Hanuman Bhagavan - Japali

புத்திர் பலம் யஷோ தைர்யம்

நிர்பயத்வம் அரோகதாம்

அஜாத்யம் வாக் பட்டுத்வம் ச

ஹனுமத் ஸ்மரன்னாத் பவேத் ||

Packed all desirable into this one sloka, 🙏 prayer to Lord Hanuman energizes, inspires all devotees in their day to day life.

So long after many a trip to Tirumala since childhood, it didn't occur to me to explore other shrines in the holy hill. This time, last Saturday 15th June, 2024, we reached Tirumala around 10 AM.  And our Darsn of Lord Balaji was scheduled for 9 in the night. So we had amble time. Myself and my best half decided to utilise the gap and myself 60+ and my best half 55+, both bulky requested our Friend Venkatesh to take us on tour to these other shrines uphill, viz., Papavinasanam, Aakaash Ganga and Japali Hanuman Temple. Each stretch was physically demanding and involved lot of climbing up and down.

After Papavinasanam and Aakaash Ganga both were terribly tired. Still we didn't want to skip Darsn of our beloved Lord Hanuman at a place called Japali inside the jungle.  From Parking point it is deep inside, an hour and a little more to finally reach the Temple.  Midway suddenly we had a dilemma should we move ahead or retreat. In times like these yet another slokan flashes our mind,

||asadhya sadhaka swamin asadhyam tawa kim vada. rama doota krupaa sindho mat karyam sadhaya prabho||”

Translation: Oh Lord, the messenger of Lord Shri Rama, please bless us so that the impossible becomes possible.

This sloka goes by the name Karya Siddhi Slokan.

Just then on the opposite side, a lady of Bud Spencer size came returning after Darsn. It boosted our determination to trek ahead and make it.

En route lot of monkeys play around merrily.  They may look for what you tightly.  Advisable don't carry any thing, esp., edible items. They may try to snatch it from you. You have got to be like Tibetan Monks while passing them.

Our mission succeeded and we had the nice Darsn of Lord Hanuman, Whose beautiful little shrine is neatly nestled in the hills.

Despite physical strain, the Darsn brought in immense peace and a good feeling.

When you make your next trip, make sure to visit the Hanuman Mandir at Japali.

May Lord Hanuman bring you all good and happiness.

சித்த சுத்தி

சித்த சுத்தி

Across the volumes of தெய்வத்தின் குரல், you will find Maha Swami using the term, viz., சித்த சுத்தி.

எங்கள் ஊர் சிவாலயத்தில் வெகு காலம் ராஜ கோபுரம் இல்லை.  Maha Swami when He visited our place, He didn't enter the temple but stayed in a nearby House.  And Explained about the significance of having a Raja Gopuram.  And how high it should be and visible even at a far away distance.  வெகு தூரத்திலிருந்து ராஜ கோபுரத்தைக் காண்கின்ற க்ஷனமே, மனம் முழுதும் அதில் லயித்து ஒன்றிப் போய் விடும்.  அவ்வாறு லயித்து இருக்கும் வேளை மனம் முழுதும் பரிசுத்தமாய் பேரானந்த மன அமைதியில் ஆழ்ந்து விடும்.  It's not just that moment.  The vibe continues throughout.

When you do the saavasan, the corpse posture after your Yoga practice you get inexplicable peace.  So do you find yourself absolutely one with what you do you love doing and are passionate about doing it. Like a singer singing, an artist drawing on a canvas, et al.

Well,

Is doing Yoga sufficient,

Or having a Darsn of Raja Gopuram enough,

Or doing what you love doing and are passionate about doing would do?

Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi draws your attention to sloka 11, விவேக சூடாமணி.:

चित्तस्य शुद्धये कर्म न तु वस्तूपलब्धये ।

वस्तुसिद्धिर्विचारेण न किंचित्कर्मकोटिभिः ॥ ११ ॥

cittasya śuddhaye karma na tu vastūpalabdhaye |

vastusiddhirvicāreṇa na kiṃcitkarmakoṭibhiḥ || 11 

Before reading Bhagavan's erudite elucidation, let's see what Adhi Sankaracharyar conveys in the above verse:

"Work leads to purification of the mind, not to perception of the Reality. The realisation of Truth is brought about by discrimination and not in the least by ten million of acts."

Over to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's commentary of the above verse:

கர்மங்கள் சித்த சுத்திக்காக ஏற்பட்டனவேயன்றி வஸ்துவை அறிதற்கு அன்று. வஸ்து ஞானம் விசாரத்தால் அன்றிக் கோடி கர்மங்களாலும் சித்திக்காது.

By வஸ்து, Bhagavan refers to the Reality, the Truth. He insists on விசாரா, I.e., enquiry way to reach that Truth, that's state of getting Enlightened, ஞானம் அடைதல்.

ரமண மந்திரம் - The Bodhi at Madurai

ரமண மந்திரம் - The Bodhi at Madurai

வயது 16.

மதுரையில் பள்ளிப் படிப்பு.

Hale and hearty.

Sudden fear about death.

No idea to consult about this with anyone.

He just started to enquire 

What was it to die?

Thus began His jnana vichara,

Who am I.

