Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Godwards

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Gurur Devo Maheshwarah
Guruh saksat Parabrahma
Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah ЁЯЩП

роХுро░ு рокிро░роо்рооா роХுро░ு ро╡ிро╖்рогு
роХுро░ு родேро╡ோ роороХேро╕்ро╡ро░;
роХுро░ு роЪாро╖ாрод் рокро░рок்рокிро░роо்рооா
родро╕்рооை ро╕்ро░ீроХுро░ுро╡ே роирооро╣ ЁЯЩП
The Guru is in and out.
Guru split :  Gu,  Ru.
Gu : Darkness, ignorance.
Ru : Remover of ignorance.
 
Who is Guru?

The God is a Supreme Magician.
Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi was once asked, 'how does one find Guru?'.
God graces the devotee to find the Godliness in his Self. The God is out and He pushes from outside and facilitates the evolution of Godliness in a devotee. And The God, from inside pulls the devotee and make him see, self-correct when he indulges in wrong doings and REALIZE HIS SELF - the Godliness.

Brahma : creator of SELF - knowledge, making us the Godliness in our self.
Saksat: Exactly that : God Himself 
Parabrahma: the Supreme Consciousness, Godly SELF.

No difference between a preceptor, the Guru - the Teacher and the one who learns, is taught AND the GOD Himself.

The Guru handholds the disciple till the latter evolves, blossoms into Godliness Himself. All the God, the GuRu, the Remover of ignorance does is push an earnest seeker from outside and pulls him from inside towards Godliness, the Godward journey.

Tasmai Shri Guruve Namah: Salutation to You Guru.







Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Eternal Awareness...

'роиிро░рои்родро░рооாройро╡рой் роЕро┤ிро╡родிро▓்ро▓ை - роОрои்род роиிро▓ைропிро▓ுроо் роОройроХ்роХு рооро░рогрооிро▓்ро▓ை!'

роХро╡ிропро░роЪро░ிрой் ро╡ீро░рооிроХு роЕро▒்рокுрод ро╡ро░ிроХро│்.
' роОройроХ்роХு ' роОрой ро╡ிро│ிрок்рокродு ропாродு?
роЪாроХ்ро╖ாрод் роЖрой்роо ро╕்ро╡ро░ுрокрооே.
роЙроЯро▓், рооройроо்
роЖрой்роо роиிро▓ைропிро▓்
роиிро▓ைрокெро▒роЪ்
роЪெроп்ропுроо் роЙрокாропроЩ்роХро│்.
родேроХ, рооройோ роиிро▓ைропிро▓ேропே
роЖрой்роо роиிро▓ைропிро▓்
родிро│ைрод்родிро░ுрои்родாро▓்
рокропрооேродு?!

роЗродோ рооро╣ா роХро╡ி:

"роЖрой்роо роТро│ிроХ்роХроЯро▓ிро▓் рооூро┤்роХிрод் родிро│ைрок்рокро╡ро░ுроХ்роХு
роЕроЪ்роЪроо் роЙрог்роЯோроЯா? – рооройрооே!
родேрой் роороЯை роЗроЩ்роХு родிро▒рои்родродு роХрог்роЯு
родேроХ்роХிрод் родிро░ிро╡роороЯா.”—(рокாро░родி рокாроЯро▓்).

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Who is to cook?

Those era our - when we weren't nucleus families - Grandmothers, Mothers and daughter in law were helming the kitchen.  Or, to say it bluntly, the patriarchy destined women in the family to kitchen.

Times changed. 

Though the bastion of patriarchy still is around, they slowly wither away and our sisters come up with flying colours and captain their realm.

But food, can we afford to give up?
The quintessential thing to carry on the juggernaut of life!

Then who will, has to cook?
Oh!
There shouldn't be any gender bias.
All Gentlemen, 
The kitchen welcomes you.
Mahaswami dedicates an exclusive paragraph of 20 lines on 'swayambakam'  - cooking by oneself:



