல் தாண்டிய பகவான் திரும்பி நடராஜனை உற்றுப் பார்த்தார். பின் மீண்டும், “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்று சொல்லிவிட்டுப் படி இறங்கினார்.
நடராஜனுக்கு ஒரே திகைப்பு. பகவான் எதற்காக மீண்டும் அப்படிச் சொன்னார் என்பது தெரியாமல் குழம்பினார். “ஓ.. நாம் சாப்பிடுவதை விட்டு விட்டு பகவானை வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறோம். அதைத் தான் பகவான் அப்படிச் சொல்கிறாரோ, ஒருவேளை கவிதை எழுதிக் கொண்டிருந்தோமே, அதைப் பாதியில் விட்டு விட்டு சாப்பிட ஓடி வந்து விட்டோம். அதைத் தான் சொல்கிறாரோ என நினைத்துக் குழம்பினார். பின் உணவை உண்டு விட்டு மீண்டும் மலைமேல் சென்று கவிதை எழுத ஆரம்பித்தார்.
மதியம் ஆச்ரமம் வந்தவர், உணவு உண்டு விட்டு பகவானின் ஹாலில் போய் அமர்ந்தார். அப்போது பகவான் இவரை மீண்டும் உற்றுப் பார்த்தார். பின் மறுபடியும், “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்று சொன்னார்.
நடராஜனுக்கு ஒன்றுமே புரியவில்லை. பகவான் ஏன் சொன்னதையே திருப்பித் திருப்பிச் சொல்கிறார் என்பதும் தெரியவில்லை. பகவானிடம் விளக்கம் கேட்கவும் தயக்கமாக இருந்தது ஆகவே அதுபற்றிச் சிந்தித்து பேசாமல் அமர்ந்திருந்தார்.
”ஓ.. நாம் எதற்கு அருணாசலம் வந்தோம்? கவிதை எழுதவா? இல்லை அருணாசலரை தரிசிக்க. பகவானின் உபதேசம் பெற. அதை விடுத்து எதை எதையோ செய்கின்றாய் என்பதைத் தான் பகவான் “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்று சொல்லி குறிப்பால் உணர்த்துகிறார் என்று நினைத்தார்.
சில நாட்கள் ஆச்ரமத்தில் தங்கினார். பின் தன் சொந்த ஊரான புன்னை நல்லூருக்குச் சென்றார். ஆனால் அங்கேயும் இருப்புக் கொள்ளவில்லை. “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்ற குரல் அவருள் ஒலித்துக் கொண்டே இருந்தது தன் வேலையை விட்டு இட்டு ஆச்ரமத்துக்கே வருவதாக பகவானுக்குக் கடிதம் எழுதினார். ஆனால் பகவானின் சம்மதம் கிடைக்கவில்லை.
ஒருநாள் “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” என்று பகவான் சொன்னதன் உண்மையான பொருள் அவருக்கு விளங்கியது.
“உடல் தாங்கி வந்திருக்கும் நீ இந்த உடலல்ல. ஆத்மா என்பதை உணர். அதற்காகத் தான் நீ வந்திருக்கிறாய் என்பதைப் புரிந்து அந்த உண்மையில் நிலைத்திரு” என்பதையே பகவான் உபதேசமாகத் தனக்கு உணர்த்தினார் என்பது புரிந்தது. அதன்பின் தன் சொத்துக்களை எல்லாம் விற்று விட்டு ரமணாச்ரமம் வந்தார். பகவானின் அனுமதி பெற்றுத் துறவறம் பூண்டார். ”சாது ஓம்” ஆனார். பகவானையே சரணடைந்து அருணாசலத்திலேயே வாழ்ந்து அங்கேயே நிறைவெய்தினார்.