What's it dying.

Was  it the body?

If death is to body,

Then am I my body?

Despite the Rigor Mortis,

He felt a force beyond.

That very moment,

He could gauge

I am not the body,

But A Spirit

Transcending,

All the fear of death 

Vanished.

The ரமண மந்திரம்

Opposite to Southern Tower

Of Meenakshi temple 

In a narrow lane,

By name

Chockappa Naicker Street 

Was where 

The Bhagavan had His

Enlightenment.

It was from here

He set out on His

Mission Arunachala -

Tiruvannamalai 

In 1896.

Om Namo Ramanaya.

சரணாகதி

சரணாகதி 

பக்தி.

Should it be mechanical?

If that was so, is it surrender, Bhakthi?

Can one gauge one's surrender?

The answer is

WHY NOT.

Surrender here isn't 

In the sense of mindless slavery.

It's a journey towards Transcendence,

Where you have 

No Worldly

No Maya,

No Dukha

No Sukha

No Needs

But complete Bliss.

This time and all the time,

Here is a timeless eternal 

From Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi Himself:

"Think of God,

Attachments will gradually drop away.

If you wait till all desires disappear 

Before starting your devotion and prayer,

You will have to wait for a very long 

Time indeed."

Are you progressing? - Spiritually...

How do you measure?

விரும்பும் நற் செயலில் 

ஈடுபடும் சமயங்களிலும்,

மலர் செடிக்கோ,

நட்ட மரங்களுக்கோ 

நீரிடும் பொழுதும்,

யாதும் செய்யாது

கண்கள் மூடித்

த்யானிக்கின்ற

ஒவ்வொரு நொடிப் 

பொழுதும்

மனித சக்தியை

மீறிய தெய்வீக

ஆன்ம அனுபவத்தை

யாவரும் உணரலாம்.

அவ்வுணர்வு ஓர் 

சங்கிலித் தொடர்.

ஒரு முறை 

துளியேனும் உணர்ந்து

விட்டால் போதும்.

பின் எல்லாம்,

பாரதியின்,

' தீக்குள் விரலை வைத்தால் நந்தலாலா, நின்னைத் தீண்டும் இன்பம் தோன்றுதடா'

தான்.

The wrap quote :

"Meditation is not evasion, it is a serene encounter with reality."

 ― Thich Nhat Hanh

The teaching of Yoga - Gitopadesh

The teaching of Yoga - Gitopadesh

போர்க்களத்தில் போதனைகள் சாத்தியமா?

வினவுவது மெத்தத் தெரிந்த 

 'பகுத்தறிவுகள் '.  என்ன பகுத்தறிவோ?

போகட்டும் விடுங்கள்.

There is a saying. "When the student is ready, the Teacher will appear".  Telepathy sets in and the student is all tuned to receive the message light or profound. So , it's not the சூழல்கள்.

So, in sanguine battlefield too one can remain equipoised and yet carry out Dharma of fighting the evil. Not necessary that you need a deep cave, a pristine forest setting to do the 'tapas'.

The wrap:

"Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.” 

– Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

Swadharma

Khali Gibran was very blunt when he said,

"Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. For if you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man's hunger.".

Ruthless it may look.

But hard reality is one can do wholeheartedly only what one loves, is passionate about doing. That's the core capability which one has to find out.

Bhagavad Gita 3.35:

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुण: परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् |

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेय: परधर्मो भयावह: || 35||

śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt

swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ.

It is far better to perform one’s natural prescribed duty, though tinged with faults, than to perform another’s prescribed duty, though perfectly. 

In the course of explaining Swadharma, Gurudev Sri Sri says, 

" Any action that uplifts us is our Swadharma.
Dharma is that which holds the mind, intellect, memory and our inner soul together in harmony. Growth comes when we follow our swadharma. action that uplifts us is our Swadharma."

May you find bliss

In doing what you - not any illegitimate - feel like doing.

Have a blast.

Be happy.

Any action that uplifts us is our Swadharma.
Dharma is that which holds the mind, intellect, memory and our inner soul together in harmony. Growth comes when we follow our swadharma.

Intuition

Rather a new

Dimension may emerge.

There may be

Occasions when 

We may be clueless.

Often, solution 

Emanates from intuition.

Soak in -

Be in dhyan

Once atleast 

In a day 

And enhance 

Intuitive capabilities.

As usual a quote:

That is what the intuition is for: it is the direct messenger of the soul.

- Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Ashoka Flower - God's wonder

Ashoka Flower - God's wonder 

Before Prabhu Ram Lulla graces an opportunity to have His Darsn, Ma Sita Devi unpacked Her blessings. Thanks to Ma Sita, we visited Her Shrine , consecrated on 19th May 2024 at Ashoka vanam, people in Lanka call it Ashokavati.  Pujya Shri Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visited this Shrine. This Shrine in Memory of Lord Hanuman first giving the ring, கணையாழி to Ma Sita, in evidence that He was sent by Lord Ram.

Having had Darsn here, we headed to a place where Ma had undergone Agni pariksha.  The Preist there took us to one Ashoka Tree 🌲 planted as a memorablia.  The beauty of this tree the height of it remains literally same and only one flower 🌹 bud blossoms in a day, though there are many buds in the tree. If this isn't God's Leela, what else is?