роЖро╣ாро░род்родோроЯு ро╕роо்рокрои்род்рок்рокроЯுрокро╡ро░்роХро│ிрой் роЪுрод்родрод்родைрок் рокро▒்ро▒ிропுроо் роЪொрой்ройேрой். ро╕роо்рокрои்родрок்рокроЯ்роЯ ро╡ிропро╡ро╕ாропி, ро╡ிропாрокாро░ி роЖроХிропро╡ро░்роХро│ிрой் рокро░ிроЪுрод்родрод்родை роиாроо் роХро╡ройிроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாро╡ிроЯ்роЯாро▓ுроо், рокрог்рогிрок் рокோроЯுрокро╡ро░்роХро│ிрой் родрой்рооைропை роЕро╡роЪிропроо் роХро╡ройிроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯுрооெрой்ро▒ேрой். роЗродройாро▓்родாрой் ро╣ோроЯ்роЯро▓் роХூроЯாродு, ро╣ாро╕்роЯро▓் роХூроЯாродு роОрой்роХிро▒ேрой். роЕроХрод்родிро▓ுроЩ்роХூроЯ родாропாро░ோ ро╕роо்ро╕ாро░рооோ рокрог்рогிрок் рокро░ிрооாро▒ிройாро▓் родோро╖рооிро▓்ро▓ை роОрой்ро▒ு ро╡ро┤роХ்роХрооிро░ுрои்родாро▓ுроо், роироороХ்роХு роиро▓்ро▓ роЖрод்рооாрокிро╡ிро░ுрод்родி роПро▒்рокроЯ ро╡ேрог்роЯுрооாройாро▓் роЪாрок்рокிроЯுроХிро▒ роЖро╣ாро░роо் роирой்ро▒ாроХ родெроп்ро╡ ро╕роо்рокрои்родрооுро│்ро│родாроХ ропிро░ுроХ்роХро╡ேрог்роЯுрооாродро▓ாро▓், рооро▒்ро▒ро╡ро░்роХро│் роОро╡ро░ுроо் роЕрок்рокроЯி родெроп்ро╡ роиிройைрок்рокோроЯுродாрой் роЪрооைрод்родுрок் рокோроЯுро╡ро░்роХро│் роОрой்ро▒ு роиிроЪ்роЪропрооாроХ ро╡ைрод்родுроХ்роХொро│்ро│ рооுроЯிропாродродை рооுрой்ройிроЯ்роЯு, ро╡ேро▒ே ропாро░ைропுроо் роОродிро░் рокாро░்роХ்роХாрооро▓் роЕро╡ро░ுро╡ро░ுроо் родрой் роЪாрок்рокாроЯ்роЯைрод் родாройே родропாро░ிрод்родுроЪ் роЪாрок்рокிроЯ ро╡ேрог்роЯுрооெрой்ро▒ு рооுроЯிро╡ாроХ роЙрод்родро░ро╡ு рокோроЯрод்родாрой் роЗрод்родройைропுроо் роЪொрой்ройேрой். ‘ро╕்ро╡ропроо் рокாроХроо்’ роОрой்рокродாроХ роЗродை ро╡ிроЪேро╖ிрод்родுроЪ் роЪொро▓்ро▓ிропிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு. роЗрои்род ро╕்ро╡ропроо்рокாроХрод்родைрод் родாрой் роЗрок்рокோродு рооுроХ்ропрооாрой topic роЖроХ роОроЯுрод்родுроХ் роХொро│்ро│рок் рокோроХிро▒ேрой்.

May God bless you - have a healthy food.

Sunday, October 1, 2023

no to non veg

Mahatma's promise to his beloved Mother:
That he will not eat meat.
Let's make a shankalp and we would follow atleast one of this value from Mahatma.

Listening to Maha Swami:

"роЗрой்ро▒ைроХ்роХுроо் роироороХ்роХு роПродாро╡родு родுро│ிрок் рокெро░ுрооை роТроЯ்роЯிроХ் роХொрог்роЯு роЗро░ுроХ்роХிро▒родு роОрой்ро▒ாро▓், роЕродு ро▓ோроХрод்родிро▓ேропே рооிроХрок் рокெро░ிроп роЬройро╕рооுро╣роо் vegetarian роХро│ாроХ ulla родேроЪроо் роироо்рооுроЯைропродுродாрой் роОрой்рокродே."

If Bharat has one pride, our Nation tops the list of the one having the biggest population adhering to  only vegetarian food.

Note the following don't consume nonveg:

Elephant
Goat
Deer
Cow
Horse

Saturday, August 26, 2023

SEEKING GOD'S PARDON?

 

Seeking God's pardon?

There is this word, 'INADVERTENTLY'.

 

Looking for its meaning, the dictionary dishes out:

 

inadvertently

/╦М╔кn╔Щd╦Иv╔Щ╦Рt(╔Щ)ntli/

adverb

without intention; accidentally.

 

Ofcourse,

Many a mistake we do inadvertently.

Is there no Gospel to tell

What is good

And, or

What not.

 


There's no dearth of Gospels, Sastras.

But are we making an effort to refer to them?

Yet God plays tricks.

Certain aspects He keeps away from human’s ken.

Still, yet to bring it to the level of ordinary human grasp,

God does it through Maharshi, Saints, Sages  etc.

Alas,

When we make efforts to know not just what we ought

To know, 

but also to know all trivia, pointless matters,

The pertinent question is,

Why should we not listen to such Great Souls.