பகவானைப் பற்றி ”ஸ்ரீ ரமண வழி”, ”உபதேச வுந்தியார் விளக்கவுரை”, ”ஸ்ரீ ரமண ஸஹஸ்ரம்”, ”ஸ்ரீ ரமண வருகை”, ”ஸ்ரீ பகவத் கீதாசாரம் பொழிப்புரை”, ”ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல ஸ்துதி பஞ்சகம் விளக்கவுரை”, ”குருவாசகக் கோவை உரை”, ”அநுவாத நூன்மாலை உரை”, ”ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல வெண்பா”, ”ஸ்ரீ ரமண கீதம்”, ”ஸ்ரீ ரமண வர்ணங்கள்” என பல நூல்களை எழுதியிருக்கிறார், சாது ஓம்.
அவர் வந்த வேலையைப் பார்த்து நிறைவெய்தினார்.
I carried his story at https://agathiyarvanam.blogspot.com/2020/08/we-are-being-watched.html. A couple of weeks after arriving at Ramanashramam, Sadhu Om had a "rude awakening" as we learn about the Sadhu from http://sadhuom.net/, http://www.arunachalasamudra.org, and https://realization.org/
A couple of weeks later, Sadhu Om went back to Sri Ramanasramam to have the darshan of Sri Bhagavan. He sat on a rock on Arunachala composing poems on Sri Bhagavan under the title, வேட்கை (Vetkai or Divine longing). After composing the 7th poem, he realized it was breakfast time, and he quickly went to the Ashram dining hall. He entered the dining hall and seeing that Sri Bhagavan was eating there, he sat in front of Sri Bhagavan, and started eating. When Sri Bhagavan finished his breakfast, he got up from the seat. Seeing this, Sadhu Om also got up, although he had not finished eating. Sri Bhagavan looked at Sadhu Om and said, “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்” (Vandha Velaiyaip Paar) or "Look after the business for which you have come". Sadhu Om then sat down, but since he had gotten up while eating, he was reluctant to continue eating. Sri Bhagavan, after washing his hands, was walking alongside the dining hall. Seeing that Sadhu Om was reluctant to eat, he repeated the words, “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்”. Hearing these words, Sadhu Om started eating again. As Sri Bhagavan went near the entrance and was about to pass over the threshold, Sadhu Om turned back and looked at Sri Bhagavan. Sri Bhagavan also looked at Sadhu Om and uttered the same words, “வந்த வேலையைப் பார்”, for the third time in succession.
At this point, Sadhu Om realized that the words were Sri Bhagavan's upadesa for him, to look after the business for which he was born in this world.
Cyndi Dale in her book "New Chakra Healing", Llewellyn Publications, 1996, gives us a wonderful and enlightening snapshot of the creation of purpose.
Upon separating from the Divine Source, we each receive a torch representing one of the truths or principles of the universe. That torch becomes our essential purpose, and our soul's job was to carry our purpose forward until we achieved it. However, as our souls added new dimensions, including a mind and a body, it obviously became hampered by blocks and resistance. That is why our souls have entered one life after another; each life has presented the opportunity to live out different life task designed to clear any issues, beliefs, or experiences that prevent the achievement of the essential purpose. Living our purpose is the dynamic process whereby we heal our blocks and misperceptions while expressing our true selves.
She says living our purpose is fully expressing our spiritual self in the material world. She adds that living our purpose is proof that we have achieved completion or பூரணம் (puranam), as Agathiyar says too. Thank you Cyndi for an enlightening piece.
TD Jakes in his book "Destiny" asks us to find out our purpose in life and step into it. He says of himself,
"... I have lived a life that I was drawn to. I have been pulled to a call that has drawn me from the mundane acquisition of lives mementos to the far more rewarding task of doing something with my life that only I could uniquely accomplish."