Rama Lakshmana Janaki Jai Bolo Hanuman Ki

Hare Ram.

பகவானின் - In the Bhagavan's Grip

90 களின் துவக்கத்தில் தனிக்கைப் பணி நிமித்தம் வெளியூர்களுக்கு சென்று வர வேண்டியிருந்தது.

அவ்வாறு செல்கையில் திருவண்ணாமலையும், பாண்டிச்சேரிக்கும் சென்றோம். இப்பயணங்கள் பெரும் மாற்றங்களை கொண்டு வருபவைகளாக அமையப் போகின்றன என்பதைப் பற்றி கனவிலும் அறிந்திலேன், பயணம் மேற்கொள்ளும் முன்பாக.

ஏன்?

திருவண்ணாமலை என்ற ஊரின் பெயர் அறிந்திருந்தேனே, தவிர இது சித்தர்கள் பாதம் பதிந்த பூமி என்றும், ஞானத் தபோவனர்கள் தபஸ் செய்த ஸ்தலம் என்றும் சிறிதும் தெரிந்திருக்கவில்லை.

பணி ஓய்வு நேங்களில் சென்ற இடங்களில் உள்ள சுற்றுலா சிறப்பு மையங்கள், கடைகளுக்குச் சென்று அவ்விடத்தில் கிடைக்கும் பயனுள்ள பிரத்யேக, மற்றும் உபயோகமுள்ள பொருட்களை வாங்குவது என்பதிலேயே மனம் ஈடுபட்டிருக்கும். புண்ய சேத்திரங்களுக்கு செல்வது எல்லாம் இளம் வயதில் பட்டியலின் பின் வரிசையில் தான். இந்த வரிசை கூட வரும் சகாவைப் பொறுத்தது. இந்த சமயத்தில் என்னுடன் வந்த நண்பர் ஆச்சார அனுஷ்டானுங்களுக்கே பிரதானம் அளிப்பவர். சரி என்று அவருடன்

ரமண ஆஸ்ரமம் சென்றேன்.

விசாலமான இயற்கையும் ஆன்மீகமும் நிறைந்த அமைதியான சூழல். வளாகத்துக்குள் நுழைந்து முதலில் உள்ள ஆலயத்துக்குள் செல்கிறோம். இரண்டடுக்கு உள்ள கோவிலில் முதல் அடுக்கில் உள் பிரவேசித்ததும் வலது புறம் மகரிஷியின் மார்பளவு சிலை. உள் இரண்டாம் கற்பக்ரஹம் அமைந்த மண்டபத்தை அடையும் முன், வலது புற வெளிச் சுவற்றில் பகவானின் மரணிப்பதின் அனுபவம். முழுக்க முழுக்க ஆங்கிலத்தில். கல்லூரி முடித்து, professional course exposure இருந்தும் அதிகமாக ஆங்கில பரிச்சயம் இல்லை. சரி. க்ரீக் லத்தீன் போன்று தோன்றினாலும் முழுவதும் படித்து விடுவோம் என்று முடிவு செய்து வரி விடாமல் படித்தும் விட்டோம். படித்து விட்டோமே தவிர, படித்ததெல்லாம் நமது கிரஹிப்புக்கு உட்பட்டதாக இல்லை. The words Rigor Mortis, self எல்லாம் மிரட்டின. Self என்றால் தேஹத் தொடர்புடையது என்கிற அளவிலேயே எனது அறிவின் எல்லை. ஆனாலும் மனதில் இதில் உள்ளார்ந்த, ஆழமான, நுட்பமான ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனும் கட்டாயம் உணர வேண்டிய கருத்து இருக்கிறது என்று உணர்ந்தேன்.

அம்முதல் தரிசனத்திற்குப் பிறகு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் செல்ல வேண்டும் என்கிற உணர்வு மேலோங்கிற்று.  

Then Bhagavan showed the way:

God and the Guru will only show the way to release; they will not by themselves take the soul to the state of release. In truth, God and the Guru are not different. Just as the prey which has fallen into the jaws of a tiger has no escape, so those who have come within the ambit of the Guru’s gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get lost; yet, each one should by his own effort pursue the path shown by God or Guru and gain release. One can know oneself only with one’s own eye of knowledge, and not with somebody else’s. Does he who is Rama require the help of a mirror to know that he is Rama?

Pranam to Bhagavan

Happy Grand Mother's Day

Happy Grand Mother's Day

Not sure if this

Quirky world celebrates

Grandmother's Day.

I choose to celebrate 

My Grandmother this

Happy Mother's day.

For, she mothered

My mother 

And the aunt - my

Mother's immediate co-sister -

When, in their teens

 they walked into

Our paternal house

As daughters in law.

My mother and the aunt

Even before their marriage 

Lost their own mothers.

Our grandmother wasn't 

A mother just to her

Own children.

Her motherhood embraced

All who came in contact.

When in the world

Mothers are Mothers

Till they turn

In laws -

Be it any law,

I see a totally 

Compassionate,

Empathetic 

Mother in my Grandmother,

Truly a role model.