The Sages, Maharshis carry all of God’s dictum,

Sastra of

What we should do?

And what we not to do.

Sans that

If a question -  that

Would God pardon all inadvertent deeds –

Is raised,

Does it meet any fairness?


The premise:

With pranams to Maha Swami: 

His 

роЙрогро╡ுроо், роЕродройுроЯрой் родொроЯро░்рокு роХொрог்роЯோро░ுроо் : родெроп்ро╡род்родிрой் роХுро░ро▓் (рооூрой்ро▒ாроо் рокроХுродி)- Chapter: роЖроЪாро░рооுроо் роЖро╣ாро░рооுроо்

Friday, August 18, 2023

Sastric way to live

Time and again, 
Why, all the time
Mahaswami insisted
We should live the way
As Sastras prescribe,
Or at least,
Try and
Start to live so.
The irony is
We brush aside
Such sagely Advices
Citing lame alibis,
Like it's impractical
In this new age.
But Sastras leave out
Practically nothing.
Example,
It even says 
How to brush tooth,
What days to shave, etc.
And every single
Aspect of life.

If we look deeply,
We may see 
How shallow such
Excuse is!

The next big
Question:
Where do we find
Any codification of
The Sastras.

Having said that
We should lead the life
Sastric way,
Would Mahaswami
Leave us in the lurch?!

He Himself recommends
The sources we can
Refer to.

A few of them here:

If you are looking for a stupendous treatise on Sastra, the choice is " ро╕்роо்ро░ுродி рооுроХ்родாрокро▓роо்" a.k.a "ро╡ைрод்родропроиாрод родீроХ்ро╖ிродроо்" - 6 volumes.

If you want some concise form, "родро░்роо роЪாро╕்родிро░роЪ் роЪுро░ுроХ்роХроо்" by R. рооுрод்родுроЪுро╡ாрооி роЕроп்ропро░், роХொроЯро╡ாроЪро▓்.

Other sources:

ро╕родா роЪாро░роо் by Shrivasta Somadeva, Bavani Book centre, 19 Station Road, Chennai - 600033.

роиிрод்ропроХрой்роо роиெро▒ி - родро░ுроорокுро░роо் роЖродீройроо், рооропிро▓ாроЯுродுро▒ை. (For Saivites)

For Vaishnavites - ро╢்ро░ீ ро╡ைро╖்рогро╡ роиிрод்ропாроиுро╖்роЯாройроХ் роХிро░роороо், Liffco Publishers, T Nagar, Chennai 600017.

Our родрооிро┤் literatures:

родிро░ுроХ்роХுро▒ро│்
роЖроЪ்роЪாро░роХ்роХோро╡ை, both find superior status in родрооிро┤் literature. Mahaswami says you can find all Sastric codes in these.
роирой்ройெро▒ி .

Thank You for your patient reading.
Let me wrap it with a stanza from
роЖроЪ்роЪாро░роХ்роХோро╡ை:

ро╡ைроХро▒ை ропாроороо் родுропிро▓் роОро┤ுрои்родு, родாрой் роЪெроп்ропுроо்
роиро▓் роЕро▒рооுроо் роТрог் рокொро░ுро│ுроо் роЪிрои்родிрод்родு, ро╡ாроп்ро╡родிрой்
родрои்родைропுроо் родாропுроо் родொро┤ுродு роОро┤ுроХ!' роОрой்рокродே
рооுрои்родைропோро░் роХрог்роЯ рооுро▒ை. . . . .[004]

Begin your day's work getting up early and praying for parents' blessings.

God bless.



Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Sastric prescriptions - a few healthy and holy ones...

Maha Swami cites a few Sastric rules from a book on Dharma Sastra.



The compiler Shri Ra. Gana footnotes that the name of the book is not known.

Coming back to Maha Swami's references to certain codes and His remarks here and there:

- don't blow out the fire - for, the saliva shouldn't sprinkle on The Agni, the Fire God while blowing out by mouth.

- The husband should not put out the holy ЁЯкФ lamp.   

- Woman should not break pumpkin.

- there are days prescribed for shaving.

- the same way for having oil bath also, it should be on prescribed days only.

- don't bite ЁЯТЕ nails.

- don't spit.

All above are hygiene oriented.

Yet more, Sastric codes:

- don't gamble.

- no to alcohol.

Sastras aren't just strict restraints. They encompass ethics, good health, harmony in family etc.

He goes on:

When can a couple - husband and wife - eat together?

Sastra's answer: during eves of marriage, time of pilgrimage, Yatra - travel.

Curd is heavy for digestion. Avoid it night times. Instead buttermilk is ok. And skip milk mid noon.

Jaya Jaya Sankara.