If Agathiyar lists out man's purpose in coming in his 5 tenets, God told Neale Donald Walsch the same too, to "Awaken the Species", in his "Conversation with God". God says that we are here foremost to uplift the Self and others bringing an awakening. If the 5 tenets were the tasks given to man generally, we need to go further and find our soul's purpose in coming and be focused on carrying it out, never losing sight of it. When I ask Agathiyar to know the true and real purpose of me taking birth, he brought me to the portal or door of meditation. Traversing through the chakras, when one stands at the door to the last chakra, his true purpose in taking birth shall dawn on him, says Agathiyar. The effort has to come from us. It has to be earned.
Cyndi Dale says it beautifully,
"We are to look for the points of contact, the doorways or portals, the revolving doors that link the visible and invisible. To enter our revolving doors is to enter the realm of purpose. That purpose is our ultimate calling. It originates in our spirit or our essence, the self that was and is one with the Divine Source and the energy behind creation."
Agathiyar told us he was in us and all of creation as vibration or அதிர்வு. Tavayogi in giving us an idea of how creation took place in his book "Andamum Pindamum" and "Atma Thathuvam", quotes Supramaniar Gnanam 32, where it is revealed that in the beginning there was a sound that triggered a vibration and was felt in the Paraparam. This first vibration created from the first sound was known as Akaaram. The vibratory waves that prolonged and sustained this first sound came to be called Ukaaram. Maakaaram was the resulting vibration that contained these vibratory sounds. The three came together as "that", which was to become the source of all creation, known as AUM.
"ஆதியிலே பரா பரத்திற் பிறந்த சத்தம்" என்ற வரியின் மூலம் முதன் முதலிலே ஒலி தோன்றியது. ஒலி உண்டாவதற்கு உரிய முதல் அதிர்வு நிலையே அ காரம் எனப்படுவது. இரண்டாவது அதிர்வு நிலை நீடிப்புக்கு உ காரம் எனப் பெயரிட்டனர். மேற்கண்ட இரண்டு அதிர்வு நிலைகளையும் ஒரு எல்லைக் கோட்டிற்குள் காத்து நிற்கும் அதிர்வு நிலையை ம காரம் எனப் பெயரிட்டனர்.
The principle factor that drives the universe, cosmos, and consciousness is A U, M that takes the form and sound of the pranavam. From https://www.ananda.org/yogapedia/aum/ we learn the same that "AUM is the vibration by which the Supreme Spirit brings all things into manifestation. Paramhansa Yogananda has explained that everything - all matter, all energy, all thoughts - exists in AUM." We read further that "AUM, therefore, encompasses the three vibratory energies required to create, preserve, and destroy, and each of these energies vibrates at a different frequency. The three letters of AUM represent these three vibrations inherent in creation.
ஆகவே அண்டத்தில் ஏற்பட்ட மூலமான அ, உ, ம என்ற மூன்றும் சேர்ந்து அண்டத்தை இயக்குகிறது. அதேபோல் பிண்டத்தில் ஏற்படுகின்ற அ, உ, ம அதிர்வு நிலையால் சரீரம் இயங்குகின்றது.
அண்டங்கள், பிண்டங்கள், பேரண்டங்கள், பிரபஞ்சங்கள் அத்துனைக்கும் மூலகர்த்தாவாக இயங்குகின்ற அ, உ, ம சேர்வே ஓம் என்ற பிரணவம் ஆகும்.
Tavayogi quotes a song by Agathiyar as a reference to the above.
ஓமென்ற பிரணவமே ஆதி வஸ்து
உலக மெல்லாந் தானிறைந்த யோமசத்தி
தானென்ற சத்தியடா எவரும் தானாய்
சதா கோடி மந்திரத்துக்கு உயிராய் நின்று
ஆமென்று ஆடினதும் ஓங்காரம் தான்
அடி முடியாய் நின்றதும் ஓங்காரம் தான்
நாமென்ற ஓங்காரம் தன்னிலே தான்
நாடி நின்ற எழுவகையும் பிறந்தவாறே.