Rare exceptions - in laws, any law -

may pardon me. 

Salutes to such rarity.

Pranams to Grandmother 

On this Happy Mother's day.

Bulldoze the sin - पाप

Bulldoze the sinBulldoze the sin - पाप

Good analogy.

Yet no woods

Need be burnt 🔥.

There's an alternate.

A breezy one.

A meditative channel.

Once in that

Nisabda -

Silence, the mouna 

Stillness,

You transcend all

The past

The future

The Maya.

The 'NOW',

The present moment 

Has you in 

Its safe fold.

You are in eternity.

Just Blissful state. - 

Effortless Effort....

 

Effort for what?

To start the journey?

Journey where?

Your inward.

How to start?

Just close your eyes.

Is it where effort stops?

Having closed your eyes,

Sitting relaxedly,

With spine erect

Effort simple,

Not a herculean one,

Shall be to watch,

Observe your

Inhale

And

Exhale.

As you merge with observing,

Yeah

You are in complete

Nishta –

The stillness.

The Bliss state,

You transcend all

Maya.

No more effort.

There you throb

In bliss.

Welcome to that

Sweet state.

Once in the

Brahma Muhurta.

If possible, at Sunset.

In between,

As many times

As possible and

As you like.

-          Mahatma was regular to meditate and he had hectic schedule.  He used to tell, “when I have a heavy day, I double up the duration of my meditation.

த்யானம்

'த்யானம்' -

அரும் பதமோ,

எட்டாக் கனியோ?!

ரிஷிகளுக்கும், ஞானிகளுக்கும் 

மாத்திரம் தானோ?

யாவும், யாவரும்

இறையின் ஸ்ருஷ்டி 

என்றால்

த்யானமும்

இறையின் பிரிதல்லா 

யாவர்க்கும் 

சத்திய,

சாத்தியம் தானே.

த்யானம்  கடினமா?

விடை 

இல்லை என்பதே.

நினைவலைகள்

நித் சலன 

சமுத்ர உள் ஆழ்ந்த நிலையில்

ஒன்றாகி விடுகிற 

நிலையன்றோ,

பகவான் ரமண மஹரிஷியின்

ஆன்ம விசாரம்

எளிதாய் 

யாவர்க்கும் இயம்பும்

நயமிகு நல் வழியே.

Mediation is not spacing out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves” – Kathleen McDonald

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Surya Namaskar to enhance intuitive ability

Surya Namaskar to enhance intuitive ability

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” 

- Albert Einstein 

It's a popular saying that when you do Sun Salutation, you actually do yoga very comprehensively.  For, Surya Namaskar capsules number of essential asanas, postures.

There is another interesting aspect to doing Surya Namaskar. For, regular and intense practice of Surya Namaskar assists in expanding the solor plexus.  Normally the solor plexus is the size of an almond. It expands to become as large as one's palm. It enhances intuitive ability.

Many a time it would baffle how things from nowhere flashes in your mind. This, Osho calls 'Knowing Beyond Logic'.

Thank God, intuition is one ability which one can nourish through Meditation and asanas like Surya Namaskar.

Pain vs Suffering

Pain vs Suffering

"pain is certain, SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL", 

How profound, 

As Buddha's saying is.

Want a testimony?

Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi 's

Lump surgical removal 

Sans Anesthesia.

What did Bhagavan say

When advised for 

Sedation?

"Yes, the body experienced pain. But am I the body?"

Vikshit Bharath - 1

There's a cacophony here well maneuvered into the minds of all here in Tamilnadu and elsewhere by u aesthetically named bunch of divisive forces.

It's not good to fence-sit and watch them go free right under nose. Although, howsoever a tiny our efforts may be.

Today let's see the mammoth progress, development and growth in Railways ever since hamara parivar - Hon'ble Modiji came into helm the Nation, the Ma Bharath with Rail Mantri Hon'ble Ashwini Vaishnav piloting the Railways.

1. By 2026, aim is to achieve 350km per hour bullet train.

2. New Railway tracks about 31000 kms in last 10 years. In last one year alone it was 5300 km an equivalent of Swiss tracks per year.

3. Electrification of 40000 km in last one decade as compared to just 20000km in the 6 decades of old regime.

4. In pre 2014 regime just 30 bew stations a year and since 2014, it went upto 500 new stations a year. Target for next 10 years: 40800  new routes. It's akin Atalji's Golden quadrilateral scheme.

5. Over 1000 new flyovers.

மொழி....மொழி குறித்து பெரியோர்கள்

அ

A

ॐ

"எல்லா பாஷையும் எல்லாருக்கும் பொதுதான் என்ற மனப்பான்மை வரவேண்டும். 

பரஸ்பரம் அபிப்ராய பரிவர்த்தனைக்காக ஏற்பட்டதே பாஷை என்ற அடிப்படையான உண்மையை மறந்து விட்டதால்தான்,  இப்போது தாய் பாஷை ஒன்றிடமே வெறிமாதிரியான பற்றுதல்,  பிற பாஷைகளிடம் துவேஷம் எல்லாம் ஏற்பட்டிருக்கின்றன. 

