Friday, November 24, 2023

पूर्णमिदं- Purnamidham

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते
पूर्णश्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇātpurṇamudacyate
pūrṇaśya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate॥
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ॥

- Ishavasya Upanishad 

From the Whole - purnam,
We derive the solace.
Yet, the Whole remains whole.

Currently into reading volume 3 of Mahaswami's -  தெய்வத்தின் குரல், though into it on and off and reading just a page or two or at the most one topic at a go, I humbly submit Mahaswami remains Whole, never exhibiting even an iota of a trace:  That I'm all powerful.

We come across others' writing, narrating about the miracles from their experiences from Mahaswami.

Yes, Miracles do happen, though Mahaswami Himself may not claim any credits. The Jnani, that He is He transcends all recognition, craving for credits.  

Throughout His volumes, you will see a homogeneity.  He keeps emphaizing on upholding of Sastra, adhering to the codes of Dharma Sastra. You'll see subtle positivity all through, never a trace of giving up, any negativity.

I'll wrap this with an occurance which I have had a direct knowledge of and with another incident which I read about elsewhere.

First, in a village near Tiruvarur, a renovation work in a temple was underway. The date for consecration was fixed and fast approaching.  The organisers faced fund crunch.  One gentleman from a nearby village suggested that the organisers visit Mahaswami.  The organisers reached the Math and with Prayers to Mahaswami they explained to Him about the shortfall.  Mahaswami didn't say anything but asked them to wait.  In a few minutes, a duo Directors from a Car Manufacturing company with their Offering of RS. 50000/- sought the blessings from Mahaswami.  Mahaswami without touching the offerings directed the Directors to give the money to the organisers.

Another incident, parents of a girl about to get married came with invitation and prayed before Mahaswami. Parents didn't say anything. But Mahaswami could read their sadful faces.  He instructed the assistant to take note of their train coach, journey details and seat numbers. Their train was in the night. Just about an hour before the departure time of the train, a philanthropist came with an offering of RS.50000/ - to have darshan of Mahaswami. Mahaswami blessed and told the philanthropist to rush to the station and give the money to the parents of the girl waiting for marriage.

oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇātpurṇamudacyate
pūrṇaśya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate॥
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ॥

Mahaswami remains Mahaswami.
சரணம் சரணம்.




Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Godwards

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

குரு பிரம்மா குரு விஷ்ணு
குரு தேவோ மகேஸ்வர;
குரு சாஷாத் பரப்பிரம்மா
தஸ்மை ஸ்ரீகுருவே நமஹ 🙏
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...

'நிரந்தரமானவன் அழிவதில்லை - எந்த நிலையிலும் எனக்கு மரணமில்லை!'

கவியரசரின் வீரமிகு அற்புத வரிகள்.
' எனக்கு ' என விளிப்பது யாது?
சாக்ஷாத் ஆன்ம ஸ்வருபமே.
உடல், மனம்
ஆன்ம நிலையில்
நிலைபெறச்
செய்யும் உபாயங்கள்.
தேக, மனோ நிலையிலேயே
ஆன்ம நிலையில்
திளைத்திருந்தால்
பயமேது?!

இதோ மஹா கவி:

"ஆன்ம ஒளிக்கடலில் மூழ்கித் திளைப்பவருக்கு
அச்சம் உண்டோடா? – மனமே!
தேன் மடை இங்கு திறந்தது கண்டு
தேக்கித் திரிவமடா.”—(பாரதி பாடல்).

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:



ஆஹாரத்தோடு ஸம்பந்த்ப்படுபவர்களின் சுத்தத்தைப் பற்றியும் சொன்னேன். ஸம்பந்தப்பட்ட வியவஸாயி, வியாபாரி ஆகியவர்களின் பரிசுத்தத்தை நாம் கவனிக்க முடியாவிட்டாலும், பண்ணிப் போடுபவர்களின் தன்மையை அவசியம் கவனிக்க வேண்டுமென்றேன். இதனால்தான் ஹோட்டல் கூடாது, ஹாஸ்டல் கூடாது என்கிறேன். அகத்திலுங்கூட தாயாரோ ஸம்ஸாரமோ பண்ணிப் பரிமாறினால் தோஷமில்லை என்று வழக்கமிருந்தாலும், நமக்கு நல்ல ஆத்மாபிவிருத்தி ஏற்பட வேண்டுமானால் சாப்பிடுகிற ஆஹாரம் நன்றாக தெய்வ ஸம்பந்தமுள்ளதாக யிருக்கவேண்டுமாதலால், மற்றவர்கள் எவரும் அப்படி தெய்வ நினைப்போடுதான் சமைத்துப் போடுவர்கள் என்று நிச்சயமாக வைத்துக்கொள்ள முடியாததை முன்னிட்டு, வேறே யாரையும் எதிர் பார்க்காமல் அவருவரும் தன் சாப்பாட்டைத் தானே தயாரித்துச் சாப்பிட வேண்டுமென்று முடிவாக உத்தரவு போடத்தான் இத்தனையும் சொன்னேன். ‘ஸ்வயம் பாகம்’ என்பதாக இதை விசேஷித்துச் சொல்லியிருக்கிறது. இந்த ஸ்வயம்பாகத்தைத் தான் இப்போது முக்யமான topic ஆக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப் போகிறேன்.

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:

"இன்றைக்கும் நமக்கு ஏதாவது துளிப் பெருமை ஒட்டிக் கொண்டு இருக்கிறது என்றால், அது லோகத்திலேயே மிகப் பெரிய ஜனஸமுஹம் vegetarian களாக ulla தேசம் நம்முடையதுதான் என்பதே."

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

/ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)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 

உணவும், அதனுடன் தொடர்பு கொண்டோரும் : தெய்வத்தின் குரல் (மூன்றாம் பகுதி)- Chapter: ஆசாரமும் ஆஹாரமும்

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 " ஸ்ம்ருதி முக்தாபலம்" a.k.a "வைத்தயநாத தீக்ஷிதம்" - 6 volumes.

If you want some concise form, "தர்ம சாஸ்திரச் சுருக்கம்" by R. முத்துசுவாமி அய்யர், கொடவாசல்.

Other sources:

ஸதா சாரம் by Shrivasta Somadeva, Bavani Book centre, 19 Station Road, Chennai - 600033.

நித்யகன்ம நெறி - தருமபுரம் ஆதீனம், மயிலாடுதுறை. (For Saivites)

For Vaishnavites - ஶ்ரீ வைஷ்ணவ நித்யாநுஷ்டானக் கிரமம், Liffco Publishers, T Nagar, Chennai 600017.

Our தமிழ் literatures:

திருக்குறள்
ஆச்சாரக்கோவை, both find superior status in தமிழ் literature. Mahaswami says you can find all Sastric codes in these.
நன்னெறி .

Thank You for your patient reading.
Let me wrap it with a stanza from
ஆச்சாரக்கோவை:

வைகறை யாமம் துயில் எழுந்து, தான் செய்யும்
நல் அறமும் ஒண் பொருளும் சிந்தித்து, வாய்வதின்
தந்தையும் தாயும் தொழுது எழுக!' என்பதே
முந்தையோர் கண்ட முறை. . . . .[004]

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

God bless.