- அகத்தியர் அந்தரங்க தீட்சாவிதி
மேற்கண்ட பாடல்மூலம் ஓம் என்கின்ற பிரணவம் தான் ஆதி என்பதும், அந்த ஆதி வஸ்துவே உலகமெல்லாம் நிறைந்து நிர்கின்ற ஆதி சக்தி. அந்தச் சக்தியே எங்கும் செயல்படுகின்றது. முதலும் முடிவுமாக இருப்பது ஓங்காரம்தான். இந்த ஓங்காரத்திலே இருந்துதான் எழுவகை பிறப்பு உண்டாயிற்று. இந்தப் பிரபஞ்ச மூல ஆற்றலானது ஆதியிலே பிரிக்க முடியாத ஆதி அணூ பரமாணு ஆகும்.
From https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/Lesson-3/Reflection,-Refraction,-and-Diffraction we learn further.
Like any wave, a sound wave doesn't just stop when it reaches the end of the medium or when it encounters an obstacle in its path. Rather, a sound wave will undergo certain behaviors when it encounters the end of the medium or an obstacle. Possible behaviors include reflection off the obstacle, diffraction around the obstacle, and transmission (accompanied by refraction) into the obstacle or new medium.
A reverberation often occurs in a small room with height, width, and length dimensions of approximately 17 meters or less. Perhaps you have observed reverberations when talking in an empty room, when honking the horn while driving through a highway tunnel or underpass, or when singing in the shower.
Curved surfaces with a parabolic shape have the habit of focusing sound waves to a point. Sound waves reflecting off of parabolic surfaces concentrate all their energy to a single point in space; at that point, the sound is amplified. Parabolic-shaped satellite disks use this same principle of reflection to gather large amounts of electromagnetic waves and focus it at a point (where the receptor is located).
We understand now why the inner sanctum of temples was small. The sannadhi of Agathiyar in Kumbeswar temple that houses a statue of Lord Ganapathy is pretty tiny too. The idea was to have the mantras chanted reverberate of its walls and reach beyond the space to the devotees gathered outside. The curved or towering vimana including the sanctum beneath or the shikhara over the garbhagriha chamber amplifies the chants tremendously. I felt this reverberation of the pranavam "AUM" at Agasthiyampalli sitting with Agathiyar in 2005. Later in 2016 during my visit to the famed Breehadeswar temple in Tanjai, sitting in the small space with Lord Dhakshanamurthy and chanting the pranavam created ripples and reverberation that was felt throughout my body. As we are part of the universe too, the physical body resonates with these vibrations, functioning effectively.
As the body is relative to the universe, a study of either one will justify the other. Tavayogi spells out the existence of the Pranavam in the consciousness is also within us in our head. When my daughter as a child was complaining of pain in the throat, the doctors examined her and could not find anything wrong with her. We brought her to the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Brickfields. We were blessed to have the Chief High Priest the late Venerable Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera see us personally. After hearing our case, he placed his hand slightly above her head and hummed the "M" syllable and sound in the last portion of the pranavam AUM for some moments. She was relieved of the pain. Now we understand the significance of the pranavam AUM and what the Chief High Priest did. The mantra resonates within, healing the self, and is easily absorbed by others in our presence as in osmosis.
Sophy Burnham in her book "The Art of Intuition - Cultivating Your Inner Wisdom, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2011, upon meeting the Dalai Lama, quotes CG Jung,
Such is the power that one energy field exerts upon another. For aren't we spiritual beings walking around in our light shields, merging and melding with one another by thought and energy?
It is said of the Buddha that his presence was felt even before he stepped into a village. Then again I am amazed at these people for they had the ability to feel and realize the presence of a saint approaching them.
In the context of Yogam, Tavayogi explains that the breath that flows through the left nostril is known as Akaaram and that running through the right nostril is Ukaaram, creating vibrations in Edakala and Pingala respectively. This vibration creates further ripples in the midst of the head and is called Maakaaram, The spot where these three sounds and their related vibrations congregate is known as Suzhumunai.