மற்ற எல்லா விஷயங்களிலும் பரந்த மனப்பான்மை,  இன்டர்நேஷனல் அவுட்லுக் (ஸர்வ தேச நோக்கு) என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு இந்த பாஷை விஷயத்தில் மட்டும் இத்தனை குறுகின புத்தி வந்து விட்டதைப் பார்க்கிற போது பரிதாபமாக இருக்கிறது. "

- மஹா ஸ்வாமி

கவியரசர் :

"தனித் தமிழ் என்பதில் எல்லாம் எனக்கு உடன்பாடில்லை."

Thank God, we have his beautiful renditions of Bhaja Govindram, Bhagavad Gita, Kanakadhara stotram all in Tamil.  Would he have given these had he not ventured to learn Sanskrit?

தி.க.சி:

"கொள்கையில் உயர்ந்த மனிதர்" என்கிற தினமணியில் வந்த கட்டுரையில் தி.க.சி - திருநெல்வேலி கணபதி சிவசங்கரன் அவர்களின் மொழிக் கருத்து குறித்து கோதை ஜோதிட்சுமி எழுதியதிலிருந்து:

" இதழியல் துறையில் இருப்பவர்களுக்கு நல்ல மொழியறிவு வேண்டும். அதோடு பல மொழிகளும் தெரிந்தவர்களாக இருத்தல் அவசியம்."

மஹா கவி பாரதியார்:

He knew many languages.

வீர மங்கை வேலு நாச்சியார்:

She excelled in other languages.

When one learns more than one language, the issue is please keep frequenting across these, while writing, speaking.  Like you get muscle strength while exercising, you would have an effortless fluency over these .

May you learn more languages.

Turn deaf to all fanatics who fan fire of sensation, not for your good but for their selfish ends. Simply, don't get fooled by these selfish goons.

வழிபாடு - Worship

வழிபாடு - Worship 

ஒழிக்கின்ற கொசுவல்ல

ஸநாதனம்.

ஸன் மார்க்கங்களையும்

ஏற்கின்ற நல் வழியே

ஸநாதனம்.

தான் யார்,

ஸ்வரூபமென்ன

என்றறிகிற - knowledge,

துவக்கமே வழிபாடு - worship

தான்.

தான் யாது?

ரூபத்தில் இருந்து

அரூப - ஸ்வரூப

நிலைதனில்

நிலைத்திருக்க

வழிகாட்டும்

வழிபாடு.

An Excerpt from Osho - from his title 'Hidden Mysteries';

...., all jumps are from form to formlessness because deep down, FORM is NOT the OPPOSITE of FORMLESSNESS, but only a PART of IT - an INDIVISIBLE PART. It may seem SePRATE to us because of our LIMITED VISION, but in fact, FORM and FORMLESSNESS are INDIVISIBLE."

Yet another genius..

Yet another genius..

Yet another feat in late 1800s and early 1900s.

There was another mathematics genius.

Ramanuja.

There was an eminent mathematician, by name Prof Hardy, in University of Cambridge. Prof Hardy invited Ramanuja to London.

About the wonder that Ramanuja was, Osho in his , 'Hidden Mysteries' writes:

' The geius and capabilities of Ramanuja were such they could not have been due to MENTAL powers:

The intellect moves very slowly,

Thinking takes time,

But Ramanuja didn't take any time in responding to Hardy's questions."

Even before the question was complete, pat came Ramanuja's answer. This puzzled mathematicians of that time. What it takes a minimum of six hours for even the best of mathematians to solve a complicated maths problem, and still they wouldn't be sure of accuracy, Ramanuja would solve them in no time with absolute accuracy.

At the age of 36, due to severe Tuberculosis, he was hospitalized. Prof Hardy came to visit him at the hospital. The Prof parked his car in a short distance near the room where Ramanuja was admitted. From the room Ramanuja could see the number plate of the car. He said to Prof Hardy the number was unique and had four special aspects to it. So saying Ramanuja breathed his last.

It baffled Prof Hardy and it took six months to just decipher what Ramanuja was saying. Prof Hardy could discover only 3 out of four aspects Ramanuja mentioned.

Prof left a will that the research on the number should continue so that the 4th aspect could be found out. It took 22 years after Prof Hard's death to discover the 4th aspect.

This day is Maha Shivratri. Osho attributes the genius of Ramanuja to the activation of third eye, agnya chackra When a problem is presented to Ramanuja, he squeezes eyebrows and his concentration was the space between two eyebrows. 

In Yoga the the space between two eyebrows is described as third eye. If the same is activated, Osho writes, 

"....it's possible see events and scenes from different realms in their entirety."

Imagine how Sanjaya was able to describe what happened in the Kurukshetra precisely sitting near the blind Monarch Dratharstra.

The God Charcha

Charcha chaltha hai...

This doubt will nag you eternally...

Nagged all,

Including 

So towering Swamy Vivekanand,

Saint திருமூலர்...

கடவுள் இருக்கிறாரா?

Is He/She a Form?

Or Formless?

Why bada temples for Him?

You have all answers here

In my just read,

"Hidden Mysteries" by Osho.