நமது மூக்குத் துவாரத்தின் இடது நாசியில் ஓடுகின்ற இடகலையின் அதிர்வு நிலை அ காரம் எனவும் வலது நாசியில் ஓடுகின்ற பிங்கலை அதிர்வு நிலை உ காரம் எனவும் கூறப்படுகின்றது. நாம் பேசத் துவங்கும்போது இரண்டு நாடிகளும் அதிரும் இதனால் மண்டை ஓட்டின் நடுவில் ஒரு ஒலி அதாவது அதிர்வு தோன்றும். அதுவே ம காரம் ஆகும். இந்த மூன்று அதிர்வுகளும் சேர்ந்த இடமே ஓங்காரபிரணவம் ஆகும். இதுவே நடு ஒலியின் பிறப்பிடமான சுழிமுனை ஆகும். இது இயங்குகின்ற உச்சி முடிவே மண்டை ஓட்டின் நடுவிலுள்ளே கபாலமாகும்.
It is interesting to note that Akaaram is linked to the left eye and Ukaaram with the right.
அதுபோல் அ என்ற எழுத்து இடைநாடி இடது கண்பார்வையோடு பொருந்தியது. உ என்ற எழுத்து பிங்கலை நாடி வலது கண்பார்வையோடு பொருந்தியது. ம என்பது உச்சியில் அல்லது சிரசில் உள்ள அதிர்வுநிலை. இதுவே சுழிமுனை நாடியில் உள்ள ஆத்ம ஒளி.
Just as the sound created as a result of the merger of the "A" from the left nostril, and "U" from the right nostril, in the space "M" at the spot of Suzhimunai results in the emergence of the pranavam sound "AUM", the "A" linked to the left eye and the "U" linked to the right merging in the space "M" at the spot of Suzhimunai results as "Light" or as Tavayogi says "Atma Oli"?
As our search expands on this subject, we are mysteriously led to Agathiyar's "Gnana Saitanyam" wherein in the very beginning itself the Maha Muni explains this subject without hiding it in the deep reaches of this song composition that numbers in 51 verses. We find both a video of the song and a comprehensive translation by Dr. K.Loganathan that further aids our understanding. The Dr. quotes Agathiyar,
"My son! These truths have been hidden by the Siddhas from the reach of ordinary people. For unless they become BEING orientated and have trust in HIM, He will not instruct on these secrets assuming the form of Guru. I Akattiyar, disclose now these secrets of Sivayoga for the benefit of those good sons of mine."
It is emphasized here that the study of scriptures, memorizing reciting and so forth in ritualistic manner is quite useless unless real metaphysical journeys are entered into and something that's possible only if BEING helps along as the Inner Guru. An important precondition for this help to become available is the Openness and Fluidity of the mind. A mind that is NOT OPEN, fluid and flexible , because it is NOT READY to LEARN and reform itself is denied this kind of help.
ஆமெனவே இடகலை அகாரஞ் சந்திரன்
அருளாம் உகாரம் பிங்கலையாஞ் சூரியன்
தாமெனவே ஓங்காரக் கம்ப நுனி உச்சி
சாதித்தார் சுழுமுனையில் மகாரம் நிற்கும்
நாமெனவே நாத விந்தால் சுழினை பாரு
நன்றாம் இரவி மதியும் ஒன்றாய்க் கூடும்
பாமெனவே அமுர்ந்தங் கபாலத்தேறும்
பருதிநிகர் செந்தீ ஒளி வீசுந்தானே
தானென்ற அகாரமதே விந்துவாகும்
சாதனை உகாரமதே நாதமாகும்
வானென்ற சுழினையதே மகாரமாகும்
மைந்தனே இதை மறைத்தார் சித்தரெல்லாம்
தேனென்ற குருகாட்டத் தெரியுமல்லால்
சிவம் அறியாப் பாவிகட்குத் தெரியாதப்பா
நானென்ற சிவயோக மார்க்கந் தன்னை
நன்மை உள பிள்ளைகட்குச் சொன்னேன் பாரே!