Just an excerpt

To answer all questions here from

The book:

"...., all jumps are from form to formlessness because deep down, FORM is NOT the OPPOSITE of FORMLESSNESS, but only a PART of IT - an INDIVISIBLE PART. It may seem SePRATE to us because of our LIMITED VISION, but in fact, FORM and FORMLESSNESS are INDIVISIBLE."

Reason why Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi queries,

Who am I?

Is the body 'I''?

Is the mind 'I'?

Is the buddhi - the intellect 'I'?

Queries land you in 

ETERNAL ANSWER -

SPIRIT, 

FORCE

BEYOND,

The INVISIBLE

INDESTRUCTIBLE

INDIVISIBLE.

Call it any Name

As you Wish.

The unanimous Name is

ALMIGHTY.

God bless.

Romancing the yoga, xercise....

 Romancing the Yoga, Xercise....

Two things................

once you are into,

you are never off:

yoga; and

stock/investing   ....

may be you are into

on and off;

lacking rhythmic consistency;

yet you're not completely divorced from.

at the eve of initiation,

I just loved yoga;

it kept me in good grip.

As I age, I lame-excused

citing my career preoccupation or any

other damn alibi.

hours-together sedentary life

sitting erect before computer

staring the monitor

straining the eyes.

obese kept balooning;

the flexibility in body gave

plenty of space to stiffening.

time I woke up this morning;

did a few asanas as my body could

live upto.

It's a marvellous feeling, change.

It brought back some grip to body.

When in savasana betwixt asanas,

The "I" in me dissolved into the

Cosmos.

Wow,!

Superlike.

Thank you God,

for bringing me back to my senses.

I'll never ever divorce yoga, walking.

It slimmed me from 82 to 79...

marching towards 69...

which is commensurate with my

BMS, height, weight and body mass index.

Language Training

https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/center-page-articles/2024/Mar/02/language-training-in-tamil-language-education

As you read you will see the author's concern that the hard reality is no emphasis on pronunciation learning, teaching and training.

He also refers to a practice in olden days. The teacher would ask the students to stand in a circle. The teacher would stand in the middle.  He would instruct each student to read out one part of a lesson.  If he finds the student facing any difficulty in pronunciation, the master would correct then and there. Thus the Master ensures students get a stronger foundation in way to pronounce words properly.

I studied in Tamil medium till school finals.  To the best of my memory, there was no such practice to meticulously train pupils on appropriate pronunciation.

The politicians, esp., so called Tamil guardians,  misrepresent  that Tamil population prefers only two languages formula.  Well, we can be happy, if they provide excellence in learning at least these two languages.

The hard lesson, if you want to learn any language, don't rely on any govt props.  Go ahead, hone your interest yourself to any language of your choice. In the webby and techy world opportunities to learn a language of your choice are aplenty.  Wish You Happy learning.

Know thyself, know all

Know thyself, know all

தன்னைத்

தான்

அறிதல்

அறியும் அவர்

யாரென அறிதல்

யாவும் அறிதல்

தானே!

Set your sail

On the

Journey,

A self voyage

And once there -

Knowing

Who thyself are -

Know you all.

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते ।

पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om! purnamadah purnamidam,

purnāt purnam-udacyate.

purnasya purnamādāya,

purnam-eva-avashishyate.

Om! Shantih! Shantih! Shantih!

- Isha Upanishad 

ஓம் , அது (வெளி உலகம்) பூர்ணா (தெய்வீக உணர்வுடன் நிறைந்தது); இதுவும் (உள் உலகம்) பூர்ணா (தெய்வீக உணர்வுடன் நிறைந்தது); பூர்ணாவிலிருந்து பூர்ணா வெளிப்படுகிறது (தெய்வீக உணர்வின் முழுமையிலிருந்து உலகம் வெளிப்படுகிறது),

பூர்ணத்திலிருந்து பூர்ணத்தை எடுத்துக் கொண்டால் , பூர்ணா உண்மையில் நிலைத்திருக்கிறது (தெய்வீக உணர்வு இருமையற்றது மற்றும் எல்லையற்றது என்பதால்),

ஓம் , shanthi!

Activate ajna chakra

Activate ajna chakra 

The scientists discover

We have two brains,

One left

And 

The other

The Right.

Even the best

Of intelligentsia

Use only 

One half.

There are 

All the reasons

Why 

Bharat is 

Viswa Guru.

Pranams

Salutations

 to Our

Yog Rishis.

For, they 

Were the ones

Who showed the 

Way,

The Yoga way.

Every time

You roll out

Your 

Yoga Mat

And 

Do

Even just

An asan,

Not even the

Difficult twist,

Just the simplest,

Your pilgrimage

Is on,

You kindle 

Your ajna- chakra.

Repeat your

Sadana,

The practice.

And on.every 

Savasan,

The restful

Corpse posture,

Followed by

A few minutes

Of

Dhyan, 

The meditation,

Oh! ajna chakra

Is substantially

Activated.

The lower, base

Values

Drop off

Like dead leaves.

You.are on your

Noble journey of

Pristine values.

Just take a step,

A baby foot forward

On Yog path.

Then by default -

To use 

The computer jargon,

And not in literal

English sense -

You are on 

The Yog journey.