சொன்னபடி இன்னமொரு சேதி சொல்வேன்
சோதிதனிலே தினமுந் தொடர்ந்து ஏறு
என்ன படித்தாலும் குருவில்லாச் சீடன்
என்ன பிரயோசனமாம் மலைந்து சாவான்
பொன்னதனைக் கம்மாளர் உருக்கினாற் போல்
புருவநடுத் தமர் திறக்க இருகண்பூட்டு
கொன்றுவிடுங் கருவியெல்லாம் சணத்தில் மாளும்
கூத்தன் நின்ற சுழினைதனைத் திறமாய்க் காணே
வாரான பெரியோர்கள் பாஷையெல்லாம்
மகாரமதுகே யாகும் மனம் வேறில்லை
கூரான இருவிழியால் அடிமூலம் பார்
குறிதோணும் வெளிதோனும் தோஷந் தீரும்
பேரான அட்டசித்தி வசமே யாகும்
பிரியமுறும் மருந்தெல்லம் சித்தியாகும்
ஏராத வாசியது ஏற்றினால்
எமன் இல்லை வினை இருளுமில்லை எண்ணே
Read the whole text at https://sites.google.com/site/meykandasastras/saitanyam-akattiyar/a1-saitanyam-1.
We were all in the state of samadhi once upon a time in our mother's womb. We were sustained by the very consciousness or prapanjam. There was no breathing externally as we do now. The first breath was only taken once we came out to the world and the cycle never stopped since then. But when our time is up and we have exhausted our given amount of breath it leaves us never to return. We then die. We have lost touch with our origin and source of energy and became dependant on food, water, heat, air from our surrounding earth, water, fire, and air. We had stopped tapping the pure energy from consciousness after taking birth. With the guru as the guide, upagurus who come to our aid at the right time, Yogam as a tool, and the grace of the divine, we are set back on track and shown the path back to consciousness.
Agathiyar in asking us to engage in rituals paved the way to bring the blessings and grace of the divine upon us and bridge the two worlds, man and his God, first. Rituals are only good till we gain their grace. Once their grace falls on us we can safely let go of them. Agathiyar then sets us upon another course, Yogam giving us the tools too in the form of techniques. But before we step into it, the body has to be cleansed of toxins and rid of poisons accumulated over the years. Siddha practitioners can recommend purgatives for this purpose. This eradication of filth is amplified tremendously once the clearing starts to happen spontaneously and on its own with the grace of the divine. Then through a proper and Satvic diet, our body is refurbished and strengthened and further prepared internally to "receive the shock that comes our way", a result of energy transfers from the cosmos or prapanjam that comes with the practice of Yogam and beyond.
If Agathiyar Kuzhambu and other herbal preparations detoxify us, the Neti pot is used to clear nasal congestion and drain away mucus. With the yogic breathing technique, Nadi Suddhi, the nostrils, and the airways are cleared further. Prana that is inhaled expands and moves within expanding accordingly to our effort and practice. Once the house and its pathways are cleared, prana flows uninterrupted at all times. The divine aids in channeling the prana energy correctly to reach all parts of the body. Only then can we go within safely to meditate without distractions or harm.
Agathiyar in asking us to go within asked us to use the breath as a tool. He told us to observe the breath. Ramalinga Adigal too came to remind us of that. In bringing us Shiva's first of nine techniques concerned with the breath, from the "Vigyan Bhairav Tantra", Osho in his "Book of Secrets" reveals, that Buddha too once said, "Be aware of your breath as it is coming in and going out."
Initially, Agathiyar in the Nadi asked us to look for a quiet place to practice conditioning the breath and breath control as in pranayama and through the technique of Nadi Suddhi, clear the nasal tracts and nerves. Later Tavayogi came to show us relevant Asanas and Pranayama techniques that helped firm up the body and its internals. Acharya Gurudasan from Bangalore who was in Malaysia then introduced us to Kriya Yoga too, helping us fine-tune our earlier practices. As we took up the practice of Yoga guided by the Siddhas in the Nadi initially and later from Tavayogi and Acharya Gurudasan and recently directly from the Siddhas, we have come to see extensive changes within.
Techniques in pranayama had us actively change the flow of the breath going in and out through each nostril. After this rigorous practice, Agathiyar asked to wind down and just sit and focus on the breath. We were asked to become aware of a drift of coolness that fills the chest and a sense of calmness that comes over us. We were told to just watch the breath move in and out at this instant. Slowly we are led within by just becoming aware of the breath and observing it.
If initially we were asked to place effort in bringing ourselves to first sit down for at least 12 minutes at a time, and try to go within with the aid of the pranayama techniques given, with more practice and effort in bringing our attention to the breath, it begins to nudge us at the Ajna center. With further practice in sitting and observing the breath, it begins to nudge us even as we are attending to other chores asking for immediate attention. It can happen any time and you shall be forced to pay attention to it leaving all things aside for the moment. These days with the grace of the Siddhas that comes as a result of our worship, we are brought to notice the breath as it continuously nudges us. We are forced to heed and take note of it and sit immediately even in the midst of our daily activity.
We begin to understand the science behind breathing once we put it into practice. Osho clarifies that contrary to our belief that the incoming breath and outgoing breath are running parallel as in parallel lines, they actually are one single breath, that in actuality flows in a circle. There is a point where the incoming breath stops momentarily to make a U-turn, becoming the outgoing breath. We are asked to observe this gap or interval. Eventually, we shall take notice of the gap or interval between two breaths without effort. Osho quotes Shiva, "If you can feel the gap Shiva says, the beneficence, then nothing else is needed. You are blessed, You have known; the thing has happened." Quoting another stanza of Shiva, Osho says one who observes and realizes this point of turning becomes a realized soul. At this fusion point where the breath is static, neither going out nor coming in, we are centered or have arrived in our center. Agathiyar calls this spot or center சுழிமுனை (Suzhimunai). Each shall realize his center, he says. It is the place where arises an energy and a vibration or உணர்வு that comes with it. "Know it to be your Suzhimunai," says Agathiyar.
Osho asks us to observe the child's breath. He says children are in their center and at their center. The reason being children give themselves up completely in all their doings and at all times. Hence we should learn to follow children giving ourselves up in totality. We should begin to learn from them rather than try to change them to suit our ways.
My friend wrote,
Every part of Creation is, and should be a vibration... There has to be a primal, fundamental vibration which should be Paraparai. Everything else has to be a harmonic of this basal frequency. Based on such a frequency and its myriad variations, there is a difference in name and form. In truth, there can be no difference at all. This should be the Oneness of the entirety of Creation. The perception of these differences are subject to the evolution and transformation of the individual ego... the less the ego the more the differences. I guess, in samadhi, the ego ceases to exist, and there is complete Oneness. The Great Ones have destroyed their ego, but retain their individuality. They have been graced with the knowledge of Paraparai, and have the ability to change the vibrational frequency of any other individual or a group, to attend to the genuine needs of their disciples for the betterment of the collective whole. It is thus clear, that individual souls are a minute, yet significant part of the collective whole, or, otherwise there can be no completeness.
I guess, without sounding egoistic, God and the individual souls are very important to each other, and play an intricate dance... one with awareness, and, the other, in ignorance. God, by His Grace, desires us to get that awareness, and be with Him.... The state of ஈசத்வம். Therein lies the work of the Great Ones. That is their desire to raise us to their state.