Enjoy

Experience your

Tremendous potential.

God bless.

The Mind

மனது

பட்டாம்பூச்சி போல.

பறந்து, திரிவது

அதன் இயல்பு.

பறந்து, களைத்து

ஓய்வுறும் இடம்

அது

உருவாகிற இடம் -

The Source.

பிரவாகிக்கிற

இடத்திலேயே

உறைந்து விட்டால்

இங்கு

நானென்ன,

நீயென்ன,

பிறவாவென எல்லாம் -

தேஹம்,

மனம்,

புத்தி -

என்ன?

அனைத்தும்

சாக்ஷாத்

ஆன்ம ஸ்வருபமே.

தத்வ மஸி .

Nandhi, the Bull awaits His Lord

Nandhi, the Bull awaits His Lord

The Nandhi here isn't in any living temple.
Sadly he is in a temple at Hambi, Karnataka left to lurch for itself, since invaders had marred centuries before. The temple now is an Archaeological preserve.  Only tourists visit these relics and not any one on pilgrimage.

With Ram Lalla back on His throne, are we seeing any ray of hope for many more temples crying for their revival?

A friend shared a statistics. That there are about 40 k + temples in Tamilnadu.  Probably this includes temples where at least one time Puja, oru kala Puja, happens in a day. There are countless number of temples in complete ruin like the one in Hambi.  These may not find space in the 40k + statistics. Besides even out of these 40k +, how many would have undergone renovation and consequent Kumbabishekam?  The experts in Agama sastras opine keeping temples without Kumbabishekam for more than 12 years is not any good as we may incur the wrath of the Gods.

More than the department meant for taking good care of these divine edifices, who care more for the temples across the state is the local community and good hearted philanthropists. Recently in another Tamil daily, there was a report.  That an ancient temple in complete dilapidated condition was spotted in a southern District by the District Archeological department officials. The daily is not any tabloid. It's a popular one. After that till date, ther is no news literally about the District Department -supposed to care for Temples - having taken any initiative towards restoring the temple. What sort of a world do we live in?

What benefits may all stakeholders derive from reviving such holy shrines?

○there will be increased number of footfalls, yatrikas will start visiting the temple for darsn;
○it'll spur local transportation industry, Auto, cab wallas could earn their livelihood ferrying yatrikas to the temple. Even state transport could render passenger bus service;
○micro, mini small time vendors like flower merchants, Pooja material vendors could do business.

Choultries, hotels, restaurants all may come up and change the demography and economics of the region.

Osho in his Hidden Mysteries writes;

"India cannot be India until the temples again become alive. "

 And noted Lawyer Sai Deepak echoes in a recent meeting, there's urgent need to repopulate the lost temples.

Hope we will be able to realize the dream of having darsn of our beloved Lords back in their temple.

towards STILLNESS

அலை பாயும்

மனம்.

ஸஞ்சல சாகரம்.

மனம் ஒரு கருவி -

Just a tool.

கருவி தேவையின்றி

உறையுள் இருப்பதே

சாலச் சிறந்தது.

மனம் அடங்க

மார்க்கங்கள் பல.

பிரதானம்

' நான் யார் '

என்கிற

ஆன்ம விசாரமே.

ஏனைய வெல்லாம்

பலன் தரலாம் -

தாற்காலிகமாகவே.

- pranam to Bhagavan 

POWER of NAMASTE

POWER of NAMASTE -

नमस्ते

It's not just another word.

So powerful it's

One can feel

And experience.

The feeling defies

Wordly description.

Yeah,

The power it

Generates, sure

Engulfs both

Receiver

And one who

Greets other with,

With positive vibe.

The English lexicon

Merrily adopts it.

नमस्ते

Meditate for thy good and all good

https://youtu.be/u2o-KzKIfnc?si=uqeM037VEVig-O6Z

I went for a special meet of NCC - Nagarathar Chamber of Commerce, in the nick of time. The meet was at a mini hall in Presidency Club, opposite to Ethiraj College on Commander in Chief Road. The hall was already packed to almost full. Thankfully there was a seat next to this Dr.

The meeting began and the Dr was invited to the podium to give his special address. The entire 45 minutes session, the Dr enthralled the audience. 

Well coming to his this topic about Meditation, here are a few of experience which I can vouch for:

Eosinophil counts weren't at healthy levels causing asthmatic trouble. May be this runs genetically in our big family. In winter season it was acute and even unbearable. Once I learnt to do meditation, TM- Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, this condition - asthmatic slowly turned to normalcy. Even when you do meditation inconsistently, you will have good health benefits. Our Art of Living Guru, Sri Sri was a disciple to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Gracefully, once you learn to do meditation and miss it in between, always you'll have an intuitive trigger nudging you to get back and practice meditation.

Plus, a famous celebrity Cindy Crawford, if I remeber right, once remarked she had absolute control over what she ate and her sleep. 

One thing for sure, just not the apple which can save your medical expenses, Meditation ranks over apple in keeping you fit like a fiddle.

Wish You happy Meditation and a robust Life.

Just Sound - शब्द

Just shabda.

Only sound.

Not a word.

Nor any meaning.

Sample:

Ohm.

Chant it 

Again and again.

You can feel

Energy generation

In You.

Energy waves 

Form a circle,

Create a shield

Around you.

Veda

Is shabdha,

Not a word.

Hence

No way of

Reading it.

It can only

Be listened to.

It can

And 

Its modulation

Can create different

Effects in a

Listener.

It can heal,

Make a cow yield 

More milk.

As Veda isn't

Written script, 

It can only be

Handed down

Systematically to

Generations.

The onus to 

Preserve and carry on

This legacy of Veda

Is on everyone.

The Goddess

The worst deficit

In the world is 

Not any fiscal deficit.

Insufficiency is in

Failing to respect 

The spouse.

It takes a

Bhagavan Ramakrishna

To celebrate His

Better half,

Ma Sarada Devi.

Every devotee 

of Him

Is His follower

Or 

The one 

To Toe 

His line.

Why shy away from a Sangi?

In the world ,

Free world

It's one's choice

To get enlightened

Or

To fool oneself.

Many on the other side

Rejoice themselves

Under hallucination

That they have belittled

சங்கிs -

Wilfully planting hatred

In people off Hinduism

Towards Hindus.

What they don't want is

Our brothers and sisters from

Other Religions should 

Never get an idea -

That Hinduism is 

All embracing one.

Where else do you

Hear:

वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् (vasudhaiva kuTumbakam)

-  Mantra VI - 72 in Maha Upanishad which belongs to sAmaveda. - the whole world is one family, if we literally see it may mean.  In fact it carries the profound philosophy of non-duality, Advaita.

महावीर विक्रम बजरंगी, कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी

O Mahavir Bajrang Bali! You are the Eternal Mighty. You remove the evil intellect and are the companions of the wise.

Sangi as in Hanuman Chalisa by Thulsidas

Refers to a good friend, of good conducts.

Why shy away from a Sangi?

In fact one only enriches one's values from a Sangi,  Adi Shankaracharya beautifully elucidates it in His Bhaja Govindram:

Satsangatve nissangatvam

Nissangatve nirmohatvam

Nirmohatve nischalatattvam

Nischalatattve jeevanmuktih” --Bhajagovindam (9)

 

“Through the company of the good, there arises non-attachment; through non-attachment there arises freedom from delusion; through freedom from delusion there arises steadfastness; through steadfastness, there arises liberation in life”- Bhajagovindam .

It's apt to wrap it up with a Verse from Bible:

"Wisdom flows from the mouth of the Righteous”—(Proverbs 10-31)

 

Soulfully

Through discriminative self-analysis and logical thinking one should separate the Pure self within from the sheaths as one separates the rice from the husk, bran, etc., that are covering it.

- Swami Chinmayananda

Buzz word 

Reverberating the world,

Every nook and corner

Is

Karma.

If you do good,

Or don't,

Its effect

You carry

Just not

In this Birth,

But also in

The Births to 

Come.

Where is your

Salvation?

Liberation once

And for all?!

How do you 

Find out?

Just remain still.

The surefire way

To

Soulful state -

Atma Sakshatkara.

Questions -

Am I then 

To go recluse? -

May hang,

Hover over your head,

Keep nagging.

Let them.

The answer yet again, 

The resounding one

At that -

Is

To just stay STILL -

In Tamil,

சும்மா இரு

சொல் அற.

தை பூசம் - 2024 குன்றக்குடி Fervour

The unfortunate thing is history isn't handed systematically down the generations. There are scientists, technocrats, professional accountants, legal luminaries, yet only a negligible number of historians.  To chronicle the genesis, the raison d'etre and the benefits of any good, especially the spiritual, event.

Thank God.

The Gen next with all fervour carry on religiously the legacies of ancestors.  

The Pada yatra, pilgrimage to Palani and குன்றக்குடி on the eve of Thai Poosam is an annual phenomenon closely after Thai Pongal Festival in Jan-Feb.

This time 2024 as usual the devotees walked about 39000 steps, 26.5 kms from Devakottai to Kuntrakudi. Notable one was, a number of overseas residents too flew down especially for this spiritual padayatra sankalp.

Enroute raining of all goodies

The Good Samaritans encouraged the yatrikas by offering biscuits, coffee, tea, buttermilk, panakam, channa sundal, juicy oranges, cool cool cucumber, chocolates et al.  The first halt was at the campus of Sarada College. Good hearts treated the yatrikas with steamy, hot rice uppma for breakfast.

The next, a little long halt was at Managiri, 18 km away from Devakottai. To relax, as Sun ☀️ God would be at His peak during noon and afternoon.

Thank all philanthropists, the coherent community for their generous and liberal Annadanam to thousands of devotees both at Managiri and Kuntrakudi.

What made, more than anything, were the devotional high peppy songs sung by god-gifted songsters, high spirited nadaswaram - davil combo, chanting mantras, the காவடி spinning, fast movements, dancing to the tunes of the songs and playing of nadaswaram and davils.

The yatra culminated with the darsn of Lord Shanmuganatha atop the hill.

Very good feeling despite killing pains in the legs.

Looking forward to stay strong and do the yatra in all the Poosams to come,

Saranam, Saranam Shanmuganatha.