I had been out this evening. On the road, Amma (Krishnaveni Amma) spoke to me. " Do you know the state of Pure Consciousness... Paraparam? That state is before the primal vibration of Paraparai. It is a state before the Primal Intent. There is no existence of the Five Great Acts of God. Therefore, there is no Intent. Every intent comes with its own vibration. His Pure State is without intent, without vibration. The anthakaranas are also states of intent/vibration. Even Shakthi is unable to fathom His Completeness. His Primal State cannot even be experienced. Such is He."
If I may relate my understanding of the above with an episode from Agathiyar's puraanam, "Siva as paraparam. Agathiyar as paraparai. When the intent arose to bring a much-needed balance to the world Agathiyar who was Siva till then was summoned. He emerged as a vibration that moved south." My friend chipped in, "Lord Agathiyar came from the Heart of Lord shiva...அகத்தின் தீ அவர்."
As their grace deepens, a slight throb is felt at this spot on the head at exactly the anterior fontanel or the soft spot located in newborns. This throb nudges us to take notice of it and become aware. One who arrives at his center becomes total says Agathiyar. He calls this the state of பரிபூரணம் (Paripuranam).
The science behind breathing slowly dawns on us as we practice. The breath that chose to move either in Ida and Pingala every two hours once, with practice it now travels through the Sushumna or central Nadi, where we observe the breath flows clear in both nostrils. Soon this happens spontaneously too. We feel a cool draft of air passing through both nostrils and we are called to sit and meditate at this moment as meditation shall come easy then. A cool sensation drifts through the entire body. Prana or the life force then travels to the Ajna where it knocks and nudges its door. When the divine grace comes to open the lock or கண்புருவப்பூட்டு when we are ready, it continues to travels steadily to the higher reaches of the head and stalls at the Suzhimunai, now knocking and nudging on yet another door - the 10th. Again with their grace, the door is opened to let in the cosmic consciousness and energy in torrents.
Just as the initiation mantra is given to create the first link between us and the deity or the guru, the idea of getting us to do pranayama is to create a link or channel between us and the cosmos, universe, and consciousness or prapanjam. Once the link is established we are to enhance and expand the intake and the amount of prana by tapping from it. Ramalinga Adigal came to initiate the means to tap the prapanjam. Soon consciousness begins to flow in uninterrupted. Tavayogi says that as the consciousness or prapanjam begins to fill the entire body, our dependency on external breath and breathing declines. We are told that of the initial 16 angulam, a measurement that is regarded as an inch in present times, of prana taken in, 12 is retained and 4 wasted. With practice and time, soon the intake reduces and so does our dependency on it. As we sit for long hours breath is not wasted as in doing an activity. Finally, the breath that comes in never leaves. We read that Sahaja Kumbhaka, the intermediate state where breath retention becomes natural and where it happens on its own, takes place. Hence we understand the reason the Siddhas do not advocate holding of the breath during our practice unless instructed to do so. Agathiyar only instructed us to hold the breath for the length of chanting our initiation mantra recently when he thought it was the right time to do so. We understand from our reading again that Kevala Kumbakam the extreme stage, where the breath is suspended at will comes next. Attaining the state of Kevala Kumbakam, he then goes into samadhi, fully feeding on consciousness and one with the prapanjam. If he chooses he breaks away from his state of samadhi to walk the earth again performing miracles.
All these now happen without our doing, effort, or attempt. As Tavayogi says our effort towards reaching the goal is only till the second chakra or Svathisthana, and that from there on the divine shall lead us, with their grace, breathing has become spontaneous. Yogam too comes spontaneously. With Yogam comes numerous enhancements. All the senses are enhanced. Sight, Smell, Hearing, Taste, and Touch perform at their optimum now. A major transformation happens both within and without. But it is hidden from the eyes of the public. Although this blog title carries the tagline "An Avenue that Showcases the workings of the Siddhas", Agathiyar tells us that most things shall be kept a secret.
